If your computer is equipped with an internal or external modem, you will be able to communicate with other computers via regular telephone lines. A modem acts like a telephone for your computer. These days there are digital modems and cable modems. If you communicate using an ethernet, then you are on an intranet.
Some people do business and others shop while they are online.
All of these computers communicating with each other globally allow for boundless possibilities. To see a Hampton Roads Internet Service Provider's homepage, Click here to visit Exis.net. Microsoft's Internet Tutorial web site. Make sure that your cursor is ON the webpage for this keyboard shortcut to work. Use your keyboard cursors to scroll up or down on a page - but make sure that your mouse has clicked in the scrolling area first.