Chapter 4. Configuring Internet Access

Exam Objectives

  • Getting connected to the Internet

  • Working with TCP/IP technologies on the Internet

  • Configuring Internet settings with Internet Explorer

  • Working with firewall devices to protect your computer

In this chapter, you examine how to connect to the Internet and discover some of the basics of how it works. This chapter is chock-full of terminology that you need to be familiar with as well as different methods available to access the Internet. Because the Internet now plays such an integral part in many people's lives, as a CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, you should be familiar with where it came from — and how to connect to it.

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