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Internet Access

Internet access
Internet access is the means by which

individual terminals, computers, mobile


devices, and local area networks are connected
to the global Internet. Internet access is usually
sold by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that
use many different technologies offering a wide
range of data rates to the end user. Consumer
use first became popular through dial-up
connections in the 1980s and 1990s.

By the first decade of the 21st century, many

consumers had switched away from dial-up to


dedicated connections, most Internet access
products were being marketed using the term
"broadband", and broadband penetration was
being treated as a key economic indicator

Terminals
A computer terminal is an electronic or

electromechanical hardware device that is


used for entering data into, and displaying
data from, a computer or a computing
system. Early terminals were inexpensive
devices but very slow compared to punched
cards or paper tape for input, but as the
technology improved and video displays
were introduced, terminals pushed these
older forms of interaction from the industry.

A related development was

timesharing systems, which evolved


in parallel and made up for any
inefficiencies of the user's typing
ability with the ability to support
multiple users on the same machine,
each at their own terminal.

Mobile Device
A mobile device (also known as a handheld

device, handheld computer or simply


handheld) is a small, hand-held computing
device, typically having a display screen
with touch input and/or a miniature
keyboard and weighing less than 2 pounds
(0.91 kg). Apple, HTC, LG, Research in
Motion (RIM) and Motorola are just a few
examples of the many manufacturers that
produce these types of devices.

Local Area Network


A local area network (LAN) is a computer

network that interconnects computers in a


limited area such as a home, school,
computer laboratory, or office building
using network media.[1] The defining
characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide
area networks (WANs), include their usually
higher data-transfer rates, smaller
geographic area, and lack of a need for
leased telecommunication lines.

ARCNET, Token Ring and other

technology standards have been


used in the past, but Ethernet over
twisted pair cabling, and Wi-Fi are the
two most common technologies
currently used to build LANs.

INTERNET
SERVICE
PROVIDER

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an

organization that provides access to the


Internet. Access ISPs directly connect
clients to the Internet using copper wires,
wireless or fiber-optic connections.

Wireless communication
Wireless communication is the

transfer of information between two


or more points that are not connected
by an electrical conductor

Fiber-optic
Fiber-optic communication is

a method of transmitting
information from one place to
another by sending pulses of
light through an optical fiber.

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