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Socket (telecommunications)

Socket (telecommunications) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Socket (telecommunications) rather than just read about it. In short: Socket is a Missouri-based telecommunications provider, with its headquarters in Columbia, Missouri. Socket is a privately held company and offers local and long distance phone service, as well as fiber-optic internet, and data technology to residents and businesses across Missouri.

Key takeaways

Socket (telecommunications) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Socket (telecommunications) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Socket (telecommunications) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Socket is a Missouri-based telecommunications provider, with its headquarters in Columbia, Missouri. Socket is a privately held company and offers local and long distance phone service, as well as fiber-optic internet, and data technology to residents and businesses across Missouri.

History Founded in 1994 by George Pfenenger and John Dupuy, Socket Internet quickly became the largest local internet provider in Missouri. In 2001 Inc. (magazine) ranked Socket Internet 136th on its list of America's Top 500 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies, an award it would win three times. Also in 2001, Technology Fast 50 ranked Socket 4th in The Fast 50, which recognizes the 50 fastest growing technology companies in a given geographic area. In 2004, Socket expanded into the telephone industry, offering business telephone and networking services. In 2008, the company began offering residential telephone service in select markets. In 2010, Socket was awarded $23.7 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network in Callaway County. Construction for the project began in late 2011 with the first residential customers Fiber Internet service being installed in May 2012. The project is expected to have a major impact in Millersburg, MO and Callaway County where residents are limited to dial-up and satellite Internet options. The company offers flat rate pricing as well as no contract Internet services.

Headquarters Originally located near the west end of Business Loop 70 in Columbia, MO, the company headquarters were moved to an office building on Cherry Street in the downtown area, eventually expanding to include space below what is now Glenn's Cafe and the Tiger Hotel. In early 2007, Socket moved to their current headquarters at 2703 Clark Lane in Columbia, the former site of Boyce & Bynum Pathology Laboratories.

Sponsorships Socket was a sponsor of the short-lived Mid-Missouri Mavericks, a minor league baseball team, through the 2004 & 2005 seasons. The sponsorship ended with the dissolution of the team in early 2006. Socket is a current sponsor of Missouri Tigers football and Missouri Tigers men's basketball, including the Socket Post-Game Show with Mike Kelly.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Socket (telecommunications)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Socket (telecommunications) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Socket (telecommunications) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Socket (telecommunications) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Socket (telecommunications)

In research: Socket (telecommunications) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Socket (telecommunications) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Socket (telecommunications) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Columbia, Missouri, Digital subscriber line, Internet hosting, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Socket (telecommunications) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Socket (telecommunications) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Socket (telecommunications) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Socket (telecommunications) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Socket (telecommunications) in simple terms?

Why does Socket (telecommunications) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Socket (telecommunications)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Socket (telecommunications).