Which term provides internet access to customers?

• A. Cloud
• B. Hardware
• C. ISP
• D. Ethernet Switch

Answer: (C)

Understanding who provides internet access to customers helps distinguish everyday networking terms. The Internet Service Provider, or ISP, is the organization that offers connectivity to the broader Internet, usually delivering a gateway or modem to customers and handling the last-mile link. The other options don’t fit this role: Cloud refers to services like storage or computing delivered over the Internet, not the access itself; Hardware is a broad term for physical devices and doesn’t by itself provide access; an Ethernet switch is a device that connects devices within a local network and doesn’t connect you to the Internet. So, the term that provides internet access to customers is the ISP.