LAW 602 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Transmission Control Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Internet Service Provider
1 Oct 2016
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Internet: computer networks that link users around the globe. Packet switching: occurs when the communication is broken up into smaller fixed-length packets, which are sent independently across the network to their destination. Packets can arrive out of sequence and be reassembled by the recipient computer into a complete communication. Advanced research project agency (arpa): a networking project initiated by the united states. Advanced research project agency in the 1960s, which evolved into the modern-day internet. Transmission control protocol (tcp): the protocol that facilitates computers to speak to each other. Internet protocol (ip): the protocol used to send data from one computer to another over the. Tcp/ip: a suite of protocols, or a collection of standards, that provides a common language for data transmission over the internet. World wide web (www): the multimedia branch of the internet. Also the collective term for a global network of information, which is accessible through the internet.
