Glossary for Computer Concepts: internet

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architecture: Architecture (Network) (Lesson: The Internet)
   defines the manner in which devices connect and communicate with each other over a network
backbone: Backbone (internet) (Lesson: The Internet)
   consists of mostly fiber-optic cables that span the globe over land and undersea to provide connections between individuals, companies, organizations, and governments
client server: Client/Server (Lesson: The Internet)
   a network architecture in which one computer or program (the client) makes a service request from another computer or program (the server) that provides the service
cloud: Cloud Computing (Lesson: The Internet)
   migration of storage, software, and services from user devices—including corporate servers, personal computers, and mobile devices—to Internet servers
domain name system: DNS: Domain Name System (Lesson: The Internet)
   maintains a database of all domain names and IP addresses used on the Internet and acts like a phonebook
hardware internet: Hardware (Internet) (Lesson: The Internet)
   Hardware, such as cables, satellites, and routers, transfers the packets of data that travel over the Internet
history internet: History (Internet) (Lesson: The Internet)
   In 1969, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) commissioned ARPANET for research into networking
ICANN: ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Lesson: The Internet)
   manages Domain names and IP addresses, was under the control of the U.S. federal government until recently when it was released from U.S. control to operate as an international partnership
internet: The Internet (Lesson: The Internet)
   the world’s largest public computer network—a network of networks that provides a vast array of services to individuals, businesses, and organizations around the world
internet questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson: The Internet)
   What have you learned?
IoT: IoT: The Internet of Things (Lesson: The Internet)
   refers to the ability of physical objects to communicate over the Internet using embedded computing devices
IP address: IP Address (Lesson: The Internet)
   The Internet Protocol requires that all devices connected to the Internet have a unique IP address. An IP address is a unique 32- or 128-bit identifier for Internet users and hosts
ISP: ISP: Internet Service Provider (Lesson: The Internet)
   A company that provides individuals and organizations with access to the Internet
protocols: Protocols (Lesson: The Internet)
   allow different types of networks to communicate
software internet: Software (Internet) (Lesson: The Internet)
   Software transforms data into a form that can travel over the Internet and guides it to its destination
TCP-IP: TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Lesson: The Internet)
   The protocols on which the Internet is based
VoIP: VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol (Lesson: The Internet)
   refers to technologies that support voice communications using the Internet protocol over data networks
www: WWW: World Wide Web (Lesson: The Internet)
   introduced in the early 1990s by Tim Berners-Lee, provided a graphical user interface to the Internet that launched the digital information revolution
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