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Bandwidth
The maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second.
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Computing Device
A machine that can run a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors.
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Computing Network
A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.
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Computing System
A group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose.
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Path
The series of connections between computing devices on a network starting with a sender and ending with a receiver.
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IP Address
The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.
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Internet Protocol (IP)
A protocol for sending data across the Internet that assigns unique numbers (IP addresses) to each connected device.
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Open Protocol
A nonproprietary protocol that standardizes data transmission between different devices from different manufacturers.
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Protocol
An agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some system.
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Fault Tolerant
It can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures.
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Redundancy
The inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network.
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Router
A type of computer that forwards data across a network.
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Packet
A chunk of data sent over a network. Larger messages are divided into packets that may arrive at the destination in order, out-of-order, or not at all.
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Domain Name System (DNS)
The system responsible for translating domain names like example.com into IP addresses.
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HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet.
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World Wide Web
system of linked pages, programs, and files
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
organization that develops and oversees internet protocols
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Digital Divide
differing access to computing devices and the Internet based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics
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