What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web lets you view information on the Internet as pages of formatted text and graphics, known as web pages. A Web site is a collection of related web pages created by the same person or organization. You explore a Web site by moving from page to page within the site.

What is Email?

Email (electronic mail) is the most popular service the Internet offers. You can use email to communicate with anyone else who has an email address. Your Internet service provider establishes an email account for you and assigns an email address to you when you set up your Internet account.

What is a Newsgroup?

A newsgroup is an online community of people who share similar interests. You can participate in ongoing discussions about a particular topic, or just read what others are saying.

What Can You Do on the Internet?

You can tap into an amazing variety of information from around the world:

• Communicate with colleagues and friends anywhere in the world.
• Get late-breaking news, weather reports, or sports updates.
• Check your bank balance or make an airline reservation.
• Explore the collections of some of the world's great museums.
• Search for information on thousands of subjects.

Make the most of your time online

Visit Netscape Netcenter at http://home.netscape.com to begin your Internet travels.

• Shop conveniently from your desktop with the leading merchants online today.
• Keep your Communicator software up to date and buy other software titles online.
• Find the best news, information and resources on the Internet.

What Do I Need to Get Connected?

To get connected to the Internet, you need:

• A modem.
• A telephone line.
• An Internet account with an Internet service provider.

Account Setup can help you create an Internet account with an Internet service provider. It lets you compare available account plans and select one that meets your needs. If you already have an Internet account, Account Setup helps you set up Communicator to access your account.

Put the Internet to Work for You

The first step in taking advantage of all the Internet offers is using Account Setup--whether you are new to the Internet or already have an Internet account.

For more information about the Internet, see "Take a Tour of the Internet" in the Reference Library, available by choosing Reference Library from the Help menu.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a public network of computer networks, spanning the world, linking your computer to other computers in homes, offices, corporations, universities, museums, governments, and other individuals like you.

The Internet delivers information to your desktop in the form of formatted pages of text and images, email (electronic mail), and newsgroups.