Use the internet to find definitions/explanations for each of the following terms.

You must be prepared to explain these terms in your own words to demonstrate your understanding. INTERNET- a computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide MODEM- an electric device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines !ND"IDT#$ %&- the transmission capacit' of an electronic communications device or s'stem RO"&ER- a software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for displa'( especiall' such a program for us on the "orld "ide "eb &E!R)# EN*INE- a computer program that searches documents( especiall' on the "orld "ide "eb( for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which the' are found MET! T!*- a tag in #TM+ that is inserted at the top of the "eb page chiefl' to describe its content and provide ke'words for use b' search engines #TT%- h'perte,t transfer protocol- the standard protocol for transferring h'perte,t documents on the "orld "ide "eb #.%ERTE/T- a method of storing data through a computer program that allows a use to create and link fields of information at will and to retrieve that data nonse0uentiall' I% !DDRE&&$N1M ER- a code that identifies a computer network or a particular computer or other device on a network( consisting of four numbers separated b' periods DOM!IN N!ME- a name owned b' a person or organi2ation and consisting of an alphabetical or alphanumeric se0uence followed b' a suffi, indicating the top level domain
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%!)4ET &"IT)#IN*- a method of efficient data transmission whereb' the initial message is broken into relativel' small units that are routed independentl' and subse0uentl' reassembled T)%$I%- a communications protocol for computer networks( the main protocol for the Internet 1R+$1RI- 51niform Resource +ocator6 a protocol for specif'ing addresses on the internet "E &ITE- a connected group of pages on the "orld "ide "eb regarded as a single entit'( usuall' maintained b' one person or organi2ation and devoted to a single topic or several closel' related topics NETI71ETTE- the rules of eti0uette that appl' when communication over computer networks( especiall' the Internet 8IRE"!++- an integrated collection of securit' measures designed to prevent unauthori2ed electronic access to a networked computer s'stem )OO4IE- a message( or segment of data( containing information about a user( sent b' a "eb server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser re0uests a "eb page9 )+O1D &TOR!*E- a model of networked enterprise storage where data is stored in virtuali2ed pools of storage which are generall' hosted b' third parties NET NE1TR!+IT.- the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet e0uall'( not discriminating or charging differentiall' b' user( content site( platform( application( t'pe of attached e0uipment and modes of communication %:% !D"!RE ;IR1& D!T!-MININ*
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