Internet Services Connecting People Across the Globe

Internet services refer to the internet service provider (ISP) or to internet services such as the World Wide Web (WWW), internet e-mail services, file transfer protocol (FTP), or Telnet. Internet services give us the opportunity to interconnect with other computer networks and exchage data. This is possible through packet switching using standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). There are also various ways and technologies you can use to access the internet such as dial-up connections and digital subscriber line (DSL).

The World Wide Web or WWW, as an internet service, is the system of distributed servers that handle hypermedia documents such as those using the HyperText Markup Language or HTML. This is the method of presenting information in which selected words or phrases in the text are hyperlinked to other related information. These links can be other documents, graphics, videos or audio files. File Transfer Protocol or FTP, on the other hand, is an internet service that you can use to send, receive and share files across networks. There are different websites and applications that provide FTP services that you can use to move and keep your files in. This is also the internet service used for transferring files which are used for publishing websites.

Internet Service Provider or ISP, which is also called Internet Access Provider, is a company that provides individuals and business with access to the internet. There are different types of ISPs and these include:

online-services – such as American Online (AOL) and Microsoft (MSN)
national ISPs – such as EarthLink and Mind Spring, are large companies that offer internet access in a wide geographical area
small and independent ISPs – operate in local or regional markets

You can find the best ISP that will meet all your needs by checking the different companies offering this kind of internet service. You can actually start out by using those that come with your computer or you can ask experts on this matter to help you out.

Once you have decided on which Internet Service Provider to use, the next step is how to access your ISP by means of internet access and internet connection. There are different ways to access the internet and these include using:

Dial-Up connections – this needs a phone-line, a modem and an ISP connected to your computer
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network, a type of Dial-up connection with a faster speed but more expensive
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line such as Asymmetric DSL and Symmetric DSL
Cable – cable internet is connected through coaxial cables similarly used for cable TV
Tier Carrier – consists of many tiers of speed
T1 – Tier1 – very expensive but slow
T3 – Tier3 – very fast and very expensive
T2, T4, T5
Optical Cable – with speed of up to 1 Gbit