THE LARGER INTERNET II TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT Fiber ...
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174 CHAPTER 3 The Internet and World Wide Web<br />
3. Call a local ISP, cable provider, and DSL provider to request information on<br />
their services. Prepare a brief report summarizing the features, benefits, and<br />
costs of each. Which is the fastest? What, if any, are the downsides of<br />
selecting any of the three for Internet service (such as additional equipment<br />
purchases)?<br />
4. Select two countries (excluding the United States) and prepare a short report<br />
describing their basic Internet infrastructure. Are they public or commercial?<br />
How and where do they connect to backbones within the United States?<br />
5. We have mentioned several high-speed gigabit networks throughout this chapter.<br />
Investigate the topic of high-speed networks on the Web and try to find the<br />
fastest recorded network (usually used for research purposes). Then try to find<br />
the fastest commercial network handling routine Internet traffic.
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