Chapter 29. What is the Internet?

This chapter explains what the Internet is and how the World Wide Web is part of the Internet. It explains the difference between America Online and the World Wide Web and how they are related. This chapter also clears up a lot of the jargon you probably hear all the time, such as modem, browser, newsgroup, dial up, etc.

Contents of this chapter

The Internet

Modems

Connection speeds

Email

Newsgroups

Mailing lists

So why does the Internet seem new?

Web Browsers

Internet Service Providers

America Online is not the Internet!

Should you choose America Online or an Internet Service Provider?

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