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Internet Service Provider
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An ISP is a company that
provides some sort of
Internet service. There are
different types of Internet
service providers. The two
main types of ISPs are web
hosts and access providers.
Some ISPs provide both
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Intranet |
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A network inside a company
or organization that uses
the same kinds of software
found on the Internet, but
is only for internal use. A
company web server available
only to employees would be
an Intranet. |
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IP address
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IP addresses are
numbers that
uniquely identify
each computer
connected to the
Internet. It is
possible to have
more then one domain
name on a single IP
address.
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IRC |
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IRC: (Internet Relay
Chat) - A large
multi-user live chat
facility. There are
a number of major
IRC servers around
the world that are
linked to each
other. Anyone
connected to IRC can
create a channel or
chat room, and all
others in the
channel see
everything that
everyone types. |
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ISDN |
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(Integrated Services
Digital Network) - A
high-speed way to
move data over
existing phone
lines. In theory, it
can provide speeds
of roughly 128,000
bits-per-second; in
practice, most
people will be
limited to 56,000 or
64,000
bits-per-second. |
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