To connect to the internet you need 4 things :
- A computer system
- A modem
- A telephone line
- An internet service provider ( In short ISP)
What is a modem?
Is a hardware which the computer is connected to the internet via the telephone lines / cable.
Converts from digital signals to analogue signals .
What is an ISP?
An internet service provider is a company with whom anybody wanting to connect to the internet has to be able to do so. Eg of an ISP are go, onvol , nextgen and much more.
What is a web browser?
world wide web is the most popular part of the internet. Contains many information. When you search information you use a special programm called web browser. It displays web pages from any computer on the web . |The browser converts the special HTML ( HyperText Markup Language ) codes that are used to create a web page .
Type of web browser - Mozilla fire fox.
What is a URL?
It's short word for uniform resource locator
What is a search engine?
With a search engine you can type keywords and it will search through all the webpages around the world and give you a list of sites (hyperlinks) that match it so that you can jump directly to that page .
What is e mail?
Short for electronic mail
