Dell Studio 1558 (Early 2010) - Manual (Page 171)

Accessing the Internet
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Accessing the Internet
Overview
The Internet is an electronic communications network that connects
computer networks (for both individual and organizational users) around the
world. The Internet supports an extensive world-wide collection of computers
and servers, which contain documents or information pages (called web
pages) that link to one another through a process called hypertext linking, or
hyperlinks.
These electronic documents that are stored on computers around the world
and are accessible via the Internet make up the Web (World Wide Web).
What you Need to Connect to the Internet
NOTE:
ISPs and ISP offerings vary by country.
To connect to the Internet, you need a modem or network connection and an
Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP offers one or more of the following
Internet connection options: