1. How Traffic Moves over the
Internet
●What is ISP
● What is POP
● What is PDA
● What is Internet backbone
2. What is ISP
ISP is a company that offers its customers access to the
Internet.
For users and small businesses, the most popular
options include dial-up, DSL , broadband
wireless, cable modem, fiber to the premises (FTTH),
and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) .
3. What is POP
A POP is an artificial demarcation point or interface
point between communications entities.
It is a physical location that houses servers, routers,
ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators.
4. What is PDA
A PDA is a mobile device that functions as a personal
information manager.
Many PDAs can access the Internet, intranets or
extranets via Wi-Fi or
Wireless Wide Area Networks. Many PDAs employ
touchscreen technology.
5. What is Internet backbone
The Internet backbone refers to the principal
data routes between large, strategically
interconnected networks and core routers in the
Internet.
