ISP (Internet Service Provider) - Definition
ISP is an abbreviation for Internet Service Provider, meaning any company, organization, or individual that sells access to the internet. Popular commercial ISPs include AOL (America OnLine), EarthLink Network, NetZero, and the major long-distance phone and cable companies. An ISP provides a telephone number, a user name, a password, and other connection information so users can connect their computers to the ISP’s computers. An ISP typically charges a monthly or hourly connection fee. ISPs may offer such additional services as email, domain name registration, and proprietary web content development.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- The windows delete button and the empty recycle bin option does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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