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| is an interconnected network of thousands of networks and millions of computers linking businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, and individuals |
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| is one of the Internet’s most popular services, providing access to billions, and perhaps trillions, of web pages |
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| is a method of slicing digital messages into packets, sending the packets along different communication paths as they become available and then reassembling the packets once they arrive at their destination |
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| are the discrete units into which digital messages are sliced for transmission over the internet |
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| a set of rules and standards for data transfer |
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| a protocol that establishes the connections among sending and receiving Web computers and handles the assembly of packets at the point of transmission, and their reassembly at the receiving end |
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| an internet address expressed as a 32 bit number that appears as a series of four separate numbers marked off by periods such as 64.49.254.91 |
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| is the IP address expressed in natural language |
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| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) |
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| is the address used by a web browser to identify the location of content on the Web |
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| a powerful personal computer that is a part of a network |
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| is a networked computer dedicated to common functions that the client computers on the network need |
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| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
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| is one of the original internet services. Part of the TCP/IP protocol that permits users to transfer files from the server to their client computer, and vice versa |
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| measures how much data can be transferred over a communications medium within a fixed period of time; is usually expressed in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (Kbps), megabits per second (Mbps), or gigabits per second (Gbps) |
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| refers to any communication tech that permits clients to play streaming audio and video files |
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| FiOS (Fiber-Optic Services) |
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| a form of DSL that provides speeds of up to 500 Mbps |
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| wireless standard for Ethernet network with greater speed and range than bluetooth |
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| software program whose primary purpose is to display web pages |
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| a tool used by Web sites to store info about a user |
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| protocol that allows for transmission of voice and other forms of audio communication over the internet |
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| Hypertext Transfer protocol (HTTP) |
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| is the internet protocol used for transferring web pages |
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| HyperText Transfer Protocol |
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| HyperText Markup Language |
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| any device that can access this application such as Facebook |
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| servers/clients, clients have an app on their device to access the database and work on changes such as updates or inserting data |
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| How we have changed from IP4 to IP6 and they are unique to every device in this world |
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| The internet of things (IoT) |
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| devices, gaming systems, television, fridge, security systems, thermostat, cars, cameras |
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