Internet Service Providers (ISP)

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How do individual computers and local networks connect to the Internet through an ISP?

Via the ISP's email and web hosting services

Through high-speed data links that interconnect ISP POPs and ISPs to each other (correct)

By bypassing the ISP and connecting directly to the Internet backbone

By connecting directly to the ISP's network without the need for a Point of Presence (POP)

What is the function of a Point of Presence (POP) in the context of an ISP?

It provides email and web hosting services to individual computers and local networks

It serves as a storage facility for data transmitted over the ISP's network

It acts as the connection point between the ISP's network and the geographical region it services (correct)

It directly connects individual computers and local networks to the Internet backbone

What are ISPs interconnected by in order to send information beyond the boundaries of their own network?

High-speed data links (correct)

Central processing units (CPUs)

Email and web hosting services

Local area networks (LANs)

What is the role of ISPs within the Internet infrastructure?

To provide connections and support for accessing the Internet Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of ISPs connecting to other ISPs?

To send information beyond the boundaries of their own network Signup and view all the answers

Which networking device is used to connect multiple hosts on a local network?

Switch Signup and view all the answers

What type of Internet access technology uses a network access device like a modem?

Dial-Up Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a router in the context of Internet access?

Move packets from your local network to the ISP network Signup and view all the answers

Which Internet access technology depends on the availability, cost, access device used, media used, and connection speed?

DSL Signup and view all the answers

What is the simplest arrangement for connecting a computer to an ISP?

Dial-Up Signup and view all the answers

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How do individual computers and local networks connect to the Internet through an ISP?

What is the function of a Point of Presence (POP) in the context of an ISP?

What are ISPs interconnected by in order to send information beyond the boundaries of their own network?

What is the role of ISPs within the Internet infrastructure?

What is the purpose of ISPs connecting to other ISPs?

Which networking device is used to connect multiple hosts on a local network?

What type of Internet access technology uses a network access device like a modem?

What is the main function of a router in the context of Internet access?

Which Internet access technology depends on the availability, cost, access device used, media used, and connection speed?

What is the simplest arrangement for connecting a computer to an ISP?

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