Test 2 Flashcards
_____ documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website
Requests for Commands
A computer that requests data stored on a server
Client
A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet
IP Address
The protocol used by the World Wide Web. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web servers respond to commands
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information
Packets
The internets system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP address
Domain Name System (DNS)
A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices
Protocol
Provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
A computer which receives messages traveling across a network and redirects them towards their intended destinations based n the addressing information included with the message
Router