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Chapter 11
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2008

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ABILENE (Internet2)
Definition
high-performance network 10 Gigabit Internet2 Backbone
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ARPANET (Dept of Defense)
Definition

experimental network connecting 4 research computers

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Cable-modem
Definition
Broadband connection to Internet
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Client-Side Processing
Definition
class of computer programs on the web that are executed client-side, by the user's web browser
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Dial-Up
Definition

Slowest connection to the Internet, connects through phoneline

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DSL
Definition

Digital Subscriber Service, Broadband connection to the Internet

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Domain Name
Definition
Logical name for computing system, .com, .edu
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DHCP
Definition
IP address changes each time computer is used
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Dynamic IP Address
Definition

Ask network for an IP address when you turn it on (from a pool of available addresses)

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Fiber Optic
Definition
Internet access provided by Verizon
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HTML 

Definition
Formatting instructions, Hypertext Markup Language
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HTTP
Definition
Protocol used to transfer Web pages
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ICANN 2009
Definition
Internet names and port numbers
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ISP
Definition
Companies that connect users to Internet
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IP Number
Definition
Each computer connected to the Internet has a unique number identifying it
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Internet2
Definition
develops and deploys advance network applications and technologies for research and higher education
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JavaScript
Definition

Allows for local processing (on your machine) instead of on server

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MAGPI
Definition
Mid-Atlantic GigaPop in Philadelphia for Internet2
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Mosaic / Netscape
Definition
Web Browsers
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National Science Foundation
Definition

Only scientific, research and academic institutions (no commercial traffic)

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POP
Definition
Individual users enter ISP through a POP
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Satellite
Definition

Internet connection via Satellite dish

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Server Side Processing
Definition
Allows for local processing (on your machine) instead of on server
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Static IP Address
Definition
Specified manually and entered into network tables
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Top Level Domain
Definition
Suffix, ICANN
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Web Browser
Definition
Program that grants access to Internet
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Definition

One entity that controls a portion of the Internet

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