Second, you need good anti-virus software to protect your computer from what you may find on the Internet. This software is sometimes provided by your ISP, or it can be purchased in a store or downloaded from the Internet. I recommend use of the Netscape browser, which is the most commonly used browser software. Different browsers actually show different representations of the same site. Many Internet sites are built with the Netscape browser in mind, and it can literally see things on some sites that some other browsers cannot.
Many people begin their exploration of the Internet by buying books on the subject.
Although this is a common approach, it is really not necessary. For example, my home page on the internet contains a page of links to sites that are of interest to lawyers. My page is on the part of the Internet called the World Wide Web. The Web is the most popular part of the Internet because it is the most graphical and the easiest to navigate. You can begin your exploration by starting at a page that has lots of the kinds of links you are interested in, or by using a search engine to search for key words or phrases.