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Simplified Explanation of How the Internet Works<\/h2>\n

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Introduction to How the Internet works<\/h3>\n

As a small business owner have you ever wondered how the Internet works? You go online to read your emails, buy some stuff, do research, and much more. By knowing how the Internet works you will gain new perspectives and find ways to further capitalize on the power of the Internet\/Web to further improve and grow your small business.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, how the Internet Works conceptually is incredibly simple. The Internet is a global network of millions of computers that that basically moves data from one computer to another. On the other hand, the World Wide Web or Web is every bit of \u201corganized\u201d information that can be accessed via the Internet using a web browser. Although the words Internet and Web are used interchangeably, they are technically not the same thing. Read more about that in our blog post \u201cWhat Small Business Owners Need to Know About the Internet?\u201d \u2013 click here<\/em><\/span><\/a>. In addition, this blog post also provides you with a brief history of the Internet. You can also find Internet and Web Terminology defined in the blogpost \u201cCommon Internet and Web Terms Defined for Small Businesses\u201d \u2013 click here<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As you well know, the combination of the Internet and Web allows you to do many things online. So, for simplicity, we will only look at one aspect of how the Internet works and that is viewing a html Web Page. Say you have a website for your small business such as https:\/\/www.serenitydayspawilmington.com<\/a><\/em><\/span>, what happens behind the scenes to display your website on someone\u2019s computer?<\/p>\n

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Steps needed to Display a HTML Webpage in a Browser<\/h3>\n

The simplified steps needed to display a HTML Webpage in a Browser, as an example of how the Internet Works, is outlined below. Furthermore, some terms are defined, and comments are added to provide additional useful information to the small business owner.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Load Browser Application and Enter URL<\/h4>\n

The browser is program\/application (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Web Browser, etc.) that allows someone to access your website. The user interface (UI) is the browser wrapper that that includes the address bar, buttons (reload page, back, forward, minimize, etc.) and more. Someone can find your website by searching Google and click on a link, or entering your website address https:\/\/www.serenitydayspawilmington.com<\/em><\/span><\/a> (Uniform Resource Locator- URL) in the address bar. The URL includes:<\/p>\n