Toshiba satellite m35x Manuel D’Utilisation

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Exploring Your Options
An overview of using the Internet
 
 
 
 
 
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Surfing 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.
Internet features
The Internet offers many types of communication tools to 
help you perform many tasks.
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.
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.
Internet news groups
A news group is similar to a chat room, but instead of using a 
dedicated site to converse about a specialized subject with 
others in real-time, it uses a Web site as a clearinghouse where 
all the messages are placed, like a gigantic bulletin board.