Learning About The Internet - Gateway 600YG2 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 computer 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 computer 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
"Back" on page 6 and "Back" on page 261.
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.
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