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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BROADBAND AND

WIRELESS INTERNET

Copyright © Peter Burns, 2006

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the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise

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PO19 1RP

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Printed and bound in Great Britain

ISBN: 1-84024-499-2

ISBN: 978-1-84024-499-1

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Contents

Introduction....................................................................11

Chapter One:

Choosing Broadband...................................................13

Section 1: Broadband Explained..............................................................13

Section 2: Benefits of Broadband............................................................13

Section 3: How to Get Broadband..........................................................15

Section 4: Types of Broadband................................................................15

Section 5: Which Broadband Service Can You Receive?.......................17

Section 6: Finding a Broadband Provider...............................................18

Section 7: What to Look Out For............................................................19

Section 8: Essential Equipment...............................................................21

Section 9: Switching Broadband Providers............................................24

Section 10: What Type of Surfer Are You?..............................................25

Chapter Two:

Getting Started.............................................................28

Section 1: Installing Broadband..............................................................28

Section 2: Testing Your Speed.................................................................30

Section 3: Optimising Your Speed..........................................................32

Section 4: Optimising Downloads..........................................................33

Chapter Three:

Protecting Your Computer.........................................36

Section 1: Viruses Explained...................................................................36

Section 2: Viruses and Broadband..........................................................37

Section 3: Four Steps to Protect Your Computer...................................38

Section 4: Firewalls..................................................................................38

Section 5: Downloading Windows Security Centre..............................39

Section 6: Using the Firewall..................................................................41

Section 7: Virus Protection......................................................................43

Section 8: Using AVG Anti-Virus...........................................................44

Section 9: What to Do If You’ve Been Infected......................................45

Section 10: Anti-Virus Updates...............................................................47

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