When I type : http://www.yahoo.com in the address bar, the yahoo home page is loaded. But .....?

Question

How exactly does it happen?
I mean where is the yahoo webpage actually stored and what is the role of an ISP(Internet Service Provider).
Please explain it in detail.

Answer 1

Think of an ISP as a bus for which you pay for a ticket to take you to the Mall.

Once at the "Mall" (Yahoo) you can set up an e-mail account.

If you want the Yahoo Mail page to be "home," go to the mail page -- while there, click Tools, cl Internet Options.

You will see the URL (address) of the page you just selected. If that's what you want for "home," click "use current."

Next time you login to Yahoo, you will go right to that page.