Internet service providers
A)are the world's largest data communications network.
B)were created by the Pentagon.
C)allow personal computers almost anywhere in the world to be linked together.
D)are commercial firms that maintain a permanent connection to the Net and sell temporary connections to subscribers.
E)All of these choices

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Internet service providers are commercial companies that provide temporary connections to the internet to their subscribers. They maintain a permanent connection to the internet and resell access to it to individuals, businesses and other organizations. The other options are not entirely accurate: A is true, but it's a broad statement that doesn't entirely describe ISPs; B is partially true (the Pentagon did create the ARPANET, which was the precursor to the internet), but the statement focuses on a historical fact rather than what ISPs are today; and C is partially true, but connectivity between personal computers is only one small part of what ISPs do.

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