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The browser's first task is to find and retrieve the desired information resource. Each information resource on the [[web]] is identified by a [[Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI) and located by a [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL). When the URL is entered into the browser's [[address bar]], the browser sends a request to the [[website]]. The request is processed and answered by the [[web server]] running the website, which sends a copy of the corresponding information resource to the brower.
 
The browser's first task is to find and retrieve the desired information resource. Each information resource on the [[web]] is identified by a [[Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI) and located by a [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL). When the URL is entered into the browser's [[address bar]], the browser sends a request to the [[website]]. The request is processed and answered by the [[web server]] running the website, which sends a copy of the corresponding information resource to the brower.
  
The retrieved information resource may be a [[web page]], image, video, or any other identified piece of content on the [[website]].
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The retrieved information resource may be a [[web page]], image, video, or any other identified piece of content on a [[website]].
  
In addition to accessing resources on the [[web|World Wide Web]], web browsers can also retrieve and read any information sources in HTML format, such as files located on the user's own computer, or on servers in private networks.
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In addition to accessing resources on the [[web|World Wide Web]], web browsers can also retrieve and read any information sources in [[HTML]] format. The web browser can thus read  HTML files stored on the user's own computer, or on a server in a [[private network]].
  
 
==Presenting the retrieved information==
 
==Presenting the retrieved information==

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