What is Broadband? The term “broadband” refers to telecommunication in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit information. It is frequently used as another term for high-speed Internet access which allows users to access the Internet and Internet-related services at significantly higher speeds than traditional modems like a regular telephone line. High-speed Internet allows users access to advance data processing and high-speed transmission technologies such as: cable modem; wireless access, satellite access, and power line access. There are many advantages to broadband, some of these are: your connection is always on, there is no need to dial-up your Internet provider; information can be downloaded into our computer at significantly higher speeds than with traditional modems; users can go on line without tying up their telephone lines.
What do the end of Web addresses stand for? In the United States, there are five main web page endings. These are intended to tell you where the information you are looking at: comes from: ".edu" for educational institutions, ".gov" for government agencies, ".org" for non-profit organizations, ".com" for commercial or business sites, and ".net" for network providers.
In countries outside the United States, the Web addresses end with the country’s abbreviation, such as ".uk", which means that the web site comes from the United Kingdom.
Do you know that after midnight, February 17, 2009, you will need a digital-to-analog converter box for any analog TVs (non digital) you have?
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