1. Chapter 6 Internet Service Providers— Hosting Your Web Site

2. OBJECTIVES What is an ISP? Why ISP? Example of IS: Web Hosting
How do you choose an ISP?

3. 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

4. Why ISP? Foundation of e-Commerce: networking consumers
Get you connected
Offer you Internet services (6)

5. Web hosting is a part of an ISP business
Web Hosting example: from 1and1.com

6. BIG PICTURE: SERVICE PROVIDERS
Internet Service Provider
Health Service Provider
hospitals
Application Service Provider
Web based
Business application, e.g., CRM
Example:

7. HOW TO CHOOSE AN ISP Bandwidth Size
E.g. High-speed T1 and T3 lines
Connection Availability and Performance
Aliases/Forwarding

8. HOW TO CHOOSE AN ISP (cont.)
Local Access
Customer Service and Technical Support
Price

9. 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

10. WHAT IS A DOMAIN NAME? A name that identifies one or more IP addresses
Example, URL the domain name is “towson.edu”
So it is the network name

11. How to Host a Web site? Find an ISP: 1and1.com
Get a Domain name:
Build your site: FrontPage
Load your site: FTP
Modify your site: FrontPage + FTP
Make known your site:
Gain full control: dedicated web server

12. 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?

13. Summary What is an ISP? Example of Web Hosting How to Choose an ISP
What is Domain Name?