Key Terms Flashcards
Domain name
An alphanumeric name associated with an IP address through TCP/IP’s DNS name service system
Gateway
A router that connects a LAN to a larger network. In the days of proprietary LAN protocols, the term gateway sometimes applied to a router that performed some kind of protocol conversion
IP Address
A logical address used to locate a computer or other networked device (such as a printer) on a TCP/IP network
LAN
Local Area Network; A small network belonging to a single office, organization, or home, usually occupying a single geographical location
Logical Address
A network address configured through the protocol software
Name service
A service that associates human-friendly alphsnumeric names with network addresses. A computer that provides this service is knows as a NAME SERVER, and the act of resolving a name to an address is called NAME RESOLUTION
Network Protocol
A set of common rules defining a specific aspect of the communication process.
Physical address
An address associated with the network hardware. In the case of an ethernet adapter, the physical address is typically assigned at the factory.
Port
An internal channel or address that provides an interface between an application and TCP/IP’s Transport layer
Proprietary
A technology controlled by a private entity, such as a corporation
Protocol implementation
A software component that implements the communication rules defined in a protocol standard
Protocol system or protocol suite
A system of interconnected standards and procedures (protocols) that enables computers to communicate over a network
RFC
Request For Comment; An official technical paper providing relevant information on TCP/IP or the Internet. You can find the RFC’s at the several places on the Internet, for example, www.rfc-editor.org
Router
A network device that forwards data by logical address and can also be used to segment large networks into smaller subnetworks
TCP/IP
Transport Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol; A network protocol suite used on the Internet and also on many other networks around the world
