Important Network Terms - Baumer VeriSens ID Series Technical Documentation Manual

6.9 Important network terms

Term Meaning
ActiveX Software technology from Microsoft® to extend programs with additional functions.
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Protocol for automatic assignment of the IP
DHCP
addresses.
Ethernet Wired data network technology for local data networks.
Firewall Software that checks and prevents access via the network.
(Hypertext Markup Language) Document language describing the formatting of text
HTML
and graphics.
IP address "Mailing address" of a device in a network
Programming language for websites allowing, among other features, dynamic actions
JavaScript
within websites.
(Media Access Control) 6-byte address, hardware identification number for network
MAC address
devices unique throughout the world.
Ping Program for determining whether a computer is available in a network.
(Additional) address of data packets in a network
Describes the Internet services used, e.g., 21 – FTP, 25 – e-mail, 80 – websites
Port
(HTTP).
(Transmission Control Protocol) Reliable protocol for data transfer
TCP
All data packets are transferred in the proper sequence
(User Datagram Protocol) Faster but less reliable protocol for data transfer. Under
UDP
certain circumstances, data packets may be lost or received in a different sequence
Domain name arbitrary address that you enter into the address line of a browser in place of the IP.
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