Test 2 Flashcards

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_____ documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website

A

Requests for Commands

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2
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A computer that requests data stored on a server

A

Client

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3
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A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet

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IP Address

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4
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The protocol used by the World Wide Web. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web servers respond to commands

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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5
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Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information

A

Packets

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6
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The internets system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP address

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Domain Name System (DNS)

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7
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A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

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Protocol

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8
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Provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

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9
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A computer which receives messages traveling across a network and redirects them towards their intended destinations based n the addressing information included with the message

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Router

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