Toshiba 4000 User Guide

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Exploring Your Options
An overview of using the Internet

The World Wide Web offers information as text, images, audio, or 
video to be referenced from anywhere in the world. Special 
programs called Web browsers are specifically designed to work 
with HTTP. They make it easier to connect to a particular network 
address and send and receive information. 

To connect a computer directly to the Internet, many people and 
businesses use an Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP is a 
company that has the equipment and the telecommunication lines 
necessary to maintain an Internet connection. 

You can connect to the Internet by using a telephone and modem 
or through other higher-speed communication methods such as 
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), cable, and satellite links.

To connect to the Internet, you need:

A modem 

A Web browser 

A telephone line 

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) account

Microsoft’s Web browser Internet Explorer is automatically 
configured on your system so that when you first start it, it assists 
you in setting up your computer to work with your existing ISP. 

Once you have established an ISP account, you can connect to the 
Internet.

Connect your computer’s modem to a telephone line.
For more information on connecting a modem, see