Toshiba Satellite 2415 Series - Manual (Page 175)

175 Exploring Your Options
An overview of using the Internet
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Connecting to the Internet using a telephone line
To connect to the Internet, you need:
❖ A modem
❖ A Web browser
❖ A telephone line
❖ An Internet Service Provider (ISP) account
Once you have established an ISP account, you can access
the Internet.
1 Connect your computer’s modem to a telephone line.
For more information on connecting a modem, see
“Connecting the modem” on page 97 .
2 Start your Web browser. Have your modem dial the ISP’s
telephone number, and establish a connection with the
ISP’s computer.
Surfing the Internet
Once connected to the Internet, the Web browser displays a
home page, for example, your ISP’s home page on the
Internet or your company’s Web site home page.
To visit a desired Web site, type in the Web address. The Web
address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique
identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet.
Web addresses can also appear within a Web page’s text, and
are known as links. Clicking a link automatically transfers
your Web browser to that site.
You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically
designed to help you look for information.