BCS Glossary of Computing, 14th Edition

B1 PERSONAL USE OF THE INTERNET

This section is concerned with terms you are likely to meet when using the internet. Other related terms can be found in Section B2 The internet.

With the rapid spread in the availability of the internet, almost everybody can now have personal access to the services it provides. This has occurred as demand made it profitable for telecommunications companies to find solutions. The solutions include using domestic telephone lines and fibre optic cables to carry fast internet communications, the cheapness of wireless networking (Wi-Fi) and the ability of mobile phone signals to carry fast internet communications at an affordable cost. In remote areas, Government subsidies have been used to provide an almost universal ...