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Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started
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Connecting to a Web site
After you set up an account with an Internet service
provider (ISP), you can access the many information
sources on the World Wide Web.
To connect to a Web site:
1 Connect to your Internet account.
2 Depending on the method you use to connect to
your Internet account, you may need to start
your Web browser. Click (Start), then click
Internet. Your default Web browser opens
showing an opening page or welcome screen.
3 To go to a different Web site, type the
address
(called a
URL
for “Universal Resource Locator”)
in the browser address bar (for example
www.emachines.com), then click GO
on the
browser address bar.
- OR -
On the current Web page, click a link to a Web
site.
The Web browser locates the server computer on
the Internet,
downloads
(transfers) data to your
computer, and displays the page on the site that
you requested.
Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that
a Web page displays on your screen depends on the
complexity of the Web page and other Internet
conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection
will determine how fast Web pages display.
Help
For more information about connecting to a Web site,
click Start, then click Help and Support. Type connecting to
a Web site in the Search Help box, then press E
NTER.