Protocol responsible for managing the packets of data sent over the internet. Checks for total number of packets and the correct order. Will request any missing packets to be resent.
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
a machine that can run a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors
Computing Device
the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second.
Bandwidth
a group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose
Computing System
A chunk of data sent over a network. Larger messages are divided into packets that may arrive at the destination in order, out-of-order, or not at all.
Packet
a protocol for sending data across the Internet that assigns unique numbers (IP addresses) to each connected device
Internet Protocol (IP)
the system responsible for translating domain names like <example.com> into IP addresses
Domain Name System - DNS
Protocol that assigns all computing devices on the internet a unique address
IP: Internet Protocol
An agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some system
Protocol
The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet
HTTP
A type of computer that forwards data across a network
Router
Data about Data. In internet traffic, this is used to keep track of the data associated with internet packets such as IP addresses and date and time.
Metadata
a system of linked pages, programs, and files.
World Wide Web
a computer network consisting of interconnected networks that use standardized, open (nonproprietary) communication protocols.
Internet
Can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures. This is important because elements of complex systems like a computer network fail at unexpected times, often in groups.
Fault Tolerant
The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.
IP Address
the series of connections between computing devices on a network starting with a sender and ending with a receiver.
Path
the inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network.
Redundancy
a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.
Computing Network
Protocol used to request and send HTML web page files from one computer to another.
HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol
differing access to computing devices and the Internet, based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics
Digital Divide
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