UNIT 2 VOCAB

Question 1

U2L2 a machine that can run a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors

Answer 1

Computing Device

Question 2

U2L2 a group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose

Answer 2

Computing System

Question 3

U2L2 a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.

Answer 3

Computing Network

Question 4

U2L2 a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.

Answer 4

Path

Question 5

U2L2 a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.

Answer 5

Bandwidth

Question 6

U2L3 An agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some system

Answer 6

Protocol

Question 7

U2L3 The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.

Answer 7

IP Address

Question 8

U2L3 The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.

Answer 8

Internet Protocol (IP)

Question 9

U2L4 A type of computer that forwards data across a network

Answer 9

Router

Question 10

U2L4 the inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network.

Answer 10

Redundancy

Question 11

U2L4 the inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network.

Answer 11

Fault Tolerant

Question 12

U2L5 Information passed through the internet in packets.

Answer 12

Datastream

Question 13

U2L5 A chunk of data sent over a network. Larger messages are divided into packets that may arrive at the destination in order, out-of-order, or not at all.

Answer 13

Packet

Question 14

U2L5 Data added to packets to help route them through the network and reassemble the original message.

Answer 14

Packet Metadata

Question 15

U2L5 A protocol for sending packets that does error-checking to ensure all packets are received and properly ordered

Answer 15

TCP

Question 16

U2L5 A protocol for sending packets quickly with minimal error-checking and no resending of dropped packets

Answer 16

UDP

Question 17

U2L6 the capacity for the system to change in size and scale to meet new demands

Answer 17

Scalability

Question 18

U2L6 the system responsible for translating domain names like example.com into IP addresses
Hypertext Transfe

Answer 18

DNS

Question 19

U2L6 a protocol for computers to request and share the pages that make up the world wide web on the Internet

Answer 19

HTTP

Question 20

U2L6 a system of linked pages, programs, and files

Answer 20

WWW