Starting to use
the internet
To connect to the Internet the
following are needed:
·
a computer
·
telephone line (cable being the
exception)
·
modem and/or router
·
an ISP (ISPs provide access to the Internet)
·
Web browser, eg Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera etc.(Web browsers have several uses:
·
forward and back buttons to move between pages, a history folder which
stores details of recently visited web pages, a stop button if a page is taking
too long to load, favourites and bookmark options to store often visited pages)
ISPs provide access to the Internet.
ISP stands for Internet service provider. Commonly used ISPs include Sky,
Virgin and BT but there are many more. Most offer the same basic package of
Internet access, email addresses and web space.
Service Area
Most urban areas have high-speed options such as cable or fibre optic options available. Rural areas usually have a few dial-up or DSL choices
Most urban areas have high-speed options such as cable or fibre optic options available. Rural areas usually have a few dial-up or DSL choices
Connection Speed
Most home internet services tout fast speeds, or report speeds in multiples of standard dial-up speed or even in potential kilobits per second (Kbps) or megabits per second (Mbps).
Most home internet services tout fast speeds, or report speeds in multiples of standard dial-up speed or even in potential kilobits per second (Kbps) or megabits per second (Mbps).
Additional Features
This criterion is not as crucial as it was five or 10 years ago. Most people are now comfortable with free web mail options such as Gmail or Yahoo and do not need additional email accounts offered by their service provider.
This criterion is not as crucial as it was five or 10 years ago. Most people are now comfortable with free web mail options such as Gmail or Yahoo and do not need additional email accounts offered by their service provider.
Help & Support
Fast, helpful, knowledgeable support is critical. We looked for services that provide numerous avenues of contact such as by telephone, email and chat. Services that rely on physical components such as cables and modems should also provide responsive, local on-site support.
Fast, helpful, knowledgeable support is critical. We looked for services that provide numerous avenues of contact such as by telephone, email and chat. Services that rely on physical components such as cables and modems should also provide responsive, local on-site support.
Upload and downloads speeds are important because a connection made to the Internet will be either analogue
or digital. 
A dial-up modem converts digital signals
from a computer to analogue signals that are then sent down the
telephone line. A modem on the other end converts the analogue signal back to a
digital signal the computer can understand.
The maximum theoretical connection
speed is 56Kbps. Dial-up is very slow by today’s
standards and in real world use will typically result in a download speed of roughly 5KBps.
Phone calls cannot be made whilst connected to the Internet.
This is a broadband speed test.
You can get free ones online and it tests your speed. Easy and quick to do!
As a student he would
be using VLEs, word documents, spreadsheets, watching tutorials etc. As he is a
student he is very poor so needs a cheap broadband.
I think that virgin’s media offer is the best
offer for him because it’s very cheap at £4.00 per month. This is f for 18
months. You get unlimited downloads which is good for a student because he will
probably want to download a lot. It is also quite fast at 30mb. You get a free
wireless router and unlimited call if he wants to call some one at the weekend.
This is the best value for money.
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