A method for building a table to select r most frequently used Internet
site names. The method comprises the following steps. First, receive an
Internet site name. Second, convert the Internet site name into a number.
Third, store the number in a table having n entries, each entry
comprising a number field for storing the number, a name field for
storing the received Internet site name and a count field for storing the
number of times the received Internet site name has been received, where
n.gtoreq.r. Fourth, if the number is in the table, increment the value of
the count field of the associated entry. Fifth, if the number is new and
the table is not full, enter the number in an empty entry and initialize
the value of the count field to a default value. Sixth, if the number is
new but the table is full, replace one of the q least frequently used
entries where q