Basic Network and internet vocab terms
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| "is electronic mail that sends and receives messages through a computer network. To use electronic mail a computer
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| Fiber Optic Cable | contains thin strands of glass that carry light instead of electricity. Fiber optic cables carry information faster than standard network cables.
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| Firewall | is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a network.
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| Server | is one central computer that stores the files and programs that can be accessed by computers connected to a network.
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| HTML | is the coding used to write and format documents for publishing on the World Wide Web.
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| Home Page | is the first web page the user sees when he enters a web site.
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| Internet | a global network of networks
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| ISP | provides Internet services to any connected user.
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| LAN | is a series of two or more computers electronically connected usually within the same room or building.
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| WAN | "is a network of computers that are electronically connected
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| World Wide Web | is a collection of electronic pages accessed by using the Internet.
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| Web Site | "is a location on the World Wide Web. It contains a homepage and may also contain additional web pages
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| Web Page | "is a document on the World Wide Web that stores textual information
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| URL | is an address for the Internet.
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| Telecommunications | "is the process of sending and receiving information over a distance
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| Search Engine | "A web site or web page on the Internet that allows users to find web sites
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| Network | is a group of connected computers that allows people to share information and peripherals.
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| WLAN | Wireless Local area network
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| PAN | Personal area network (home network)
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| NIC | Network interface card
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| twisted pair | pairs of wire that are twisted together
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| coaxial | network wire of a single copper core
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| fiber optic | "plastic or glass wire that transmit light
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| P2P | "network model where all PC's have the same role
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| client/server | network model with one PC submits a request and another PC provides it
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| range | maximum distance between access points
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| transfer speed | speed at which an access point can send/receive data
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| access point | device which collects wireless signals and sends them to the network
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| hotspot | a location to connect to the Internet wirelessly
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| protocols | a set of rules for communicating on a network
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| IP | Internet protocol
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| internet protocol | Universal addressing system for computers on the Internet
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| TCP | transmission control protocol
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| transmission control protocol | prepares data for communication on the Internet
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| bps | bits per second
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| bandwidth | maximum possible speed for transmitting on a network
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| broadband | high speed communication
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| domain name | unique name for identifying a network or Internet site on the Internet
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| TLD | top level domain
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| top level domain | identifies the kind of site a domain name is
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| edu | education
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| mil | military
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| gov | governement
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| com | commercial
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| net | network of interests
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| org | non-profit organization
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| W3C | world wide web consortium
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| url | uniform resource locator
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| hyperlink | something to click to open a URL
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