Internet Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Network | a group of two or more computers that are linked together. |
World Wide Web | An Internet application that is based on the HTTP protocol. |
Client | a computer or software application that requests services from a server located on the internet -- e.g., a Web browser is an example |
SMTP/POP | sets of rules that govern the email servcies. |
URL | WWW identifier that uniquely identifies a resource on the WWW -- e.g., |
Protocol | a system of rules that govern the behavior of some system. |
Modem | a device that connects a computer to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). |
Ethernet | a network that uses wires to connect computers. |
Host | a computer that's connected directly to the Internet -- often a computer that provides certain services or resources. |
LAN | connects computers within a school or home. |
WAN | connects devices over a broad geographic region -- e.g., a telephone network. |
Server | a computer connected to the Internet that provides some kind of service -- e.g., Google's Gmail service. |
HTTP | the set of rules that governs the WWW application |
HTML | a language for formatting Web pages. |
Router | a device that transmits data between two different networks. |
Internet Service Provider | a company that provides customers with Internet access. |
Wifi | network using radio waves to connect devices (computers, smart phones, printers). |
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