Working with Digital Images
You can connect a digital image source, such as a digital camera or a digital video camera, to the computer either directly or through a docking station. Digital picture files that you copy or download from the device appear in the Pictures folder.
Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media, to store digital picture files. You can copy digital picture files from the memory cards used by digital cameras and other digital imaging devices by using the memory card reader (select models only).
About the Internet
This section describes connecting to and using the Internet, including how to use a Web browser and electronic mail
Use the Internet to search for information or services on the Web, or to retrieve, read, or send
The Internet is a group of computers that communicate with each other through telephone lines, digital services, or cable lines. Each Internet computer is independent, and its operators choose which files to make available to users of the Internet. To connect your computer to the Internet and use the information and services available there, you need an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ISPs are businesses that give you access to the Internet, and most of them provide
Your connection to an ISP may be through a traditional telephone
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 sites in support of their activities. A Web site consists of one or more Web pages. A Web page is a file or group of files that a user can access by entering the file location, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
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