Toshiba Satellite 110 Series User Manual page 183

The Internet and Other Fascinating Places
Telnet sites let you log on to a computer somewhere else in the
world and use its resources as if it were on your own local net-
work.
A World Wide Web (WWW) site is a place where people can
publish their own home pages. Each page has a unique
address, in the form of a Universal Resource Locator (URL).
You can locate a specific home page by entering its URL or
you can click on a hypertext link—indicated by a different
color of text or some other obvious means—and jump to the
connecting page.
Understanding Internet Addresses
Every Internet user and site has an address. The first type of
address is the individual address, used for e-mail. A sample e-mail
address is:
user@host.subdomain.domain
where:
user is the name you select when you first sign up with your
online service or Internet access provider. See "What Do You
Need?" on page 156 for information about Internet access pro-
viders.
host is the computer on which your Internet account is located.
subdomain indicates a local network or computer within the
host's system. Many addresses do not include a subdomain.
domain indicates the type of host. In the United States, there
are six domains:
com is for commercial hosts
gov is for hosts in government institutions
edu is for educational institutions
mil is for military organizations
net is for network and service companies
org is for other organizations
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Connecting with the World
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