Chapter 21. Connecting to the Internet

In this chapter

• Different Types of Connections

• Before You Connect

• Setting Up a New Connection

• Connecting via a Commercial Online Service

• Sharing an Internet Connection

It used to be that most people bought personal computers to do work word processing, spreadsheets, databases, the sort of programs that still make up the core of Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office. But today, the majority of people also buy PCs to access the Internet to send and receive email, surf the Web, and chat with other users.