The Internet; The World Wide Web; Internet Service Providers - Toshiba M115 S1061 - Satellite - Celeron M 1.6 GHz User Manual

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Exploring Your Computer's Features
An overview of using the Internet
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Internet features
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Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet

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).
The World Wide Web offers information as text, images,
audio, or video to be referenced from anywhere in the world.
Special programs called Web browsers are specifically
designed to work with HTTP. They make it easier to connect
to a particular network address and send and receive
information.

Internet Service Providers

To connect a computer directly to the Internet, many people
and businesses use an Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP
is a company that has the equipment and the
telecommunication lines necessary to maintain an Internet
connection.
You can connect to the Internet by using a telephone and
modem (available on certain models) or through other higher-
speed communication methods such as Digital Subscriber
Lines (DSL), cable, and satellite links.