A philosophy of making information and knowledge open and accessible to all people. A network of networks built on open, agreed upon protocols.
A group of two or more computer systems linked together.
Used to translate domain names into IP addresses.
A protocol that defines the structure of an Internet address and assigns a unique address to every device on the Internet.
The process of sending data between two computers on the internet. The data is sent through routers that determine the route.
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).
Distributed Denial of Service attack. Spam a web server with so many requests so close together that it crashes. Sometimes spitting out valuable information as it crashes.
Protocols for encrypting/decrypting information. Most cybersecurity breaches happen due to human error, not software bugs.
The usage of deceptive emails and websites to maliciously gather personal information
A new 128 bit version of the Internet Protocol.
Examples of servers include web servers, mail servers, and file servers. Each of these servers provide resources to client devices. Most servers have a one-to-many relationship with clients, meaning a single server can provide multiple resources to multiple clients at one time.
Confirms the identity and authenticity of a website.
An electronic device which is required for communication between devices.
An HTTP request is made by a client, to a named host, which is located on a server. The aim of the request is to access a resource on the server.
An HTTP response is made by a server to a client. The aim of the response is to provide the client with the resource it requested.
