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APCSP Lesson 2.3
Term | Definition |
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Internet | The global public network of independent and autonomous networks that are governed by the Internet Protocol Suite. |
World Wide Web | An Internet application that is based on the HTTP protocol. |
Protocol | A system of rules that govern the behavior of some system. |
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) | The suite a protocols that determine the behavior of the Internet. |
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) | The protocol that controls the behavior of the Web. |
Tim Berners-Lee | inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW). |
higher level of abstraction | the WWW is referred to as this in the sense that the HTTP protocol uses lower level protocols, such as TCP, to provide a set of tools that simplifies the handling of multi-media resources. |
Open Standard | Standard (such as TCP, HTTP) that is not owned or controlled by a private entity. It stands in contrast to 'proprietary' materials', which are owned or controlled by a private entity. |