Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand, Second Edition

Chapter 5. Exploring the Internet

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• Understand Web Sites and Browsers

• Connect to the Internet

• Create an Internet Connection

• Set Up Windows Firewall

• Start Internet Explorer

• View the Internet Explorer Window

• Browse the Web

• Change a Home Page

• Modify the Links Bar

• Add a Web Page to the Favorites List

• View and Maintain a History List

• Read and Subscribe to Feeds

• Search the Web

• Preview and Print a Web Page

• Save Pictures or Text from a Web Page

• Download Files from the Web or FTP

• Save a Web Page

• Use Another Web Browser

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Introduction

The Internet is a global collection of more than a billion computers (and growing) linked together to share information. The Internet’s physical structure includes telephone lines, cables, satellites, ...