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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Internet backbone

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Network of high-capacity routers and fiber-optic communications links that provides the main routes for data traffic across the Internet

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NSP

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Network service provider; Maintain backbone links and routers

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Network access points

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Tie together NSP equipment and links

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ISP

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Internet service provider; offers Internet access to individuals, businesses, and smaller ISPs

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Modem

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Contains circuitry that converts the data-carrying signals from your computer to signals that can travel over various communications channels

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TCP

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Transmission Control Protocol; Creates packets and exchanges packets of data

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IP

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Internet Protocol; Provides devices with unique addresses

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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol; Exchanges information over the Web

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol; Transfers files between local and remote host computers

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VoIP

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Voice over Internet Protocol; Transmits voice conversations over the Internet

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TCP/IP

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Primary protocol suite responsible for message transmission on the Intenet

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Protocol suite

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Combination of protocols that work together

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Static IP address

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Permanently assigned IP address

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Dynamic IP address

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Temporarily assigned IP address

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Always-on connection

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Linked to your ISP and is online whenever your computer and modem are on, even if you are not actively accessing the Internet

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FQDN

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Fully qualified domain name, also known as a domain name

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Domain name

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Part of the addresses for servers that handle e-mail and Web sites

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Top-level domain

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The extension at the end of a domain name

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Domain Name System (DNS)

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A huge database in which every unique IP address corresponding to a domain name has been entered

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DNS cache poisoning

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When a domain name server is hacked and directs Internet users to a wrong or malicious Web site

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ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; Recognized as the global organization that coordinates technical management of the Internet’s Domain Name System

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Latency

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The elapsed time for data to make a round trip from point A to point B and back to point A

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Ping

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Packet Internet Groper; Sends a signal to a specific Internet address and waits for a reply

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Traceroute

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Utility that records a packet’s path in addition to its round-trip speed

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Upstream speed

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Rate of data that is uploaded from your computer to the Internet

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Downstream speed

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Rate of data downloaded to your computer

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Asymmetric Internet connection

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When upstream speeds differ from downstream speeds

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Symmetric Internet connection

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When upstream and downstream speeds are the same

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Fixed Internet access

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Links your computer to an ISP from a stationary point, such as a wall socket or roof-mounted antenna

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Portable Internet access

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Allows you to easily move your access device, as in the case of vehicle-mounted satellite dishes that can be deployed when the vehicle is parked

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Mobile Internet access

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Allows you to use the Internet as you are on the go, such as using a cell phone to collect your e-mail while you are traveling by train

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Dial-up connection

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A fixed internet connection that uses a voiceband modem and telephone lines to transport data between your computer and your ISP

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Voiceband modem

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(Modem) Converts the signals from your computer into audible analog signals that can travel over telephone lines

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DSL

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Digital subscriber line; A high-speed, digital, always-on, Internet access technology that runs over standard phone lines

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DSL modem

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A device that connects a computer to a telephone line and converts computer data signals into signals compatible with DSL

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DSL filter

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Prevents voiceband signals from interfering with DSL signals

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Cable Internet service

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A means of distributing always-on broadband Internet access over the same infrastructure that offers cable television service

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Cable modem

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Converts your computer’s signal into one that can travel over the CATV network

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DOCSIS

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Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification; Data transport technology that includes security filters

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Satellite Internet service

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Means of distributing always-on, high-speed asymmetric Internet access by broadcasting signals to and from a personal satellite dish

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Satellite modem

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A device that modulates that data signals from a computer into a frequency band that can be carried to the satellite dish, where it is converted to another frequency, amplified, and transmitted

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Fixed wireless Internet service

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(Wireless broadband service) Designed to offer Internet access to homes and businesses by broadcasting data signals over areas large enough to cover most cities and outlying areas

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WiMAX

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(Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) An Ethernet-compatible network standard that offers an alternative to wired technologies

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Wi-Fi hotspot

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An area in which the public can access a Wi-Fi network that offers Internet service

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1G

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Analog; few features beyond voice communications

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2G

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Digital; Support for basic data transport in the form of text messages; Sending data required voiceband modem

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3G

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Support digital transmission for both voice and data

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4G

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Next step forward in mobile technology; Very fast

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WAP

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(Wireless Application Protocol) Communications protocol that provides Internet access from handheld devices, such as cell phones

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Mobile broadband

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Data services offered by cellular service providers for the real Internet (instead of WAP)

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MiFi

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Brand name for a compact, mobile, wireless router

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Tethering

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Ability to serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot (some cell phones)

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Software as a service (SaaS)

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Refers to a model in which consumers access applications from a cloud provider over the Internet, usually by using a browser

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Real-time messaging system

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Allows people to exchange short messages while they are online

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Instant messaging (IM)

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One-on-one messaging

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Chat

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Group communications

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VoIP

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(Voice over Internet Protocol) Technology in which a broadband Internet connection is used to place telephone calls instead of the regular phone system

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Jitter

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Measures the variability of packet latency

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Packet loss

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Refers to data that never reaches its destination or gets discarded because it arrives too late to be of any use

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Synchronous communications

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A system of communication in which the people communicating have to be online at the same time and the conversation happens in real time (IM, chat)

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Asynchronous communications

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One person posts a message using the Internet that can be read later by the recipients or public (Forums, wikis, blogs, tweets)

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Internet forum

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Web-based online discussion site where participants post comments to discussion threads

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Wiki

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Allows participants to modify posted material

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Blog

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Short for Web log; Similar to an online diary

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Tweet

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A short message of 140 characters or less that is posted to the Twitter Web site

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Grid computing system

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A network of computer harnessed together to perform processing tasks

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol; Provides a way to transfer files from one computer to another over any TCP/IP network, such as a LAN or the Internet

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FTP server

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Resides on a computer containing files that remote users might want to access

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FTP client

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Offers an easy-to-use interface for accessing FTP servers

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Anonymous FTP

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Can be accessed by logging in without a password by using the user ID “anonymous”

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P2P file sharing

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Also known as “file sharing”; Allows users to obtain files from other users located anywhere on the Internet

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BitTorrent

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A file sharing protocol that distributes the role of a file server across a collection of dispersed computers

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Intrusion

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Any access to data or programs by hackers, criminals, or other unauthorized persons

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Communications port

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Doorway that allows a computer to exchange data with other devices

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Port probe

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(Port scan) The use of automated software to locate computers that have open ports and are vulnerable to unauthorized access

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Firewall

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Software or hardware designed to filter out suspicious packets attempting to enter or leave a computer

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Routable IP address

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One that can be accessed by packets on the Internet

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Private IP address

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A non-routable IP address that can be used within a LAN, but not for Internet data transport

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Network address translation (NAT)

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The process your router uses to keep track of packets and their corresponding private or public IP addresses

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Virtual private network (VPN)

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Offers security for that data that is transmitted from public Wi-Fi hotspots

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