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Note • The Internet uses an information system called WWW (World Wide Web) or simply Web. Web information is supplied in the form of pages and the homepage serves as the gateway to the Web pages. q Communicating by E-Mail E-mail (electronic mail) is the system of exchanging messages (mail) using the Internet. Anyone who has access to the Internet can send and receive messages at will. The system has the major advantage of being able to deliver messages instantly to people living far away, regardless of distance. Basically it is text information that is exchanged, but images can also be attached. 1 How the Internet Works This section provides a simple explanation of how the Web page works and how to send and receive e-mail. q Web Page If you request to see a Web page, the request is delivered to the server storing the Web page in question via the Internet. The server supplies the Web page in response to the request. Before Using the Communication and Internet Functions Homepage (the first page of the Web page) D Supply the homepage Web Server (computer storing the Web pages) C Request to view the homepage The Internet B WWW (information system) searches the appropriate server. E The homepage will be displayed. A Request to view a homepage 15