Chapter One: Connecting to the Internet

1. What is a physical connection?

2. What is the logical connection?

3. What is the application that connects to the Internet?

4. What are the basic PC components?

5. What is a network interface card (NIC) and how does it work?

6. When selecting a NIC, what factors should we consider?

7. What should we need to connect to the Internet?

8. What is TCP/IP and why it is important?

9. What are the situations that require NIC installation?

10. When were modems introduced and brief history of high-speed and dial-up connectivity?

11. What is Ping and what is used for?

12. What is a web browser and what functions does a web broswer perform?

13. Which are the most popular web browsers?