Test 11/21 Flashcards
internet
A network of networks Built on open, agreed upon protocols
computing networks
Group of interconnected computing
devices capable of sending or receiving
data
Path
The sequence of
directly connected
computing devices
routing
process of finding
a path from sender to
receiver
IP Address
number used to identify a computer
protocols
Agreed-upon set
of rules that
specify the
behavior of a
system
TCP
designed to send
packets across the
internet and ensure
their successful
delivery
UDP
like TCP, but Destination computer does not acknowledge receipt of packets
DNS
Service that maps IP
addresses to their domain
name
world wide web
pages you see when
you’re at a device and you’re online.
Threads
Creates virtual
separate processing
units on the same
core
how to calculate speed up
Time on slow / Time on fast