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20 Cards in this Set
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Analog modem
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Enables a computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines, by translating digital data into analog data signals on the sending computer, then back to digital form on the receiving computer.
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Authentication
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The ability to verify a person's identity.
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Domain Name System
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A system that makes uniquely hierarchal names to specific Internet addresses.
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FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
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The complete domain name of an Internet computer.
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Gopher
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An Application-layer protocol that allows clients to retrieve test menus of information from servers. An older menu-based program in UNIX-based systems that is used to find resources.
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
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An application layer protocol used to transfer files between computers, that allows file transfer without corruption or alteration.
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Hexadecimal
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A base-16 system that allows large numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular base-10 system.
In hexadecimal, the number 10 is represented as the letter A, 15 is F, and 16 is represented as 10. |
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Internet Network Information Center
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Cooperative organization that formed an agreement between the US Dept. of Commerce and Network Solutions that
registered domain names for the .com, .net, and .org top-level domains. |
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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
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Provides the same services as POP, but more powerful.
Allows sharing of mailboxes and multiple mail server access. |
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Internet protocol (IP)
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Data transmission standard for the internet. Each PC on the internet has it's own IP address.
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NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol |
An Application-layer Internet protocol that allows the exchange of newsgroup articles.
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Point-to-point protocol (PPP)
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Improved version of SLIP that allows a computer to connect over a phone line.
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router
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A network device that determines the best path across a network for data.
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shell
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A command-based interface usually for an operating system
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segment
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Part of a larger structure, commonly used in networking to refer to a portion of a large network.
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Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
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A dial-up connection protocol that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line.
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shell account
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The command-line interface of a UNIX server at the ISP. Shell accounts require users to enter commancs to access and navigate the Internet.
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
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Ensures reliable communication and uses ports to deliver packets.
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top-level domain TLD
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the group into which a domain is categorized, by geography and/or common topic.
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UseNet (user network)
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A public access network consisting of newsgroups and group mailing lists.
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