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Domain Name System (DNS)
The Internet service responsible for translating a human-readable host
name such as cobalt.com into a numeric IP address (111.123.45.67) for
TCP/IP communications.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
A protocol that provides a mechanism for allocating IP addresses
dynamically so that an address can be reused when a host no longer
needs it.
Ethernet
The most widely used technology for local area networks (LANs).
Standard ethernet runs at 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s or 1000 Mb/s. It balances
speed, price, ease of installation and availability.
File sharing
The public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network
with various levels of access privileges.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A standard Internet protocol and a way to exchange files between
computers connected to the Internet. FTP is an application protocol that
uses TCP/IP protocols. FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page
files from the computer that was used to create the files to the computer
that acts as the server for these files. It is also used to download
programs and other files to your computer from other servers.
Using FTP, you can update — delete, rename, move and copy — files at
a server. You need to log on to an FTP server. However, publicly
available files are easily accessed using anonymous FTP.
FTP
see File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Gateway
A network device that acts as an entrance to another network. A gateway
can also be any device that passes packets from one network to another
network across the Internet.
HTML
see HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
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