Surfing in cyberspace. Abstract computer graphic of a human figure on a surfboard against an image of the Earth covered with zeros and ones. Surfing" is a popular hobby among users of the internet - the global network linking thousands of computers for the free exchange of information. Users connect to the internet through a computer plugged into a local phone line. By selecting highlighted topics displayed on screen it is possible to navigate (or surf) through a maze of links to different host computers anywhere on the planet in search of information of particular interest."