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What is the key to understanding the Internet as mentioned in the text?

Establishing high-speed connections

Providing access to billions of end systems

Creating a network of networks (correct)

Enforcing strict national policies

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of an access ISP in the text?

Cable company

Small business (correct)

University

Telco company

What drives much of the evolution in the Internet's structure according to the text?

Performance considerations

Economics and national policy (correct)

Technological advancements

End-user demands

In the context of Internet connectivity, what is the purpose of interconnecting access ISPs?

To create a network of networks Signup and view all the answers

Which technology is NOT mentioned as an access technology for connecting end systems to the Internet in the text?

Bluetooth Signup and view all the answers

What type of entity can act as an access ISP according to the text?

University or company Signup and view all the answers

Why is a mesh design connecting every access ISP directly to each other considered too costly?

It would require separate communication links between each access ISP and hundreds of thousands of other access ISPs worldwide. Signup and view all the answers

In Network Structure 1, how are all the access ISPs interconnected?

Through a single global transit ISP. Signup and view all the answers

What role does the global transit ISP play in the network structures discussed?

Provider for access ISPs Signup and view all the answers

How does Network Structure 2 differ from Network Structure 1?

Network Structure 2 has multiple global transit ISPs, while Network Structure 1 has only one. Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for global transit ISPs to interconnect with each other?

To ensure that access ISPs connected to different global transit providers can communicate with each other. Signup and view all the answers

Why do some regions have regional ISPs to which access ISPs connect?

To reduce the costs associated with connecting directly to global transit providers. Signup and view all the answers