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Internet Terms - Coggle Diagram
Internet Terms
Networking-Connected devices that send and receive data
Node-addressable device on a network
Network Interface card(NIC) allows a computer to join a network
Network switches-move messages between nodes in the same network
Network Routers-Connect separate networks
Routers direct data packets
Packets chunks of data with address info
Protocols-Rules for sending/receiving data
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)-breaks that data into packets, labels them and assigns ports
Internet Protocol(IP)-sender/receiver addresses and routes for packets
Packet routing-how routes direct packets across the network
Path-sequence of devices from sender to receiver
Computers/servers/devices
Computer Servers-Powerful computers that serve other computers
File server: Stores and manages files
Web Server: responds to webpage request
Embedded devices: Specialized computers inside another object Example: Car or Ring Camera
Computing system: Group of devices/programs that work together
Network performance
Latency-travel time for data
Uploading-sending data
Data transfer rate-how fast data moves between devices
Downloading-recieving data
Network Bandwidth-maximum data that can be sent in a time frame