Each browser uses different protocols to access the Webpage.

Each browser utilizes network bandwidth differently.

Each browser interprets HTML somewhat differently.

Each browser may interpret the Webpage differently based on the page's W3C-compliance.

A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate, share resources and exchange information with one another

A system that requests a service from another computer that is used to access files or documents

A computer that manages system resources and provides information to other computers

A device that interacts with another device through a central server to which they are both connected

T1 line

Fiber-optic cable

Cable modem

T3 line

It allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line.

It provides text output that users can access at their convenience and also allows multi-person input.

It resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names.

It makes up the IP address of an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address.

Node

Modem

TCP/IP

Router

The left-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by server name

The right-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by server name

The left-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by common type or geography

The right-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by common type or geography

By consolidating network equipment into one physical location

By connecting LANs to one another via network clients

By distributing network equipment among two or more buildings

By connecting LANs to one another via public carriers

Speed

Unlimited access

Cost reduction

Connectivity

Two or more nodes that span a wide geographic area

A set of protocols that enables clients and servers to communicate

A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks

A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area

Website

Web link

Webpage

Web browser

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

An Internet Service Provider (ISP)

The World Wide Web

It enables users to communicate with and request information from the server.

It manages network resources and provides information to the client.

It enables users to communicate with and request information from the client.

It defines the protocols that enable the client to communicate with the server.

Reverse domain name servers

Shared domain name servers

Virtual domain name servers

Domain name servers

To connect LANs together to form WANs

To act as a central repository of programs and data to which all users connected to the network have access

To request a service from another computer

To connect network nodes together to form clients

Web browser

Website

Web form

Web link

Another Web browser opens.

All other open Webpages close.

The current Web browser closes.

Another location in the same Webpage or another Webpage appears.

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Fully qualified domain name server

Root-level server

TCP/IP server

Top-level server

To store shared data

To manage electronic mail

To manage access to the World Wide Web

To manage the flow of data between it and client nodes

4G mobile hotspot

Wireless access point (AP)

T carrier

E carrier

T or E carriers appropriate for its geographic location.

wireless connections.

an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

A computing paradigm that prevents users from accessing most Internet resources unless those resources are stored locally

Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run on that organization's local computer

A computing paradigm in which Web browsers and numerous other applications are required on local computers

Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run almost entirely from one or more servers that reside on the Internet

the client is responsible for storing and providing information.

nodes interact with one another through a central client to which they are all connected.

the server is responsible for storing and providing information.

servers interact with one another through a central client to which they are all connected.

Router

Packet

Gateway

Backbone

A U.S. Department of Defense agency that created the first global computer network

A set of standardized protocols that enables LANs and WANs to communicate

A network that serves as a portal to other networks

A worldwide network of interconnected networks