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ARPANET
Early packet switching network that was one of the first to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP
BitTorrent
Peer-to-peer file sharing protocol
Blog
Discussion or informational site published on the internet
Bluetooth
Short distance wireless technology standard
Bulletin board system
Computer server
Cellular network
Communication network
Chat room
Any form of synchronous conferencing
Client–server model
Distributed application structure in computing
Common Gateway Interface
Interface which offers a standard protocol for Web servers to execute programs install
Communication protocol
System for exchanging messages between computing systems
Computer network
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
Content delivery network
Layer in the internet ecosystem addressing bottlenecks
CSS
Style sheet language
Dark web
Part of the World Wide Web that is only reachable over darknets
Deep web
Content of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by search engines
eDonkey network
Peer-to-peer file sharing network
Email
Method of exchanging digital messages between people over a network
Ethernet
Computer networking technology
File Transfer Protocol
Standard protocol for transferring files over TCP/IP networks
GSM
Cellular telephone network standard
Hashtag
Metadata tag prefixed with #
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
HTML5
Fifth and current version of hypertext markup language
HTTP
Application layer protocol
HTTPS
Extension of the HTTP communications protocol to support TLS encryption
Internet
Global system of connected computer networks
Internet forum
Website for online discussions
Internet in Brazil
Overview of the Internet in Brazil
Internet in China
Regulated internet of China
Internet in France
Overview of the Internet in France
Internet in Germany
Overview of the Internet in the People's Republic of Germany
Internet in India
Overview of the internet in India
Internet in Japan
Overview of the Internet in Japan
Internet in Russia
Overview of the Internet in Russia
Internet in South Africa
Overview of the Internet in South Africa
Internet in the United Kingdom
Overview of the Internet in the United Kingdom
Internet in the United States
Overview of the Internet in the United States of America
Internet Message Access Protocol
Application layer internet protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage
Internet of things
Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Internet Protocol
Communication protocol that establishes the Internet across computer network boundaries
Internet protocol suite
Set of communications protocols
Internet service provider
Organization that provides access to the Internet
IP address
Numerical label used to identify a network interface in an IP network
IPv4
Fourth version of the Internet Protocol
IPv6
Version 6 of the Internet Protocol
IRC
Protocol for real-time Internet chat and messaging
Napster
On-line peer-to-peer file sharing service
Network interface controller
Hardware component that connects a computer to a network
Network packet
Formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
Network switch
Networking hardware that forwards data in packets based on hardware address
Network topology
Arrangement of the various elements of a computer network; topological structure of a network and may be depicted physically or logically
Node (networking)
Device or point within a network capable of creating, receiving, or transmitting data
Online chat
Real-time texting over the internet
Online dating
Romantic relationships formed on the internet
OSI model
Model of communication of seven abstraction layers
Peer-to-peer file sharing
Data distribution using P2P networking technology.
Private network
Network using private IP addresses
Proxy server
Computer server that makes and receives requests on behalf of a user
Reverse proxy
Type of proxy server
Router (computing)
Device that forwards data packets between computer networks
Routing
Process of selecting paths in a data communications network
Search engine
Software system for finding relevant information on the Web
Server (computing)
Computer to access a central resource or service on a network
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Internet protocol used for relaying e-mails
Social media
Virtual online communities
Social networking service
Online platform that facilitates the building of relations
Spamming
Unsolicited electronic messages, especially advertisements
Subnet
Logical subdivision of an IP network
Tor (network)
Free and open-source anonymity network based on onion routing
Transmission Control Protocol
Principal protocol used to stream data across an IP network
Tunneling protocol
Computer communications protocol
Usenet
Worldwide distributed Internet discussion system
Web 2.0
World Wide Web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier Web sites
Website
Any web page served from a single domain
Wi-Fi
Family of wireless network protocols
Wiki
Type of website that visitors can edit
Wireless mesh network
Radio nodes organized in a mesh topology
World Wide Web
System of interlinked hypertext documents accessed over the Internet