Describe the four main connection methods used by homes and SOHO businesses.
Dialup access:
- Dialup access is an inexpensive option that uses any phone line and a modem.
- It is the slowest connection option and typically is used in areas where higher-speed connections are unavailable.
DSL:
- DSL is more expensive than dialup but provides a faster connection.
- It also uses telephone lines, but unlike dialup access, DSL provides a continuous connection to the Internet.
- This connection option uses a special high-speed modem that separates the DSL signal from the telephone signal and provides an Ethernet connection to a host computer or LAN.
Cable modem:
- Cable Internet is a connection option offered by cable television service providers.
- The Internet signal is carried on the same coaxial cable that delivers cable television to homes and businesses.
- A special cable modem separates the Internet signal from the other signals carried on the cable and provides an Ethernet connection to a host computer or LAN.
Satellite:
- Satellite connection is an option offered by satellite service providers.
- The user’s computer connects through Ethernet to a satellite modem that transmits radio signals to the nearest POP within the satellite network.
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