CP102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Network Administrator
Document Summary
Internet backbone is a collection of large commercial, educational, and government organizations. Optical carrier line is a high-speed fiber optic line. T line carried digital data over twisted pair wires. Internet exchange point is made up of one or more network switches to wish isps connect. Point of presence is a bank of modems, servers, routers, and switches through which many users can connect to an isp simultaneously. Client/server model are devices that use browsers to request service. Web servers are computers that run specialized operating systems enabling them to host web pages and other information and to provide requested information to clients. Commerce servers are computers that host software that enables users to buy goods and services over the web. File servers are computers that are deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as storehouses for files that users can download. Computer protocol is the set of rules for exchanging electronic information.
