Toshiba A20 An overview of using the Internet

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An overview of using the Internet
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If you are having trouble connecting through the modem, you
may need to determine the current COM port name and
possibly change it.
For more information on connecting a modem, see
“Connecting the modem to a phone line” on page 101.
An overview of using the Internet
The following sections give a quick introduction to the
Internet and some of its exciting features, under these
headings:
❖The Internet
❖The Worl d Wid e Web
❖Signing up with an Internet Service Provider
❖Getting started
❖Surfing the Internet
❖Internet features
❖Uploading and downloading files from the Internet
For more information about the Internet, see “Lesson 3:
Learning about the Internet” on page 142.
The Internet
The Internet is an association of thousands of networks and
millions of computers around the world connected by
communications lines. They all work together to share
information.
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (or ‘Web’) is a subset of the Internet —
a collection of interlinked documents (located on computers
connected to the Internet) that work together using a specific
Internet protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).