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What Is an ISP?
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are businesses
that give you access to the Internet, and most of
them provide an electronic mail service (e-mail).
There is usually a monthly fee for this service.
The types of connection vary and may
be a telephone dial-up modem, a LAN
(local area network), cable modem, or DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line).
When your computer connects to the Internet,
it is actually communicating with the ISP’s Internet
computer. The ISP verifies your account and then
provides you access to the Internet. You use a
Web browser program to search, find, and
display Web site information. Some ISPs allow
you to use the browser program of your choice.
Some ISPs provide their own browser.
What Is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web (WWW), also called
the Web, is a public part of the Internet used
by individuals, companies, governments, and
organizations. These individuals and groups
have created millions of Web site pages in
support of their activities.
A Web page is a file or group of files that a
user can access by entering the Web page’s
file location, or URL.
