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| A network that covers a large area. WANs are used to connect networks together such as when facilities or doctor's offices connect to the internet. |
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| The private network that is secured within a facility. All intranets use TCP/IP suite protocols also used on the internet |
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| A suite of protocols used for communication on the internet and or intranet |
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| Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) |
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| A description of all communication on a network expressed as seven layers |
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| Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) |
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| An application protocol that defines how data is sent to and from a web server on the web |
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| File transfer protocol (FTP) |
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| A protocol standard for exchanging files over the internet or an intranet |
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| Domain name service (DNS) |
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| A service that resolves domain names into the IP address that the network uses to reach the correct computer on the network |
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| A small network of computer or other connected devices covering a small area such as a home, business, school, or airport. |
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| Wireless access point (WAP or AP) |
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| A device that enables a wireless computer, printer, or other device that connect to a network |
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| Structured query language (SQL) |
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| A programming language used to manage data stored in databases |
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| Hypertext markup language (HTML) |
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| A common markup language used for developing web pages |
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| A network that is a wireless, decentralized, temporary, and peer-to-peer connection |
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| A series of 1s and 0s that determine which part of an IP address identifies the local network and which part identifies the host |
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| A command used in the command prompt window to send a request to another device to find out if the two devices can communicate on the network |
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| A command used in the command prompt window to display the TCP/IP network configuration values |
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| The trace route command is used to trace the path a connection takes to reach a target host |
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