Nearly all WBI is delivered in this manner. A remote server (it can be anywhere in the world) is connected to the Internet and thus to the World Wide Web. You local computer is connected to the World Wide Web by either a direct connection or via a modem. Your local computer is running a piece of software called a browser that translates the electronic signals from the web into text, graphics, sounds, movies, and so on.

Please note that a modem connection to the WWW is much slower than a direct connection. This is reflected in the diagram with a smaller pipe. Just as more water can travel through a larger pipe in a set amount of time, so can more information pass through a direct connection then through a modem in a set amount of time.

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