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Module 003: Services Providers

In this module, we are going to discuss the Internet Services Providers and its
Importance.

After completing this chapter you will be able to:

1. To identify the requirements for connecting to the internet
2. To discuss the importance of having an ISP
3. To identify the advantages of a network
4. To discuss the difference type of internet connection

How to connect to the Internet?

“To gain access to the internet, a user has to register to any Internet Service
Provider (ISP).”

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is the industry term for the company that is able
to provide you with access to the Internet, typically from a computer. If you hear
someone talking about the Internet and they mention their "provider," they're usually
talking about their ISP.

An ISP is your gateway to the Internet and everything else you can do online.

Requirements for connecting to the Internet

1. Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider (ISP), company that provides Internet
connections and services to individuals and organizations. In addition
to providing access to the Internet, ISPs may also provide software
packages (such as browsers), e-mail accounts, and a personal Web site
or home page. ISPs can host Web sites for businesses and can also build
the Web sites themselves. ISPs are all connected to each other through
network access points, public network facilities on the Internet
backbone.

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Choosing Internet Service Provider

Below are some things to consider as you research ISPs:

• Speed
• Price
• Ease of Installation
• Service Record
• Technical Support
• Contract Terms

2. Telecommunication Line
A telephone line is required to connect you to the internet
service provider.

3. Modem
A modem converts a digital signal received from a computer into an
analogue signal that can be sent along ordinary telephone lines,
and back to digital at the other end.

To connect to an ISP, you need a modem and an active account. When

you connect a modem to the telephone or cable outlet in your house,
it communicates with your ISP.

If you have an internet connection at your house, typically it is besides

or near your telephone. When you find it, that is an ISP modem.

4. Web Browser

Types of Internet Connection

• Dial-up
It require users to link their phone line to a computer in order to access
the Internet.
• Broadband
This high-speed Internet connection is provided through either cable
or telephone companies.
• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Uses existing 2-wire copper telephone line connected to one's home so
service is delivered at the same time as landline telephone service.
• Cable
Cable Internet connection is a form of broadband access. Through use
of a cable modem, users can access the Internet over cable TV lines.
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• Wireless Internet Connections

Radio frequency bands are used in place of telephone or cable
networks.
• Internet over Satellite
In certain areas where broadband connection is not yet offered, a
satellite Internet option may be available.
• Fiber
A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit
data. A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of
which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves
• ISDN
Allows users to send data, voice and video content over digital
telephone lines or standard telephone wires.

Internet Usage
• Communication
• Send and receive emails
• Download files
• Post your opinion to a newsgroup
• Chatting
• Surf the world wide web
• Business
• Shopping
• Entertainment

How Data and Information Travel the Internet?

Computers connected to the Internet work together to transfer data and
information around the world using servers and clients and various wired and
wireless transmission media. On the Internet, your computer is a client that can
access data, information, and services on a variety of servers.

The inner structure of the Internet works much like a transportation system. Just as
interstate highways connect major cities and carry the bulk of the automotive traffic
across the country, several main transmission media carry the heaviest amount of
traffic on the Internet. These major carriers of network traffic are known collectively
as the Internet backbone.

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 Figure 1: Internet Process
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Basic Services of Internet

The Internet today is a large-scale network of millions of computers that allow
fast and easy communication between the Internet users across the globe. The
basic services or applications that make use of the Internet are as follows.

1. Electronic Mail (E-mail)

E-mail or Electronic mail is a paperless method of sending messages,
notes or letters from one person to another or even many people at
the same time via Internet. E-mail is very fast compared to the
normal post. E-mail is one of the most popular features of the Internet.

Figure 2: Email

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The advantages of e-mail are as follows:

• E-mail is faster than ordinary mail.
• It can be sent to distant places instantly at a very low cost.
• E-mail documents can be stored in a computer and easily
edited.

2. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File Transfer Protocol, is an Internet utility software used to uploaded
and download files. It gives access to directories or folders on remote
computers and allows software, data and text files to be transferred
between different kinds of computers. FTP works on the basis of same
principle as that of Client/Server. FTP is an application protocol for
exchanging files between computers over the Internet.

Figure 3: FTP Process Diagram

Image grab from: https://blog.ipswitch.com/what-is-file-transfer-protocol-ftp

3. Telnet (Remote Computing)

Telnet or remote computing is telecommunication utility software,
which uses available telecommunication facility and allows you to become
a user on a remote computer. Once you gain access to remote computer,
you can use it for the intended purpose. The TELNET works in a very step
by step procedure

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References and Supplementary Materials

Online Supplementary Reading Materials

1. Internet Service Providers
https://whatismyipaddress.com/isp
Date accessed: December 2019
2. Internet Service Provider
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet-service-provider
Date accessed: December 2019
3. Internet Service Provider Definition
https://techterms.com/definition/isp
Date accessed: December 2019
4. Introduction to the Internet: Internet technologies
https://www.academia.edu/9781930/Chapter_1_Introduction_to_Internet_Inter
net_Technologies_Chapter_1_Introduction_to_Internet
Date accessed: December 2019
5. The Internet and the World Wide Web
http://assets.cengage.com/pdf/smp_4444_DC02_Fin.pdf
Date accessed: December 2019
6. Computing Basics: Chapter 9 The Internet
https://ftms.edu.my/v2/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/csca0101_ch09.pdf
Date accessed: December 2019
7. Internet Connections
https://www.xfinity.com/hub/internet/internet-connections
Date accessed: December 2019
8. Fiber Optics
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/fiber_optics.html
Date accessed: December 2019
9. Basic services of Internet
http://www.myreadingroom.co.in/notes-and-studymaterial/66-e-
commerce/523-basic-services-of-internet.html
Date accessed: December 2019

Online Instructional Videos

1. How the Internet Works?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_LPdttKXPc&t