What three things do I need to connect to the Internet?

What three things do I need to connect to the Internet?

Ian Urquhart (Lead Developer, E-Haus, LLC.) gives expert video advice on: What is the difference between Internet and Intranet?; What hardware do I need if I want a wireless Internet connection?; How do I choose the best wireless network card? and more...

To connect to the Internet you're going to need three things. First, and most importantly, you're going to need a computer. Next you need a way to connect to the Internet, so you need a modem. You can have a dial-up modem, which not a lot of people have anymore, or you can have a high speed modem which come in two flavors: cable or DSL. Finally, to get to all the content on the Internet, once you're connected, you're going to need a web browser which comes standard, pretty much, on all the new computers today.