Logging On To An Online Service Or The Internet - Toshiba Satellite 110 Series User Manual

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Connecting with the World
The Internet and Other Fascinating Places
The second type of address is the Universal Resource Locator
(URL), used to locate specific sites on the Internet. A sample URL
is:
http://aaa.bbb.ccc/dir1/dir2/dir3
where:
http:// is the resource type, indicating that the site is designed in
hypertext markup language. HTTP stands for Hypertext
Transfer Protocol and indicates a site on the WWW. Other
resource types you might see in a URL include Gopher, FTP
and Telnet.
aaa.bbb.ccc indicates the address of the actual computer where
the information is stored.
dir1/dir2/dir3 indicates the folder (directory on the host com-
puter) in which the information is located.

Logging On to an Online Service or the Internet

This section gives some tips for logging on to an online service or
the Internet.
Choosing What Is Best for You
Deciding which online service or Internet provider is best for you
can be a little confusing. Fortunately, you always have the option
of changing your mind. In making a decision, consider the
following:
Online services combine an easy-to-use interface and a wide
range of useful services with full Internet access. Each online
service has a different flavor. Look at advertising material for a
few services to see what each provides. Then decide which
service seems most suitable for you.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer