Dell Inspiron 1545 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 172

• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connections that provide high-speed Internet access through your existing telephone line. With a DSL connection, you can access the Internet and use your telephone on the same line simultaneously. • Cable modem connections that provide high-speed Internet access through your local cable TV line. • Satellite modem connections that provide high-speed Internet access through a satellite television system. • Dial-up connections that provide Internet access through a telephone line. Dial-up connections are considerably slower than DSL, cable, and satellite modem connections. • Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) or Mobile Broadband technology provides a connection to the Internet using cellular technology at broadband rates. • Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connections use high-frequency radio waves to communicate. Typically, a wireless router is connected to the broadband cable or DSL modem that broadcasts the Internet signal to your computer. If you are using a dial-up connection, connect a telephone line to the modem connector on your computer and to the telephone wall jack before you set up your Internet connection. If you are using a DSL, cable, or satellite modem connection, contact your ISP or cellular telephone service for setup instructions. Web Browsers for Viewing Internet Sites To view the Internet, you need a web browser, which is a software application (a program) that displays web pages. Web pages include text, graphics, sound, and video, which use the hypertext markup language (html). Web pages have links that allow you to move from one document to another, even when the documents are stored in different locations on the Internet. A website is a collection of web pages maintained by an individual or an organization. Web browsers allow you to read the hyperlinked web pages. Several web browsers are available. A commonly used browser is Internet Explorer. 172 Accessing the Internet