Toshiba p30-s701td User Guide

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If you are using your computer at the office, then you 
probably connect to the Internet through your company’s 
network. See your network administrator about connecting to 
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 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.

The Internet offers many types of communication tools to 
help you perform many tasks.

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Internet email

To send and receive your own email, you need a mailbox on 
the Web or an email address.

If you have an account with an ISP, you can probably set up 
an email address at the same time you sign up for the service.

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Internet chat rooms

A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where people 
with similar interests and ideas communicate in real-time, 
one-on-one or in groups, by typing messages which are 
instantly viewed by others on their computer screens.

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Internet news groups