HP 732c (US) What Is an ISP?, What Is the World Wide Web?, What Is a URL?, HP Pavilion home PC

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What Is an ISP?

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are businesses that give you access to the Internet, and most of them provide an electronic mail service (e-mail). There is usually a monthly fee for this service.

The types of connection vary and may be a telephone dial-up modem, a LAN (local area network), cable modem, or DSL (Digital Subscriber Line).

When your computer connects to the Internet, it is actually communicating with the ISP’s Internet computer. The ISP verifies your account and then provides you access to the Internet. You use a Web browser program to search, find, and display Web site information. Some ISPs allow you to use the browser program of your choice. Some ISPs provide their own browser.

What Is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web (WWW), also called the Web, is a public part of the Internet used by individuals, companies, governments, and organizations. These individuals and groups have created millions of Web site pages in support of their activities.

A Web page is a file or group of files that a user can access by entering the Web page’s file location, or URL.

What Is a URL?

The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies a file location, typically in the form

http://www.name.extension

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