TYPE OF INTERNET CONNECTION

DIRECT CONNECTION/BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION

1.DSL

-Broadband delivered over telephone lines

-Must be less than 3 miles from a switching station
-Transmits over telephone lines but does not tie up the line

-Example :- Streamyx without WiFi

2.FTTP

-Also known as Broadband over Fiber (BoF)
-Delivers over fiber-optic cabling all the way to the building
-Provide high-speed Internet access to house and business users.

3.Fixed wireless
  -Uses radio transmission towers rather than satellites
-Provides high-speed Internet connections using a dish-shaped antenna to communicate via radio signals.

4.Cellular Radio Network
 -Also known as Mobile wireless
-Access via mobile phone or device
-Offers high-speed Internet connections to devices with built-in compatible technology or computers with wireless modems.
-Example provider:- Celcom, Maxis, DiGi

5.Cable Internet Services
-Cable modem: Most widely used home broadband connection
-Provides high-speed Internet access through    the cable television network via a cable modem.

6.satellite internet service

•Broadband option for rural areas
•A satellite dish communicates with a satellite modem.

7.Wi-Fi
  -Data is transmitted through radio waves
 -Public wireless networks

-         -Both free and fee-based are available

          -Currently Wi-Fi for short range, but WiMAX may soon be an option

         -Provide high-speed Internet connections to compatible or properly equipped wireless computers and device.

•Example : Streamyx with WiFi                         

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides access to the Internet. Internet service providers may be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned.

Internet services typically provided by ISPs include Internet access, Internet transit, domain nameregistration, web hosting, Usenet service and colocation.

                                                                                                                                                                                          

THE INTERNET ADDRESS

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.