Lost in Cyberspace: Broadband

For home computer users, broadband Internet connections currently come in two flavors: digital subscriber line (DSL), which piggybacks onto a customer's copper telephone line, and cable, which comes through a coaxial TV cable. Whether broadband is worth it depends on what a user does online. DS...

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Published inLink-Up (Minneapolis, Minn. 1983) Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 11
Main Author Koplowitz, H B
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medford Information Today, Inc 01.03.2001
Subjects
Advantages
Broadband
Cable TV
Computer Oriented Programs
Computer Peripherals
Computer Software
Digital music
Information Retrieval
Internet
Internet access
Modems
Music
Paraprofessional Personnel
Service introduction
Singing
Software
Streaming media
Television
Websites
United States > US
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Summary:For home computer users, broadband Internet connections currently come in two flavors: digital subscriber line (DSL), which piggybacks onto a customer's copper telephone line, and cable, which comes through a coaxial TV cable. Whether broadband is worth it depends on what a user does online. DSL and cable connections are generally more reliable than dial-up modems and significantly faster at some tasks, such as downloading MP3 files with Napster. For all the hype, broadband mainly improves bottleneck problems associated with what is known as the last mile-the distance between your computer and your Internet provider's nearest server. Another area where broadband beats modems is FTP, or file transferring.
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ISSN:0739-988X