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OCR: 304 SECTION A CHAPTER 6 translates an address, such as www. google com into a valid IP address such as 208 50 141 12 ISPs can also maintain servers for chat groups, instant messaging music file sharing, FTP streaming video and other file transfer services (Figure 6-3). FIGURE 6-3 Router sends and receives ISP Equipment data over the Internet Domain name Web server E-mail server server tracks holds sub- distributes addresses of scriber Web e-mail network devices pages messages Communications equipment receives and transmits signals to subscribers TERMINOL OG NOTE How does my computer fit into the structure of the Internet? The word modem derived To communicate with an ISP your computer uses some type of communi from demodulate the words In modulate communica and cations device such as modem ...