Lesson 21 Flashcards
Bandwidth
Measure of the maximum amount of data that can travel through a computer’s communications path in a given amount of time
Cable modern
Device used to connect to a computer to the Internet via a cable television line
HTTP
The anacronym for hypertext transfer protocol the conventions and formatting use by computer to transfer hypertext files over the Internet
IP address
Internet protocol address in numerical code That distinctively identifies a particular computer on the Internet
Internet
A global trying electronical communications network connect millions of computers
Internet service provider
A company that connects subscribers to the Internet
Modem
A device that allows remote computers to communicate by transmitting and receiving data using telephone lines
Server
A computer and network that is used to provide services to other computers and network or on the Internet
URL
Uniform resource locator denotes the address for resource or website on the Internet
Wi-fi
Faculty allowing computer smart phones or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area
World Wide Web
An information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hyperlink text enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another
Access equipment
The basic equipment that enables your computer system or mobile device to connect to the Internet
