Unit 13: Behind the Scences: How the Interenet works Flashcards
NSF?
national science foundation - a government entity that owns a piece of the internet
who pays for the internet?
NSF through federal taxes
5 major organizations in internet governance and development
- internet society
- IETF - internet engineering task force
- IAB - Internet architecture board
- ICANN - internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
- W3C - worldwide web consortium
internet backbone?
the main paths of the internet, along which data travels the fastest
ISP?
internet service provider
OC line?
optical carrier line - high-speed fiber-optic line
name and speed of fastest OC line
OC-3840 - 200 Gbs
T line?
a line that initially connects the backbone and ISPs, carrying data over twisted-pair wires
IXP?
internet exchange point - reduce cost and improve speed and efficiency for data exchange due to being made up of multiple network switches
network switch?
devices that send data on a specific route through a network
client/server model?
most common internet communications model followed to allows for network communication
POP?
point of presence - bank of modems, servers, routers, and switches through which users can connect to ISPs simultaneously
3 types of servers
- web server
- commerce servers
- file server
web server?
computers that run specialized OSs that allow them to host web pages and other info in order to provide it to requesting clients
Commerce server?
computers that host servers that enable users to buy good and services over the web
file server?
computers that provide remote storage space or act as a storage house for files users have downloaded
computer protocol?
set of rules for exchanging electronic info
open system?
a system that is made public for access by any interested party
are computer protocols open or proprietary systems?
open
proprietary system?
closed system
circuit switching? example?
a dedicated connection between 2 points that remains active for the duration of the transmission - telephone conversation
packet switching?
data is broken into data packets and sent over various routes at the same time then are reassembled by the receiving computer
which one is more efficient
a) circuit switching
b) packet switching
b)
what are the min pieces of info a data packet must contain? (4)
- sending address - where is it going?
- originating address - where did it come from?
- data being transmitted - the package itself
- reassembly instructions
TCP?
transmission control protocol
what are the original 2 protocols that were developed for the internet?
- TCP
2. IP
IP?
internet protocol - protocol responsible for sending info from one computer to another
9 TCP/IP protocol suit main protocol? (4 of 9)
- IP - internet protocol
- TCP - transmission control protocol
- UDP - user datagram protocol
- FTP - tile transfer protocol
- telnet
- HTTP/HTTPS - hypertext transfer protocol/security
- SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol
- DHCP - dynamic host configuration protocol
- RTP - real-time transport protocol
IP address?
a unique identification number that defines each computer, service, or device connected to the internet
ICANN?
internet corporation for assigned names and numbers - a type of registration for IP addresses to ensure they are unique
dotted decimal number/dotted quad?
the form of an IP address
197.526.57.85 is an example of? what is the form called
IP address - dotted decimal number/dotted quad
octet?
the number sections within a dotted decimal number/dotted quad
IPv4?
a) what is it?
b) when was it created
a) internet protocol version 4 - the original IP addressing scheme
b) 1981