Exploring the Internet - Class #3 - "How the Internet Works"

Key Terms:

• Modem (Modulate/Demodulate)
  
• Dial-up
  
• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
  
• Coaxial Cable
  
• Fiber-Optic Cable
  

• Fixed wireless
  
• Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
  
• Satellite
  
• Hot Spot
  
• Cyber Café
  
• Access Providers
  
• ISP (Internet Service Provider)
  
• OSP (Online Service Provider)
  
• WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider)
  
• Internet Backbone
  
• IP Address (Internet Protocol Address)
  
• Domain Name
  
• TLD (Top Level Domain)
  
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)