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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
11/23/2010

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SMTP
Definition
The simple mail transfer protocol. A protocol used to send email on the internet
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TCP
Definition
The transmission control protocol. Provides reliable connection-oriented IP communications.
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DHCP
Definition
Dynamic host configuration protocol. A protocol used to allocate IP addresses dynamically
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DNS
Definition
Domain name system. Protocol used to resolve a domain name, such as www.rwasoftware.com, into an IP address
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IP
Definition
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes
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NTP
Definition
Network time protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used to synchronize the time between computers
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ICMP
Definition
Internet control message protocol. A protocol used to report errors over the internet
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TELNET
Definition
(teletype network) is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive communications facility.
A protocol that enables a user on one machine to log onto another networked machine
A protocol for establishing a login session via TCP/IP on a remote system
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ARP
Definition
Address resolution protocol. A protocol used to discover the MAC address of a station based on its IP address
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FTP
Definition
File transfer Protocol. A protocol designed to enable reliable transfer of files between stations
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HTTP
Definition
Hyper text transfer protocol. The protocol used to exchange media (text, audio, video, images) over the internet
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HTTPS
Definition
A secure version of HTTP which incorporates SSL encryption technology
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Port/socket
Definition
A unique TCP/IP communication channel used to support either TCP or UDP
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Protocol stacks
Definition
A layered view of various network models including The ISO/OSI and the TCP/IP models
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PUSH
Definition
A flag in the TCP header which indicate that the data that have been sent should be pushed through to the receiving application
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RARP
Definition
The reverse address resolution protocol(performs the opposite of ARP) providing the IP address for a specific MAC address
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RFC
Definition
Request for comment. The official published standards for the internet
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SNMP
Definition
The simple network management protocol. Defines the format and the meaning of messages exchanged by the manager and agents
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UDP
Definition
The user datagram protocol. Provides connectionless and unreliable IP communications
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