A philosophy of making information and knowledge open and accessible to all people. A network of networks built on open, agreed upon protocols.
A widely agreed upon set of rules that standardize communication between machines.
Science that harnesses the power of many individuals to solve hard, complex problems.
A protocol that defines the structure of an Internet address and assigns a unique address to every device on the Internet.
Used to translate domain names into IP addresses.
The process of sending data between two computers on the internet. The data is sent through routers that determine the route.
When multiple paths exist between two points. This improves reliability and makes the internet fault tolerable. Makes the routing system scalable.
Packets are the units of data that are sent over the network.
HyperText Transfer Protocol is a protocol that standardizes the language for talking to web servers to send and receive web pages, or HyperText information (HTML pages).
A group of two or more computer systems linked together.
Able to send bits from router to router across long distances, but they are very expensive.
The amount of data (in bits) that can be sent in a fixed amount of time.
The capacity of data transfer in a system. Measured by bitrate.
The latency of a system is the time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver. Fiber optic cables have low latency.
Protocols for encrypting/decrypting information. Most cybersecurity breaches happen due to human error, not software bugs.
Identity theft, stealing money, stealing private information, controlling private computers.
