The Internet

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what is the internet

massive network of networks

what does internet stand for

interconnected network

what does TCP stand for

transmission control protocol

what does IP stand for

internet protocol

what does WWW stand for

world wide web

what is the world wide web

collection of multimedia web pages stored on a website

where is the multimedia from the world wide web taken from

servers and other computers

what does HTML stand for

HyperText Mark-up language

what is HTML

coding language used to design web pages

what does URL stand for

uniform resource locator

what is a URL

specifies location of a web page

what does PSTN stand for

public switched telephone network what

what is a PSTN

network used by traditional telephones when making calls

what does VoIP stand for

voice over Internet Protocol

what does the VoIP do

converts voice and webcam images into digital packages

what is an IP address

gives addresses to devices connected to the internet

what does CIDR stand for

classless inter-domain routing

what are http(s) written in

HTML

what do web browsers help you access

web resources

what are fundamental requirements for connection to the internet

device, ISP, router, web browser

what does satellite technology help with

connecting to other countries