Learning About The Internet - Gateway M275 Notebook User Manual

Chapter 5: Using the Internet

Learning about the Internet

The Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked together to provide
information to people everywhere. The two most popular services on the
Internet are e-mail and the World Wide Web. You can access this network by
connecting your convertible tablet PC to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber
Line), or cable line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).
Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your TV cable
or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP and access the Internet. Cable
and DSL modems connect to your convertible tablet PC through an Ethernet
jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem.
Important
Your computer
connects to the
Internet through
an ISP.
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For the location of your modem and Ethernet jacks, see
"Right Side" on page
page 274.
Internet Servers
store information so other
computers can access it
from the Internet.
ISP Servers
let you connect to
the Internet and
access your e-mail
messages.
www.gateway.com
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