Compaq 1400 - page 77

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE LETS GO SURFING 6-3
1400 SERIES
Computers in a network can
share information as well as
devices such as printers and
scanners.
Let’s take a brief look at how the Internet is put to
g
ether. A
network is the basic buildin
g
block of the Internet. Two
computers create a small network when the
y
are linked to
each other.
A network can link multiple computers. For example, a lar
g
e
compan
y
could link all of its computers within a sin
g
le
network.
On a hi
g
her level, networks can link to other networks. In
fact, hu
g
e numbers of networks are linked worldwide to form
the Internet. To
g
ether the
y
provide seemin
g
l
y
endless
amounts of information for topics such as:
•Entertainment
•Commerce
•Research
•Education