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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internet Protocol (IP) | The data transmission standard for the Internet. Every computer connected to the Internet has its own IP address, which enables a packet of data to be delivered to a specific computer |
| hexadecimal | base-16# system that allows big numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular base- 10 system. In hexadecimal, the number 10 is represented as the letter A, 15 is represented as F, and 16 is represented as |
| Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) | A protocol that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line. |
| Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) | A protocol that implements PPP on top of the Ethernet architecture to connect an entire network to the Internet |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | The protocol for transporting HTML documents across the Internet |
| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | An Internet protocol used to transfer files between computers; allows file transfer without corruption or alteration |
| Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) | The Internet standard protocol for transferring e‑mail messages from one computer to another |
| Post Office Protocol (POP) | A protocol that resides on an incoming mail server. The current version is POP3 |
| Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) | A protocol that resides on an incoming mail server. Similar to POP, but is more powerful. Allows sharing of mailboxes and multiple mail server access. The current version is IMAP4 |
| Usenet (User Network) | A collection of thousands of Internet computers, newsgroups and newsgroup members using Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to exchange information |
| newsgroup | On Usenet, a subject or other topical interest group whose members exchange ideas and opinions. Participants post and receive messages via a news server. |
| Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) | The Internet protocol used by news servers that enables the exchange of newsgroup (Usenet) articles. |