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a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.

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In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network that is serving the Web pages. In homes, thegateway is the ISP that connects the user to the internet. In enterprises, the gateway node often acts as a proxy server and a firewall.

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A wireless access point (WAP) is a hardware device or configured node on a local area network (LAN) that allows wireless capable devices and wired networks to connect through a wireless standard, including Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. WAPs feature radio transmitters and antennae, which facilitate connectivity between devices and the Internet or a network. A WAP is also known as a hotspot.

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the effective center of an activity, region, or network.

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a firearm which fires several shots without reloading.

"a fast-fire repeater"

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a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

"the guide is also available on the Internet"

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the address of a World Wide Web page.

"type a URL into a browser's address bar"

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a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area

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a part of a computer system or network which is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.

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A bridge is a type of computer network device that provides interconnection with other bridge networks that use the same protocol. Bridge devices work at the data link layer of the Open System Interconnect (OSI) model, connecting two different networks together and providing communication between them.

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a network protocol that allows a user on one computer to log into another computer that is part of the same network.

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send or direct along a specified course

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From about 1992 through 1996, Gopher was an Internet application in which hierarchically-organized text files could be brought from servers all over the world to a viewer on yourcomputer. ... Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota, whose sports teams are called "the Golden Gophers."

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www.howtogeek.com

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocolfor communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.

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the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer.

"poor performance due to network latency"

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a device which controls access to separately stored files, as part of a multiuser system.

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An application server is a software framework that provides both facilities to create web applications and a server environment to run them. Application Server Frameworks contain a comprehensive service layer model.

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A star topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all nodes are individually connected to a central connection point, like a hub or a switch. A star takes more cable than e.g. a bus, but the benefit is that if a cable fails, only one node will be brought down.

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A tree topology is a special type of structure in which many connected elements are arranged like the branches of a tree. For example, tree topologies are frequently used to organize the computers in a corporate network, or the information in a database.

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Mesh topology is a type of networking where all nodes cooperate to distribute data amongst each other. Thistopology was originally developed 30+ years ago for military applications, but today, they are typically used for things like home automation, smart HVAC control, and smart buildings.Sep 15, 2015

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A bus topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all the nodes are connected to a single cable. The cable to which the nodes connect is called a "backbone". If the backbone is broken, the entire segment fails.

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A ring topology is a network configuration in which device connections create a circular data path. Each networked device is connected to two others, like points on a circle. Together, devices in a ring topology are referred to as a ring network.Nov 13, 2018

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The physical topology is the way you physically lay out the network, like a map, and the logical topology is the way the information flows on the network. Usually, the physical and logical topology is the same, but sometimes they can differ, such as in a physical star/logical ring topology.

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a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.

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another term for FTP.

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Types of Internet Protocols

File retrieval protocols. This type of service was one of the earliest ways of retrieving information from computers connected to the Internet. ...

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) ...

Gopher. ...

Telnet. ...

FTP. ...

Gopher. ...

telnet.

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A communication channel or simply channel refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire, or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as aradio channel in telecommunications and computernetworking.

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An organizational structure is a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization. These activities can include rules, roles and responsibilities. The organizational structure also determines how information flows from level to level within the company.Mar 28, 2018

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The geographic structure is one of several organizational designs. This particular structurebrings workers together in geographical divisions. Other divisional structures group according to product, service or customer.

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Stands for "Peer to Peer." In a P2P network, the "peers" are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet. Files can be shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server. In other words, each computer on a P2P network becomes a file server as well as a client.

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client/server network. A computer network in which one centralized, powerful computer (called the server ) is a hub to which many less powerful personal computers or workstations (called clients ) are connected. The clientsrun programs and access data that are stored on theserver. Compare peer-to-peer network .

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TCP is one of the main protocols in TCP/IP networks. Whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.

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A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).

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A neighborhood area network (NAN) is an offshoot of Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless local area networks (WLAN), which enable users to connect to the Internet quickly and at very little expense. A NAN is generally installed by an individual to serve a family or a number of neighbors.

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a computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of half a mile or more.

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A personal area network, or PAN, is a computer network that enables communication between computer devices near a person. PANs can be wired, such as USB or FireWire, or they can be wireless, such as infrared, ZigBee, Bluetooth and ultrawideband, or UWB.

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a computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings.