December 2006
Beginner to intermediate
384 pages
10h 39m
English
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The length of time required to transmit packets from their origination point to their destination. Sometimes called latency.
denial of service (DoS) attack
An attack on a computer system or network that causes a loss of service to users, by consuming the bandwidth of the network or overloading the processor and memory of the computer system.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Protocol used by routers and similar network equipment to automatically assign IP addresses from a pool rather than assign permanent IP addresses to users.
Domain Name Service (DNS)
Fast computers at your ISP that can translate URLs (web links) into their actual IP addresses.
The connection and information flow from the service provider to your computer. ...