What is Internet Service Provider (ISP) ?

What is Internet Service Provider (ISP) ?

  1. ISP stands for Internet service provider.
  2. It is the company that provides us a connection to the Internet.
  3. Internet service provider can be either local or national.
  4. An ISP gives you the software you need as well as an e-mail account and access to other options on the Internet for a monthly fee.

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In an monthly fee ISP provides us -

  • User Id
  • Password
  • Access phone Number
  • Modem
  • Additional Softwares - Antivirus

After issuing Internet Connection from ISP you are able to do -

  1. Log on to the Internet
  2. Browse the WWW and USENET
  3. Sending and receiving E-mails.
  4. Watch Videos

Examples of ISP’s :

  1. Comcast
  2. Telus
  3. Reliance
  4. Yahoo

Explanation of ISP :

Generally ISP provides us Internet connection at home or office.ISP offers different plans to attract subscribers.ISP offers internet connection by charging fee before usage or after usage (Prepaid/Postpaid).

ISPs provide -

  • Virtual Web Servers
  • space on shared public Web Servers
  • access to the Internet Backbone