Basic Internet Features

The Internet is a collection of computers that share information. Home users commonly use a phone modem, cable modem, or DSL connection to connect to the Internet. An Internet Service Provider (ISP) connects the home user to other computers. Files that are transfered over the Internet are called Web pages. They can be about almost anything. Computers that store these Web pages are called Web servers. For a Web servers to work effectively, it must always be connected to the Internet. Often people pay someone who has special computers dedicated just to providing Internet service to host (make available) sites they have made. Browsers are used to navigate the Internet. In the next Web page, you will learn more about browsers. Fill out your worksheet before you click on Browser Basics.

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