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Exploring Your Options
An overview of using the Internet
things as transfer files between two computers, broadcast a slide
presentation simultaneously to several machines, set up electronic
business cards, and send text messages to a few people or to
everyone in your proximity.
NOTE: Before using SPANworks, you must establish a
network link between computers.
To access SPANworks 2000:
1
Double-click the
SPANworks
icon on the desktop.
2 Follow the instructions on your screen to set up a connection
to the network.
An overview of using the Internet
The following sections give a quick introduction to the Internet
and some of its exciting features, under these headings:
❖ The Internet
❖ The World Wide Web
❖ Internet Service Providers
❖ Connecting to the Internet
❖ Surfing the Internet
❖ Internet features
❖ Uploading and downloading files from the Internet
The Internet
The Internet is an association of thousands of networks and
millions of computers around the world connected by
communications lines. They all work together to share
information.