physical layer, followed by a header from the network layer (IP), followed by a header from the transport layer (TCP), followed by the application protocol data.
One of the most common local area network (LAN) wiring schemes, Ethernet has a transmission rate of 10 Mbps.
File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between hosts.
A measure of distance between two points on the Internet. It is equivalent to the number of gateways that separate the source and destination.
Hypertext Markup Language - The
A browser used to traverse the Internet, such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol - The protocol used to carry
(www)traffic between a www browser computer and the www server being accessed.
Internet Control Message Protocol - The protocol used to handle errors and control messages at the IP layer. ICMP is actually part of the IP protocol.
An IP address is assigned in blocks of numbers to user organizations accessing the Internet. These addresses are established by the United States Department of Defense's Network Information Center. Duplicate addresses can cause major problems on the network, but the NIC trusts organizations to