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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===
   
*[[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.
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*[[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]]
   
*[[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]]
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*[[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.
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*[[IPv6]] the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses.
*[[IPv6]] the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses.
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*[[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.  
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*[[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.
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*[[TCP/IP]] – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (aka Internet Protocol Suite) serves as the industry standard in connecting networks to networks.
 
   
====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.
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