Your computer can get internet through USB — here's how to set it up

Learn three ways to connect your computer to the internet using USB ports, including adapters and phone tethering.
The Conversation

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

Fred Martin receives funding from the National Science Foundation and Google. The internet is a global collection of computers that know how to send messages to one another. Practically everything ...
Ars Technica

Difference between "...connect throu a LAN..." vs "...connect directly to Internet"

During an XP setup, during the initial bootup config, there's this question:<BR><BR>Will this computer connect to the Internet directly, or through a network?<BR><BR>The options are:<BR>- Yes, this ...
The Conversation

How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who made it happen

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of ...