User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Portégé® M700/M705 Series User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Selecting a place to work
- Setting up your computer
- Registering your computer with Toshiba
- Adding optional external devices
- Connecting to a power source
- Charging the battery
- Using the computer for the first time
- Adding memory (optional)
- Hard Drive Recovery Utilities
- Using the TouchPad™
- Using external display devices
- Using an external keyboard
- Using a mouse
- Connecting a printer
- Connecting an optional external diskette drive
- Turning off the computer
- Using your computer in tablet mode
- Caring for your computer
- Chapter 2: Learning the Basics
- Chapter 3: Mobile Computing
- Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer’s Features
- Chapter 5: Utilities
- TOSHIBA Assist
- TOSHIBA Application Installer
- Setting passwords
- TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility
- TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility
- Fn-esse®
- TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility
- TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Boot Utility
- TOSHIBA Power Saver
- Mouse Utility
- TOSHIBA Hardware Setup
- TOSHIBA Zooming Utility
- TOSHIBA Mobile Extension
- TOSHIBA Button Support
- CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
- TOSHIBA Rotation Utility
- Tablet and Pen Settings
- Cross Menu Utility
- Toshiba Tablet Access Code Utility
- TOSHIBA Accessibility
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Fingerprint Authentication Utility
- Important information for Wireless Key Logon
- Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong
- Appendix A: Hot Keys
- Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors
- Appendix C: Using ConfigFree® with your Toshiba Computer
- Glossary
- Index
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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
An overview of using the Internet
Now you are ready to send a fax or use the modem to connect to an
online service or the Internet.
An overview of using the Internet
The following sections give a quick introduction to the Internet and
some of its exciting features, under these headings:
❖ The Internet
❖ The World Wide Web
❖ Internet Service Providers
❖ Connecting to the Internet
❖ Surfing the Internet
❖ Internet features
❖ Uploading to, and downloading files from the Internet
The Internet
The Internet is an association of thousands of networks and
millions of computers around the world connected by
communications lines. They all work together to share information.
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (or “Web”) is a subset of the Internet—a
collection of interlinked documents (located on computers
connected to the Internet) that work together using a specific
Internet protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
The World Wide Web offers information as text, images, audio, or
video to be referenced from anywhere in the world. Special
programs called Web browsers are specifically designed to work
with HTTP. They make it easier to connect to a particular network
address and send and receive information.
Internet Service Providers
To connect a computer directly to the Internet, many people and
businesses use an Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP is a
company that has the equipment and the telecommunication lines
necessary to maintain an Internet connection.
You can connect to the Internet by using a telephone and modem or
through other higher-speed communication methods such as Digital
Subscriber Lines (DSL), cable, and satellite links.