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12 Cards in this Set
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Internet
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Also called the net
worldwide collection of networks that link millions of businesses, government agencies, educational instutions, and individuals |
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World Wide Web
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One of the more widely used internet services
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ARPANET
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Network started by U.S Department of Defense Became functional in september 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the U.S., consisted of four main computers
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Host/Server
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Any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network
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W3C
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World Wide web Consortium oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet
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Access Provider
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A business that provides individuals and organizations access to the internet free or for a fee
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ISP
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Internet Service Provider
A regional or national access provider. Region ISP provides internet access to a specific geographic area. National ISP offer more sercives and provides internet access in cities and towns nationwide |
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OSP
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Online Service Provider
Provides internet access and has many members only features such as instant messaging or their own customized version of a web browser |
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Internet Backbone
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Major carriers of network traffic
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IP Address
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Internet Protocol Address
Number that uniquely indentifies each computer or device connected to the Internet consists of four groups of numbers |
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domain name
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Text version of an IP address
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TLD
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Top Level Domain
Last Section of the domain name, identifies the type of organization associated with the domain |