Definitions for Network Quiz, Foundations of Computing, Spring

  1. Organization that establishes standards for Internet protocols, services, etc.

  2. Protocol for handling streams of packets on the Internet

  3. Hardware and protocol for connecting computers on a local area network

  4. American programmer, author of Mosaic web browser, co-founder of Netscape

  5. A device connected to a network

  6. Number that identifies a device on a local area network, for example 00:10:4B:9B:FE:06

  7. Number that identifies a device on the Internet, for example 192.211.18.50

  8. Protocol for handling individual packets on the Internet

  9. US government agency that funded research and development of key Internet technologies

  10. Document that describes an Internet protocol, service, etc.

  11. Organization that establishes recommendations for web protocols, languages, etc.

  12. British scientist who invented key web technologies including HTML and HTTP

  13. Protocol for communication between web servers and web clients (such as browsers)

  14. European physics laboratory where web technologies were invented and first used

  15. A chunk of data that is handled as unit on a network

  16. Protocol for handling electronic mail on the Internet

  17. Worldwide network of computers running TCP/IP protocols

  18. Number that identfies a program or service that can be used across the network

  19. String that identifies the location of a resource on the Internet

  20. Program variable that represents one end of a TCP network connection