A machine that connects the Internet, directing packets of information between different computing networks
Router
Buffer
packet
Core
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A ________ is the unit of information that travels over the Internet; it contains 1500 bytes or less and a serial number
Packet
Buffer
Router
Rooter
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An RFC is a document series that contain technical and organizational notes about the Internet. This stands for
Required Formal Contract
Required for Connection
Request for Comment
Request Formatting Contract
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Any computer that provides access to the Internet or provides the functions that enable different parts of the Internet to connect to each other
NAT
DNS
IP address
ISP
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In the Internet world, these are connections between the protocol layers (between TCP and IP and between IP and TCP)
Interfaces
Buffers
Standards
Silos
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Internet ________ are adopted through non-hierarchical consensus building
Standards
Interfaces
Buffers
Silos
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The Internet architecture is conceptually organized in this shape
Silo
Web
Hourglass
Column
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The Internet has a core and an edge. The ______ is made up of connectivity that makes the Internet a network (including the computers of the telecommunications companies)
core
edge
silo
interface
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The Internet has a core and an edge. The ____ is made up of the machines that interface directly with the end users (computers)
core
edge
interface
protocols
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The Internet has a core and an edge. This term refers to the idea that the Internet is a "dumb" network with "smart" terminals.