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| ==Internet Architecture== | | ==Internet Architecture== |
| *[[ARPANET]] – the first wide-area packet-switching network with distributed control to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite; the technical foundation of the Internet. | | *[[ARPANET]] – the first wide-area packet-switching network with distributed control to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite; the technical foundation of the Internet. |
− | ===Domain Name System===
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| *[[DNS]] – The Domain Name System translates between alphanumeric domain names and IP Addresses. | | *[[DNS]] – The Domain Name System translates between alphanumeric domain names and IP Addresses. |
| + | *[[Internet Layer]] – A group of internetworking methods, protocols, and specifications used to transport network packets from the originating host across network boundaries. |
| *[[Root Zone]] – | | *[[Root Zone]] – |
| ===Protocols=== | | ===Protocols=== |
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| *[[EPP]] – Extensible Provisioning Protocol is an XML-based protocol used by registrars and registries in managing domain names (register, renew, modify, delete, transfer) in a Shared Registry System environment. | | *[[EPP]] – Extensible Provisioning Protocol is an XML-based protocol used by registrars and registries in managing domain names (register, renew, modify, delete, transfer) in a Shared Registry System environment. |
| *[[HTTP]] – Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems used on the World Wide Web since 1990. | | *[[HTTP]] – Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems used on the World Wide Web since 1990. |
− | *[[Internet Layer]]
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| *[[IP]] – Internet Protocol is the means by which data is sent from one computer to another via an Internet connection. | | *[[IP]] – Internet Protocol is the means by which data is sent from one computer to another via an Internet connection. |
| *[[IP Address]] – the unique number given to every computer connected to the Internet. This number allows users and other computers to find each other. | | *[[IP Address]] – the unique number given to every computer connected to the Internet. This number allows users and other computers to find each other. |
− | *[[Internet Protocol Suite]]
| + | *[[IPv4]] – the version of internet protocol that defines IP addresses in a 32-bit format; the last blocks of IPv4 addresses were allocated by IANA to the Regional Internet Registries in February 2011. |
− | *[[IPv4]] the version of internet protocol that defines IP addresses in a 32-bit format; the last blocks of IPv4 addresses were allocated by IANA to the Regional Internet Registries in February 2011. | + | *[[IPv6]] – the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses. |
− | *[[IPv6]] the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses. | + | *[[IRIS]] – Internet Registry Information Service, developed to replace WHOIS, is an application layer client-server protocol for a framework to represent the query-and-result operations of the information services of Internet registries. |
− | *[[IRIS]] Internet Registry Information Service, developed to replace WHOIS, is an application layer client-server protocol for a framework to represent the query and result operations of the information services of Internet registries. | + | *[[WHOIS]] – is a query and response protocol for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system. |
− | *[[WHOIS]] is a query and response protocol for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system. | + | *[[TCP/IP]] – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (aka Internet Protocol Suite) serves as the industry standard in connecting networks to networks. |
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| ====Domain Name==== | | ====Domain Name==== |
| *[[Domain Name]] – An identification string that represents an IP resource, such as a computer, website, or service. | | *[[Domain Name]] – An identification string that represents an IP resource, such as a computer, website, or service. |