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