An ISP connects you to the Internet via your phone line every time you log on. Internet A complex network of computers, modems, and telecommunications are linked up to form the Internet. This allows computers to share information and people to communicate electronically with each other. Two of the most popular information carrying services on the Internet are the World Wide Web and e-mail. Link Also known as a hyperlink, a link will take you from one Internet site to another with just the click of your mouse.
Links can be text, pictures or other graphics.
Links are easy to recognise once you know what you are looking for. When you move your mouse so that your cursor is on a link, the arrow on your screen will become a small hand. Text links are usually underlined and a different colour from the rest of the text in a document. Modem Modems are used to connect a computer to the Internet via a telephone line and allow the transmission of information. Online Connected to the Internet.