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Network

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group of devices connected together to communicate with each other and share resources

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LAN

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Local Area Network - network that connects devices that are located in a small geographical area

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WAN

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Wide Area Network - when devices are connected across a wider geographical area

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Physical bus topology

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consists of a single, central cable (called backbone) that connects all devices

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Star topology

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uses a central device, such as a hub or switch, to interconnect devices

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MAC address

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Media Access Control address - hardware address that uniquely identifies each node on a network

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Ethernet

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a family of related protocols rather than a single protocol

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Physical topology

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The physical arrangement of connections that describes a network’s physical layout and shape

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Logical topology

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describes the data-flow patterns in a network

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Asynchronous transmission

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data transmitted when it is ready to be sent without being synchronised to a clock signal - instead uses start and stop bits

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Serial transmission

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data is transmitted one bit at a time down a single wire

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Parallel transmission

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transmission of several bits at a time using multiple parallel wires

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Bit rate

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number of bits transmitted per second

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Baud rate

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rate at which the signal changes

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Bandwidth

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maximum rate of data transfer across a communication channel

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Latency

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delay from the time a signal is sent to the time the signal is received

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Synchronous transmission

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data transmission method in which a digital signal is synchronised with a clock pulse

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Protocol

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set of rules that determine communication between devices

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CSMA/CA

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance - a protocol for carrier transmission in wireless LANs

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SSID

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Service Set Identifier- sequence of characters that uniquely names a wireless LAN

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Internet

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a global network of interconnected networks that communicate using a common set of standards and protocols

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Uniform Resource Locator(s) (URL)

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the full address for an Internet resource

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Internet registrars

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they ensure that a particular domain name is only used by one organisation, + hold records of all existing website names

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Internet registries

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(five) global organisations responsible for the allocation of IP addresses

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Domain name
identifies the area or domain that an internet resource resides in
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Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN)
the complete address of an internet host/server - includes host server name e.g. www, mail or ftp (web, mail, or ftp server)
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Router
networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks
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Packet switching
transfer of small ‘packets’ of data across various networks - allows for faster/more efficient data transfer
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Routing tables
set of rules in routers used to decide where data packets will be directed
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Firewall
a security checkpoint designed to prevent unauthorised access between two networks - monitors both incoming and outgoing traffic
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Stateful inspection
continuously monitoring incoming and outgoing traffic after connection established - analyses packet types by looking inside payload and checks for suspicious activity
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Connection table
keeps track of all the conversations going on between the trusted and untrusted networks
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Proxy server
sits between the client devices and firewalls, providing anonymity to clients by keeping their true IP addresses hidden
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Symmetric encryption
uses same key for both encryption and decryption
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Asymmetric encryption
uses a related set of keys: one private and one public
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Authentication
action of verifying the identity of a user or process
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Digital signature
a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents - guarantees integrity of a message
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Digital certificate
an electronic document that authenticates a message sender or website
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IP address
a unique numerical address that identifies a host computer or network node trying to communicate over IP on a network
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Edge router
point where router connects to the internet/where an internet connection is established
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Subnet mask
a 32-bit number created by setting host bits to all 0s and network bits to all 1s
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Subnet
subdivisions of networks that are treated logically as separate networks - connected by routers
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Non-routable addresses
cannot be moved on by internet routers
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
dynamically assigns private (non-routable) IP addresses + other configuration options to devices in a network
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Post forwarding
technique that allows remote computers to connect to a specific computer/service within a private LAN
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Network Access Device (NAD)
a combined device that provides a modem and router to connect to internet, as well as an Ethernet and WAPs so that multiple devices on LAN can share connection
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TCP/IP
a set of rules used to format a message so it can be sent over a network - each layer provides specific function within transmission of message
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Encapsulation
taking data from layer above in protocol stack and placing it in an envelope, writing some additional info on envelope then passing it to layer below
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
keeps track of each generated segment and assigns sequence numbers (added to segment header)
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User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
used across internet for especially time-sensitive transmissions such as video playback or DNS lookups
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HTTP Secure (HTTPS)
encrypts data exchanged between client and server
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Post Office Protocol (POP3)
downloads emails onto client device and deletes them from server
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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
creates copies of email(s) on a local client device and synchronises any deletion on both client and server
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
transfers emails from client device to linked mail server
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Application Programming Interface (API)
a set of functions and protocols that clients can use
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Client-server model
paradigm where providers of resources are designated as servers and resource requesters are designated as clients
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Sandbox
an environment that isolates code so that it can't have access to, or affect, other parts of the system
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Thin-client
a device that has limited main memory, limited secondary storage and only basic processing capabilities
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De jure standards
standards that are regulated by official bodies
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De facto standards
standards that arise through popular use but are not managed or regulated
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JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
lightweight format for storing and transporting data - often used when data is sent from a server to a webpage
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Extensible Markup Language (XML)
used for storing, transmitting and reconstructing arbitrary data
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Schema
a type of metadata that specifies, and therefore constrains the structure of the XML file
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CRUD
Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete - represents the four basic operations relating to data stored in files/databases
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REST
Representational State Transfer - an architecture style for developing web services that specify the use of distinct HTTPs for all four CRUD operations
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Websocket
protocol that is an open standard for developing real-time web applications
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Thick-client
opposite of thin-client - high performance and storage

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