Introduction
Millions of consumers and businesses use the Internet daily to communicate and/or operate their business. By definition the Internet is an interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol (dictionary.com). A TCP/IP is the abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol suite. Basically a server, which is the main machine, transmits files and services to the end user at a single machine. Unlike software or hardware packages, there is no one entity that governs the Internet. There are, however, many private companies that own Internet traffic flow.
Residential Internet Accessibility
There are four basic types of access to the Internet each with their pros and cons. They are as follows:
X Dial-Up ¡V this is the most basic of the types of access. In order to access the Internet, the computer must be able to ¡§dial-in¡¨ to the network using a phone line. This, in turn, prohibits the user from......
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