The Internet Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• http : hyper text transfer protocol
• host : sends out data
• packet : digital information, chopped into 1500 byte pieces and sent like a puzzle that must be reassembled
• baran : created packet switching
• ip : internet protocol
• wan : connects larger geographical areas, such as london, the uk, or the world
• networking : to share information between computers
• server : offers users access to the same information
• cerf : father of the internet
• osi : open systems interconnection
• latency : length of time from when someone sent a packet to the time someone received it
• ethernet : made from copper, is cheap but loses signal over greater distances and commonly used in lan
• https : a secure version of http
• hub : a device that uses its ports to connect devices together
• smtp : simple mail transfer protocol
• client : receives data
• www : world wide web
• protocol : a well-known set of rules and standards used to communicate between machines
• bandwidth : the bit-rate of available information capacity
• node : any device physically connected in a network
• router : a device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internet work
• dns : domain name system
• tcp : transmission computer protocol