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http proxy
An HTTP proxy is a Server
All requests are sent via the proxy.
Hub
A Hub connects several network components in a star-topology network by sending all
the data it receives from one network component to all the other network components.
See also Switch, Bridge, Router,
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE is an international body for defining network standards, especially for
standardizing LAN technologies, transmission protocols and speeds, and wiring.
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a standard for wireless 2.4-GHz band LANs. In so-called
mode end devices can be connected to a base station
each other spontaneously
Infrastructure mode
Infrastructure mode is a way of operating wireless local networks (WEP), in which an
Access point handles the data traffic. Network components cannot establish a direct
connection with each other as is the case in
Internet
The Internet is a wide-area network (WAN) linking several million users around the
world. A number of
name TCP/IP. All participants in the Internet are identifiable by an
addressed by a Domain name
to assign Domain names to IP addresses.
Among the most important Internet services are:
electronic mail (email)
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the World Wide Web (WWW)
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file transfer (FTP)
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discussion forums (Usenet / Newsgroups)
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Internet Service Provider
An Internet Service Provider offers access to the
IP
Internet Protocol
The IP Protocol is one of the
participants in a network using
recipient. It decides the paths along which the data packets travel from the sender to
the recipient in a complex network (routing).
IP address
An IP address is a network-wide unique address of a network component in a network
based on the TCP/IP
address has four parts (decimal numbers) separated by periods (e. g. 192.168.2.1). The
IP address comprises the network number and the computer number. Depending on the
that network components use for their
Gateway
(Ad-hoc mode).
Protocols have been defined for exchanging data known by the
(e. g. siemens.com). Domain Name Service (DNS) is used
TCP/IP protocols. It is responsible for the addressing of
IP addresses
protocol (e. g. in a local network (LAN) or on the Internet). The IP
(Access point) or connect with
Ad-hoc mode.
Internet for a fee.
and routes data from the sender to the
Glossary
Internet connections.
Infrastructure
IP address. Servers are
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