An overview of using the internet, The internet, The world wide web – Toshiba Satellite 5205 Series User Manual

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An overview of using the Internet

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Select Set up an advanced connection.

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Click Next.

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Select Connect directly to another computer.

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Choose the appropriate role for your computer:

Guest

Host

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Follow the on-screen instructions.

An overview of using the Internet

The following sections give a quick introduction to the
Internet and some of its exciting features, under these
headings:

The Internet

The World Wide Web

Internet Service Providers

Connecting to the Internet

Surfing the Internet

Internet features

Uploading and downloading files from the Internet

For more information about the Internet,

“Lesson 3: Learning

about the Internet” on page 147

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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

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