Web Browser (Basic Computer Literacy guide) — by University of Johannesburg Library

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A library guide explaining what a web browser does, how a URL loads a page, and how links, back, forward, refresh and tabbed browsing work.

Quick steps

Spot hyperlinks as blue or underlined text
Use Back, Forward and Refresh to move through pages
Right-click a link to open it in a new tab

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

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Source: Web Browser (Basic Computer Literacy guide) by University of Johannesburg Library. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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