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+ Identifying ways of connecting to | » Using different internet services + Following netiqu communicating online tte while Moz asks a question to Tejas and Jyoti. Of course Moz. Nowadays, most homes in India have internet connectivity and browsing ‘the Intemet for information is quite common %E do you have invernet connectivity at home? The Internet is a system that connects computers worldwide | to provide various iL, World Wide Web and | exchange of data. | teacher told us that more than 350 million |g women users in India connect to the Internet. We, too, use itto | seek information for our work, assignments, projects, etc, | QB Welt, do you krow Internet Service Provider or ISP isan } what ISP is? organisation that. provides internet services for personal and business needo. Internet Service Provide: ‘Or ISPs provide internet connectivity to individuals and companies. ISPs possess the ‘equipment to provide internet access. Government. =a Educational Inotitution Large Corporation We need a connection to the Internet to use it. | have a dial-up internet connection at home. Ihave a broadband connection. » \B Good. You both know about the type of Internet: connection you have at home. We can connect to the Internet in different ways. Types of Internet connection 7 Wired connection Wireless rp Dial-Up Broadband Broadband sai Fibre WiFi Satellites Mobiles jial-up connection is one of the earliest methods used to connect fo the Internet. A \ telephone connection and a modem is required to setup a dial-up connection, The I provides a telephone number. The connection is established from the computer fo the ISP via the telephone line by dialli imber, which enables Oe ee —— | a ee Prva i, @ Ina dial-up connection, a username and a password are used to connect to the Internet from home. The username and password are unique and are allotted to us by the Internet Service Provider. demodulation. Modulation: Conversion of one form of signal to another form is known as Digital data om the sender's end is converted by the modem into signals. These signals are transmitted along telephone lines to reach the receiver's end. Demodulation: Reconversion of signals to thei original form + known as demodulation. he modem at the receiver's end converts the signals back to its original digital form that can be processed by the computer. How dial-up Internet works Internet \9P (Internet Service Provider) Telephone Modem (Modulator-Demodulatos) It is a hardware device that mmunicates between two computers for transmission of digital data over telephone wires. A modem performs two functions: modulation and — Digital Signal - = 4 . A Analog “ S| aR a - & SA — Abroadband connection, too, requires a username and a password to connect to the ISP. Broadband modem/router \ rs q iple transmission lines to ‘transmit information at a greater ‘Capacity. This type of connection Is Zz characterised as ‘always on’, which : means ‘at all times’ or ‘continuous’. TRY Steps to internet connectivity via broadband Step 1: Click Start + Control Panel + Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a new connection or Network > Connect Internet Configure anew router or acess point. Rp tinny ee ies ewe ‘Connect oa iden network or ceate a new wireless profile Goce sseronce Setup 2 dial-up o VP comecton to you worpace. | GG 2580 omen et tenet sing» dial-up conection | r ‘Set up a new connection’ YoU are already connected ta the Internet a @ > Browse the internet now ® Set up anew connection anyway Do you want to use a connection that you already have? No, create anew comecton (© Yex 11 hoor an exiting connection |e erento | OOS ananeoe @ What is the difference between a dial-up and. Good question! Let me list out the a broadband connection when both facilitate simultaneous use of telephone and Internet? —_ differences for you. Dial-up connection oi Broadband connection a Requires dialling up anumber + Offers a dedicated, continuous internet to connect to the Internet. connection. + Speed of data and voice + Provides high speed internet connection transmission is low. via multiple transmission lines. All my classmates access the Internet in the school lab simultaneously using the same broadband connection. How is this possible? The technolo. ‘ansmission of information using a broadband

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