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1. Packet Switching Method of slicing digital messages into packets, sending

the packets on different communication paths as they
become available, and then reassembling the packets
once they arrive to their destination.

2. Packets Defined block of information that serves as the informa-

tion exchange method on the network.

3. Router Special-purpose computer that interconnects the com-

puter networks that make up the internet and route pack-
ets to their destination as they travel the internet.

4. Routing Algo- Program that ensures the packets take the best available
rithm path towards their destination.

5. Protocol Set of rules and standards for data transfer.

6. Transmission Core communications protocol for the internet.

Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)

7. TCP Transmission Control Protocol.

Protocol that establishes the connections among sending

and receiving web computers and handles the assembly
of packets at the point of transmission.

8. IP Internet Protocol.

Protocol that provides the internet's addressing scheme

and is responsible for the actual delivery of the packets.

9. Network Interface Responsible for placing packets on and receiving them

Layer from the network medium.

10. Internet Layer Responsible for addressing, packaging, and routing mes-
sages on the Internet

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11. Transport Layer Responsible for providing communication with the appli-
cation by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to
and from the application

12. Application Layer Provides a variety of applications with the ability to access
the services of the lower layers.

13. IPv4 Internet Ad- Internet address expressed as a 32-bit number that ap-
dress pears as a series of four separate numbers marked off by
periods, such as 64.49.254.91.

14. IPv6 Internet Ad- Internet address expressed as a 128-bit number.

dress

15. Domain Name IP address expressed in natural language.

16. Domain Name System for expressing numeric IP addresses in natural

System languages.

17. Uniform Re- Address used by a Web browser to identify the location
source Locator of content to the web.
(URL)

18. Client/ Server Model of computing in which client computers are con-
Computing nected in a network together with one or more servers.

19. Client Powerful desktop computer that is part of a network.

20. Root Server Central directories that list all domain names currently in
use for specific domains.

21. Server Networked computer dedicated to common functions that

the client computers on the network need.

22. Cloud Computing Model of computing in which computer processing, stor-

age, software, and other services are provided as a
shared pool of virtual resources over the internet.

23.

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The Internet Public Cloud
"Cloud Comput- Private Cloud
ing" Model Hybrid Cloud

24. Public Cloud Third-party service providers that own and manage large,
scalable data centers that offer computing, data storage,
and high speed Internet to multiple customers who pay
for only the resources they use.

25. Private Cloud Similar options as public cloud but only to a single tenant.

26. Hybrid Cloud Offers customers both a public and private.

27. Hyper Text Trans- Internet protocol used for transferring web pages.
fer Protocol
(HTTP)

28. Simple Mail Trans- the Internet protocol used to send mail to a server.
fer Protocol
(SMTP)

29. Post Office Proto- Protocol used by the client to retrieve mail from an Inter-
col 3 (POP3) net server.

30. Internet Message Current email protocol that allows users to search, or-
Access Protocol ganize, and filter their mail prior to downloading It from
(IMAP) server.

31. File Transfer Pro- Part of TCP/IP protocol that permits users to transfer files
tocol (FTP) rom the server to their client computer and vice versa.

32. Telnet A terminal emulation protocol that runs in TCP/IP.

33. Secure Sockets Protocol that secures communications between the client
Layer (SSL) and the server.

34. Ping Program that allows you to check the connection between
your client and the server.

35. Tracert
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One of several route-tracing utilities that allow you to
follow the path of a message you send from your client
to a remote computer on the Internet.

36. Backbone High-bandwidth fiber-optic cable that transports data

across the Internet.

37. Internet Ex- Hub where the backbone intersects with local and region-
change Point al networks and where backbone owners connect with
(IXP) one another.

38. Internet Service Firm that provides the lowest level of service in the mul-
Provider (ISP) ti-tiered Internet architecture by leasing Internet access
to home owners, small businesses, and some large insti-
tutions.

39. Intranets TCP/IP Network located within a single organization for

purposes of communications and information processing.

40. Hypertext A way of formatting pages with embedded links that con-
nect documents to one another, and that also link pages
to other objects such as sound, video, or animation files.

41. Markup Lan- HTML and XML

guages?

42. HTML Hypertext Markup Language.

Provides webpage designers with a fixed set of markup

"tags" are used to format a web page.

43. XML Extensible Markup Language.

New markup language specification developed by the

W3C (WWW Consortium) that is designed to describe
data and information.

44. Web Server Soft- Software that enables a computer to deliver Web pages
ware written in HTML to client computers on a network that
request this service by sending an HTTP request.
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45. Database Server Server designed to access specific information with a

database.

46. Ad Server server designed to deliver targeted banner ads.

47. Mail Server Server that provides email messages.

48. Video Server Server that serves video clips.

49. Web Clients Computing devise attached to the internet that's capable
of making HTTP requests and displaying HTML pages.

50. Email The most used application of the internet.

Uses a series of protocols to enable messages containing

texts, images, etc. to be transferred from one user to
another over the internet.

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