Logging Onto the Internet. The Browser and the Web. The Home Page. Waiting for a Web Site to Display.
Most people log onto the Internet from their home computer by using a modem.
A modem is a circuit card, either in a box attached to your computer through a cable, or seated in a slot inside of your computer. The is the modulation phase. It converts those tones from the phone line into information your computer can understand. Just another computer wishing to connect to your network. I've got a spot open.