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| Method of Connection | Baud Rate |
| Analog Modems | 28.8 kilobits per second, 33.6 kilobits per second, and 56 kilobits per second |
| ISDN | 128 kbps |
| T1 | 1.5 megabytes per second |
| Cable Modem | 3.5 megabytes per second |
Common browsers include Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and NSCA Mosaic
| Name of Protocol | Usage |
| FTP | file transfer |
| HTTP | World Wide Web |
| NNTP | newsgroups |
| SMTP |