7 HOW THE INTERNET WORKS VOCABULARY 19 TERMS 2Q cyclone

PROTOCOL

SET OF RULES COMPUTERS USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER

.mil

military (top level domain)

Internet

millions of computers networked together

.net

network (top level domain)

.org

organization (top level domain)

.ru

russia

URL

uniform resource locator

World Wide Web

way of accessing information by clicking on hyperlinks

Network

2 or more computers linked together

DNS

Domain Name Server

IP address

Internet Protocol Address, number used to identify your device on the Internet

ISP

Internet Service Provider, like Cox or Verizon

Domain Name

MIDDLE PART OF THE URL. USUALLY THE COMPANY NAME

.au

austrailia

TLD (TOP LEVEL DOMAIN)

comes after the Domain Name

.com

commercial (top level domain)

server

computer that helps client computer access the Internet

client

computer that makes a request to a server

.edu

education (top level domain)

.gov

government (top level domain)