

You can code, and program, and this is what the Pi was initially intended for. So, what’s it for? Well, multiple things. When plugged in, you can use a basic computer mouse and a basic computer keyboard to navigate your Pi.

The Pi is designed to connect to any big screen such as a monitor for a PC/MAC or a television set (see also ‘ How To Fix Screen Tearing‘). It’s as big as the standard smartphone, give or take a few inches, and it definitely doesn’t have the same price tag. The Raspberry Pi is a device that can fit in your pocket. To make sure we’re all on the same page, let’s run over the basics of the Raspberry Pi.

This guide focuses on how to connect your Raspberry Pi to the internet via an Ethernet cable. The first thing you might want to do is connect your Pi to the internet.
