Chapter 6 Internet Service Providers— Hosting Your Web Site
OBJECTIVES What is an ISP? Why ISP? Example of IS: Web Hosting How do you choose an ISP?
What is ISP? A company that provides access to the Internet and Internet services, e.g., Comcast cable modem, Verizon DSL Six types of Internet services
Why ISP? Foundation of e-Commerce: networking consumers Get you connected Offer you Internet services (6)
Web hosting is a part of an ISP business Web Hosting example: www.yeswici.com from 1and1.com
BIG PICTURE: SERVICE PROVIDERS Internet Service Provider Health Service Provider hospitals Application Service Provider Web based Business application, e.g., CRM Example: http://www.salesforce.com
HOW TO CHOOSE AN ISP Bandwidth Size E.g. High-speed T1 and T3 lines Connection Availability and Performance E-mail Aliases/Forwarding
HOW TO CHOOSE AN ISP (cont.) Local Access Customer Service and Technical Support Price
History of ISPs ISP: part of Telecom history Value of a name – branding Why carry the name of AT&T? AT&T story - Brand Identity AT&T -> baby bells SBC bought AT&T -> new AT&T Cingular bought AT&T wireless -> Cingular AT&T + BellSouth -> AT&T
WHAT IS A DOMAIN NAME? A name that identifies one or more IP addresses Example, URL www.towson.edu, the domain name is “towson.edu” So it is the network name
How to Host a Web site? Find an ISP: 1and1.com Get a Domain name: www.yeswici.com Build your site: FrontPage Load your site: FTP Modify your site: FrontPage + FTP Make known your site: www.prweb.com Gain full control: dedicated web server
Exercises What is the top level domain for education? What are the criteria to evaluation ISP? What is the fastest growing market for ISP? – residential How to host your site?
Summary What is an ISP? Example of Web Hosting How to Choose an ISP What is Domain Name?