Key Terms
Review the following list of key terms:
ARPAnet— An experimental network that was the birthplace of TCP/IP.
Domain name— An alphanumeric name associated with an IP address through TCP/IP’s DNS name service system.
Gateway— A router that connects a LAN to a larger network. The term gateway sometimes applies specifically to a router that performs some kind of protocol conversion.
IP address— A logical address used to locate a computer or other networked device (such as a printer) on a TCP/IP network.
Logical address— A network address configured through the protocol software.
Name service— A service that associates human-friendly alphanumeric names with network addresses.
Physical address— A permanent address burned into a network adapter in ...
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