Internet & World Wide Web Flashcards
What is the internet an acronym for?
Interconnected Network
Two or more computers connected together
Network
Many computers connected by a cable within a building
Local Area Network (LAN)
Many computers connected by satellite or radio waves
Wide Area Network
A network of networks
Internet
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency
A redistribution point or communication endpoint
Node
Transmission media or physical medium linking nodes together (cables)
Links
The messages sent across the internet
Packets
A system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information.
Protocol
The numerical address of computers
Internet Protocol (IP)
The communications standard that enables computers to exchange messages
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
IPv4 addresses are __ bit numbers
32 bit
IPv6 addresses are ___ bit numbers
128 bit
Takes private IP addresses and turns them into public IP addresses
Network Address Translation (NAT)