Broadband Internet access

suburban area with a population of 30,855. With all of these people in this area of West Virginia, it is very important that everyone stays connected. Whether it’s by using your phone or sending emails from your laptop, the internet is a necessity in Morgantown. With a broadband coverage of 92.8%, Morgantown ranks 7th for most coverage in West Virginia. With 19 providers, they are the third fastest city at 45.5 MBPS. West Virginia ranks 45th in the country for the most connected state. I…

What is Digital Divide? The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who do not. It also has to do with the amount of information people with Internet can access. The speed of the Internet connection, the price of the Internet, and the performance of the computers available all play a part in the digital divide. The digital divide is found in different socioeconomic groups, the educated and uneducated, and between less industrialized nations. Governments…

computer, each device requires the assignment a unique number to identify it on the network, known as an IP address which stands for Internet Protocol Address. Every device requires an IP address from a cell phone to a fax machine. This number gives your device the ability to communicate with other devices and available networks. Once the original device requires network access to another device, then the creation of a LAN (Local Area Network) is the next step, a LAN network can be as small as a…

Until a few years back, we needed a wired computer connected to telephonic ports to get internet access. Nowadays, mobile phones are used for super-fast internet, with applications ranging from banking to movie ticketing. This wireless technology helps reduce cost and also increases mobility. Devices are shrinking in terms of their size and are growing in processing speeds. 4G is the fourth generation of broadband mobile technology after 3G. All 4G technologies and other future technologies…

nationwide distribution network across Canada of approximately 3,400 dealer and retail third party locations (2). Their network provides consumers with access to advanced high-speed wireless services, such as but not limited to, wireless e-mail, digital picture and video transmissions, mobile video, music downloading and mobile access to the internet (2). Rogers Wireless’ network allows for consumers to have roaming data in over 200 countries (3). It is the highest revenue earning subsidiary…

performance. The user will be able to determine the download speed by the internet connection. This depends on the area of the user and how quick the internet will bring the specified website to the user’s computer screen. There are for factors which determine the download speed of the internet, including: > Dial-Up: this is when the internet is ran through the analogue phone line. Also, this has been the tradition of the internet access…

(Costea 2006, p. 144; Investopedia 2015a). The public and online users are gaining easy access on the financial information and performance of different companies that intensify competition and investment opportunities. Immense data, online processing and information have become challenging…

Columbia, South Carolina is having internet connection problems. Mr.Topp uses a broadband digital subscriber line for his internet access. I am going to research the problem and share the possible causes of his internet connection problems. I am going to use Window’s help and support. According to www.sockets.com/winsock2.html Winsock has been a standard since January 1993 that is a powerful and flexible for creating universal TCP/IP applications. Mr. Topp internet connection could be unplugged…

With the internet being what it is, the world is at our fingertips with the click of a button, scroll of the mouse, and search of a phrase. We, essentially, have access to everything at all times. However, it is this exact unlimited access that causes much debate and controversy in terms of whether we should, in fact, be granted complete internet freedom, or if the endless stream of content should be regulated. As voted by The Federal Communication Commission (FCC), “Open Internet Rules” have…

I am a 10-Gallon person who has been enduring relationships with pint size people! Oh. My. God! This is what I heard Bishop T.D. Jakes say in one of Oprah's Lifeclasses on TV. It resonated so deeply with me and opened my eyes to the reason I have so often felt frustrated. The Pint People may be actually giving me all they have, but to my 10-Gallon self, it feels like, "Is this all you got?!" I cannot change anyone or anything, but what I can control is with whom I wish to spend my energy…