Computer Systems
A group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose.
A group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose.
What is uploading?
A unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network.
What is an IP address?
The first protocol that helps break messages into packets and create headers for each packet.
What is Transmission Control Protocol?
A cyber attack that floods a server or network to disrupt normal operations.
What is a DDoS attack?
A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending and receiving data.
What is a computer network?
Receiving data, such as browsing websites or reading emails.
What is downloading?
Part of a hostname that identifies a specific organization or group, acting like a phonebook for the Internet.
What is a domain name?
The process by which routers direct packets as they move between networks.
What is packet routing?
A group of bots used in a DDoS attack to overwhelm a site.
What is a botnet?
Any addressable device on a network.
What is a node in a network?
How long it takes data to travel between its source and its destination.
What is latency in data transfer?
A computer that responds to requests for webpages from other computers.
What is a web server?
To establish rules that packets follow to reach their destination in the right order.
What is the purpose of protocols in networking?
Methods to protect oneself while using computing devices, such as using secure passwords.
What are safe computing practices?
The maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time.
What is network bandwidth?
What is the data transfer rate?
HTTP
What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol?
HTTPS
What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
A highly specialized device meant for a specific purpose, often included in another object.
What is an embedded device?
A system that can support failures and still continue to function.
What is fault tolerance?
The inclusion of extra components that can be used to mitigate system failure.
What is redundancy in computing?
To specify the address of a resource on the Internet.
What is a URL?
To connect two or separate networks and direct data packets.
What is the role of a router?
A network of remote servers that provide services over the Internet.
What is cloud computing?