Residential Use of the Internet

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Residential Use of the Internet

• Dennis Archambault
• July 25th, 2000

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Internet Service Providers (ISP)

• V90 56Kbs Links
• Standard
• DSL speeds up to 1.5Mbs
• Always on option
• speeds vary by price range
• Watch for extra costs, DSL modem ISP costs
• Cable Modems Speeds to 9Mbs
• Always on option
• Speeds vary by price
• Availability a problem
• extra costs for modem equipment and ISP
• Speed test http//computingcentral.msn.com/topics
  /bandwidth/speedtest50.asp

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Bandwidth Speed Test
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Exposure on the Internet

• Home Banking
• Shopping
• Credit cards
• Virus
• Personal Information

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Virus Protection

• Online virus testing at most Vendors sites
  http//www.mcafee.com/centers/pc_checkup/
• Vendors
• Norton http//www.symantec.com/nav/indexA.html
• McAfee http//www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/d
  efault2.asp
• Update Virus products weekly if possible
  (Especially new out of the package)

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Personal Firewall

• How often are you on the Internet?
• The exposure varies by connection type, but it is
  real for all connections
• Scan your PC, see what the world sees
• GRC http//grc.com/ (Shields Up)
• Personal Firewall Vendors
• ZoneAlert (Free) http//www.zonelabs.com/
• Norton (60) http//www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/ind
  ex.html
• BlackIce (40) http//www.networkice.com/

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Search Engines Google
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Search Engines Google