Web How?

Step 2: What is the best way to search the Internet?

• You have an "address".
• You use a subject directory.
• You use a search engine.

A web address usually (but not always) takes the form of the "http://www.something.com" variety seen everywhere these days.  The proper name for this type of address is Universal Resouce Locator or URL.  URLs are associated with specific servers, or computers, that host World Wide Web files.  Most browsers have a standard address box where users can easily enter urls.  

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