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Type of Internet connection:
1.Dial-Up Connection
2.Broadband Internet Connectionc / Dirrect Connection

Dial-up Connection

There are two types of Dial-up Connection,



1.Conventional Dial-up
2.ISDN( Integrated Service Digital Network

Conventional Dial-up
>To connect to the internet, your computer dials its modem and connect to a modem attach to your computer

• PC has to dial via a phone lines to connect

Characteristic :

• slower but cheaper
• Ties up phone lines
• Relatively secure from hackers

Example: TMNet

ISDN ( Intergrated Services Digital Network
>also transfer data over ordinary telephone lines
>Typically uses two phone lines to transfer data
>ISDN requires a special ISDN modem
>Characteristics of ISDN:

• Faster but price
• Does't ties up phone line
• Used by bussines and individuals

Direct Connection / Broadband Internet Connection



(Always on Connection)

>PC is continually connected to the Internet
>Direct connections are typically broadband
>used in home and office



DSL ( Digital Subcriber Lines )
>Broadband delivered over telephone lines
>Must be less than 3 miles from a switching station
>Transmit over telephone lines but does not ties up the line
>Fast, Direct Internet access via standard telephone lines

>Requires DSL modem

>Example : - Streamyx without WiFi

Cable Internet Services / Cable Modem

>Cable modem: Most widely used home broadband connection

>Provides high-speed Internet access through the cable television network via a cable modem.

Fixed Wireless

>Uses radio transmission towers rather than satellites

>Provides high-speed Internet connections using a dish-shaped antenna to communicate via radio          signals.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)

>Data is transmitted through radio waves

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

>Example : Streamyx with WiFi

Wi-Fi Hotspot

>Wi-Fi hotspot are places thatprovide the user with freeor paid services 

Satellite Internet Services

>Provides high-speed Internet connections via satellite.

>A satellite dish communicates with a satellite modem.

>Broadband option for rural areas:

• More expensive than cable or DSL
• Available in many areas other broadband options are not

Fiber To The Premises ( FTTP )

>Also known as Broadband over Fiber (BoF)

>Uses fiber-optic cable

>Provide high-speed Internet access to house and business users.

>Delivers over fiber-optic cabling all the way to the building:

• Available in limited areas
• Fast but expensive

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