Packets
TCP
Net Neutrality
Network Redundancy
DNS
Protocol
Packets
HTTP
IP Address
URL
Internet
IETF
having multiple backups to ensure reliability during cases of high usage or failure
A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.
provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet. TCP is tightly linked with IP and usually seen as TCP/IP in writing.
Internet Engineering Task Force - develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, in particular the standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).
the protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet
A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.
A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.
Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.
Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information
the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers.
An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like www.code.org).
The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.