COMPUTER REVIEWER

• INTERNET: IS DEFINED AS GLOBAL CONNECTION OF ALL COMPUTER NETWORKS
• VIA - WE CAN SHARE LOTS OF THINGS
• INTERNET VS. WWW : MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT THESE TWO ARE THE SAME
• NO ONE : WHO IS THE OWNER OF INTERNET
• ADVANCE RESEARCH PROJECT AGENCY NETWORK: MEANS ARPANET
• TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE - CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET VIA PHONE LINE WITHOUT A NEED FOR LANDLINE
• DIAL-UP - A service that allows a user to connect to the Internet using a telephone line.
• BROADBAND - A type of communication that uses a high-speed connection to transmit data.
• DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LANDLINE (DSL) - A type of broadband conNECTS TO THE INTERNET VIA PHONE LINE WITHOUT NEED OF LANDLINE
• CABLE - USES COXIAL OR COPPER CABLE TO C ARRY RADIO SIGNALS, SUCH AS VIA CABLE TV
• FIBER - FASTEST TYPE OF BROADBAND SINCE IT USES OPTICAL FIBERS TO TRANSMIT DATA
• INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER - (ISP) IS A COMPANY THAT SELLS INTERNET ACCESS TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS.
• MODEM - IS THE MAIN HARDWARE THAT WE NEED TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET.
• ROUTER - IS A HARDWARE DEVICE INSTALLED IF WE WANT A LOT OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES TO BE CONNECTED TO OUR INTERNET
• CABLES - VARY DEPNDING ON OUR INTERNET CONNECTION