| A | B |
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| Network – two or more computers linked together so they can communicate, share resources and exchange information | Network |
| an individual computer connected to a network | Client |
| a computer that manages network resources | Server |
| an individual computer or other device connected to a network | Node |
| a group of computers connected within a confined geographic area | Lan |
| – two or more connected LANs that span a wide geographic area | Wan |
| a vast network of LANs and WANs that electronically connects millions of people worldwide | Internet |
| a set of software programs that enables users to access resources on the Internet via hypertext documents, or Web pages | Web |
| a document created in HTML containing hypertext links that, when clicked, enable users to access a different location or document | Web Pages |
| a collection of related Web pages Web browser – a software application that enables | Web site |
| a software application that enables users to easily access, view and navigate Web pages on the Internet | Web browser |
| an agreed-upon format for transmitting data between two devices | Protocol |
| a fixed piece of information sent across a network | Packet |
| You request data from an Internet server | The first step in accessing the Internet |
| an organization that provides access to the Internet | Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
| Dial-up Internet connection and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) line and an ISDN modemanalog modem | Dial-up Internet Connections |
| allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line | Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) |
| used to transfer Web pages from a Web server to a Web client (Web browser) | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) |
| used to access a secure Web server | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) |
| used to transfer files between computers on the Internet | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
| used to transfer e-mail messages to others with an outgoing mail server | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) |
| used to receive e-mail from an incoming mail server | Post Office Protocol (POP) |
| used to receive e-mail from an incoming mail server | Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) |
| Network News Transfer Protocol | used by news servers to exchange newsgroup articles |
| resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable names | Domain Name System (DNS) |
