Internet service provider

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/internet-service-provider

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the organizational models?ISPs operate under commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or private ownership structures
2. What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?An ISP is a company or group that helps people and businesses get online. They build and run the cables, towers, and servers that carry data to and from the internet. They are like the superheroes that bring the internet to your home.
3. How do ISPs connect us to the internet?ISPs build a big network of fiber cables, coaxial cables, and wireless towers. They use special equipment to send data packets through this network so your computer can talk to other computers around the world.

Internet Transit: The service provided by ISPs to connect their networks to larger internet backbones, enabling broader connectivity.
Web Hosting: The service of storing website files on a server, making them accessible to users on the internet.
Colocation: Renting space within an ISP's data center to house and manage one's own servers and networking equipment.
Digital Divide: The gap between those who have access to modern information and communication technology and those who do not.