Networks Flashcards
Learn the important terms for networks
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internet
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a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
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World Wide Web
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a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the internet
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server
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a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the “clients”
4
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common server software
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printing, file sharing, game hosting, websites
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client
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an application or system that accesses a service made available by a server
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common examples of clients
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web browser page requests, chat systems on mobile phones, online games
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process of a web server delivering a web page to a client
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- the client sends a web request to the web server for a web page
- the server fetches the page items from secondary storage
- the server sends the page data back to the client