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51 Cards in this Set
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Network
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A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate with one another
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Node
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Any entity on a network that can be managed, such as a system, repeater, router, gateway, switch or firewall.
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Client
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An individual computer connected to a network.
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Server
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A computer in a network that manages the network resources and provides, or serves, information to clients
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LAN
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A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area
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WAN
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A group of computers connected over an expansive geographic area so their users can share files and services
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Internet
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A worldwide network of interconnected networks
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ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)
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A U.S Department of defense agency that created the first global computer network
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ARPANET
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A computer network, funded by ARPA, that sever as the basis for early networking research and was the backbone during the development of the internet
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
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An independent agency of the U.S Government that promotes the advancement of science and engineering
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Backbone
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The highest level in the computer hierarchy, to which smaller networks typically connect
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Gateway
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A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks
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World Wide Web
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A set of software programs that enables users to access resources on the internet via hypertext documents
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Hypertext Link
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highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that, when clicked, links the user to another location or web page
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Web page
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An HTML document containing one or more elements that can be linked to or form other HTML pages
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Web site
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A WWW server and its content; includes multiple web pages
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Web browser
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A software application that enable users to access and view web pages on the internet
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TCP/IP
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A suite of protocols that turns data onto blocks of info called packets, which are then sent across the internet
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Packet
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Data processed by protocols so it can be sent across a network
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Router
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A device that routes packets between networks based on network layer addresses; determines the best path across a network
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ISP
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An organization that maintains a gateway to the internet and rents access customers
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Modem
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The device used to transmit phone lines to internet lines
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ISDN
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A communication standard for sending voice, video or data over telephone lines
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Bandwidth
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The amount of info that can be carried on a network at once
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NIC
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A circuit board within a computers CPU that serves as the interface enabling the computer connect to a network
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Wireless AP
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A device that enables wireless systems to communicate with each other
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Standard
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A definition or format that has been approved by a recognized standards organization
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DSL
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A high speed direct internet connection that uses all digital netowrks
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xDSL
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Collectively, the variations of DSL, which include ADSL, RADSL, HDSL
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4G
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Wireless phone network capable of delivering high speed broadband internet access
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4G mobile hotspot
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A device that connects a wireless local area network to a wireless phone network at broadband speeds
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IP
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The data transmission standard for the internet
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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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The international organization responsible for allocation of IP addresses
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Point to Point Protocol
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A protocol that allows a computer to connect to the internet over a phone line
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PPP over Ethernet
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A protocol that implements PPP on top of the Ethernet architecture to connect an entire network to
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Hypertext transfer protocol
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The file protocol for transporting HTML documents across the internet
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Simple mail transfer protocol
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The internet standard protocol for transferring e-mail messages from one computer to another
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Post office protocol
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A protocol that resides on an incoming mail server. The current version is POP3
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Internet message access protocol
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A protocol that resides on incoming mail server. Similar to POP, but its more powerful
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Usenet
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A collection of thousands of internet computers, newsgroups and newsgroup members using network news transfer protocol to exchange information
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Newsgroup
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On usenet, a subject or other topical interest group whose members exchange ideas and opinions.
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Network news transfer protocol
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The internet protocol used by news servers that enables the exchange of newsgroup articles
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Domain name system
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A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific internet addresses
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Domain name
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An IP address represented in words
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Host
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A computer tthat other computers can use to gain information (Server)
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Fully qualified domain name
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The complete domain name of an internet computer, such as CIWcertified.com
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Root-level server
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A server at the highest level of the domain name system
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Top-level domain
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The group into which a domain is categorized, by common topic
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Domain name server
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A server that resolves domain names into IP addresses
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Virtual domain
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A hosting service that allows a company to host its domain name on a third-party ISP server
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Shared domain
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A hosting service that allows multiple entities to share portions of the same domain name
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