Internet

Internet

1. Binary

   • A message that can be in two possible states

2. bit rate

   • the number of bits per second a system can transmit

3. protocol

   • a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between two devices. 

4. bit

   • any pair of opposites. "Atoms of info"

5. bandwidth

   • transmission capacity measured by bit rate 

6. latency

   • time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver.

7. ASCII

   • 7-bit encoding system for the English language.

8. packets

   • messages are sent in packets. more likely to get sent if in packets. Security against faulty routers.

9. IP Address

   • organized in a hierarchy. 32 bits long
   • organized in a hierarchy. 32 bits long

10. Net Neutrality

11. Redundancy

    • something that is repetitive and repeated. routers repeat themselves in other routers to get to the final destination. more routers= more reliability.

12. DNS

    • domain name system. links domain name to IP address

13. TCP

    • transmission control protocol. breaks larger messages into multiple packets and ensures all packets are received and ordered correctly.

14. HTTP

    • Hypertext Transmission Protocol

15. Abstraction

    • reducing info and detail to focus on essential characters