The document discusses various types of internet connections including analogue/dial-up, cable, satellite, DSL, and Internet2. Analogue/dial-up is the slowest and uses a modem to connect via phone lines. Cable uses coaxial cables for faster transmission than phone lines. Satellite provides connectivity anywhere but is slower than broadband due to distance. DSL uses phone lines for an always-on connection and comes in varieties like ADSL. Internet2 has extremely high speeds up to 100Gbps but is uncommon.

2.  The Analogue connection, also known as Dial-Up access, is a
very slow and inexpensive type of internet connection. A
dialup connection uses a modem, phone line and ISP. With
an analogue connection, a subscriber connects to the
internet by dialing up a phone number gotten from an ISP.
The modem converts Incoming data from analogue to digital
and the reverse. The dial up access provides poor internet
quality.

3. Very popular dial-up provider, only need a phone line and the following system requirements: Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP Windows Vista/7
Computer Processor 90 MHz or higher processor 800MHz or higher processor
Memory 64 MB of RAM 512 MB of RAM
Monitor VGA monitor with 800x600 resolution SVGA monitor with 800x600 resolution
Modem 28.8K modem 56K modem or higher
Free Disk Space 20 MB of free disk space 20 MB of free disk space
Browser Internet Explorer 5.0.1 or higher Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher

4.  A Cable modem is a type of internet connection that
allows connection via cable TV lines. The Cable
internet connection uses TV channels for data
transmission. Cable internet provides fast internet
access. Cable TV uses coaxial cable, which support
higher bandwidth than telephone lines do.
It is important to make it clear that broadband is a
general name for cable, satellite and DSL types of
internet connections. Broadband internet
connections are highly reliable and fast. Like other
types of internet connections, they require modems
to connect to the internet.

5. The most popular cable internet provider. Comcast which now markets as Xfinity
requires a modem and a cable connection.

6.  Satellite connection provides uninterrupted
internet connectivity. Internet over Satellite uses a
communication satellite that is on a stationary
position in orbit. Due to the huge distance the
data has to be transmitted, the speed of satellite
is a bit lower than Broadband types of internet
connections.

8.  DSL, which also refers to xDSL, uses 2-wire
copper telephone lines and it does not
require dialing in to an ISP. In fact, DSL is
an "always on" internet connection.
There are different categories of DSL and
they are SDSL, VDSL and ADSL.

10.  Internet2 provides the highest internet
speed connectivity. It was developed by
a networking consortium to meet the
high-speed internet demand for
research and education work. It has a
speed of 100Gbps. The use of internet2 is
not common.