Chapter 21: The Internet

What tool provides the basic software structure for communication on the Internet?

______________ connections to ISPs use a standard telephone line with special equipment on each end to create always-on

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All Web browsers use the _______________. 

With most ISPs, a(n) ______________ server will provide your computer with the proper TCP/IP information. 

What allows you to make voice calls over a computer network? 

What port number is used by HTTPS? 

What term refers to encrypted tunnels that create private networks through the Internet? 

What port numbers are used by FTP? 

Every Tier 1 and Tier 2 provider leases connections to the Internet to companies called ______________. 

Many computers can share a smaller pool of routable IP addresses with _______________. 

Tier 1 providers own long-distance, high-speed fiber-optic networks called ______________. 

What type of signal does a computer use to communicate? 

What is the most common VoIP application protocol? 

Which protocol enables operating systems and applications to access directories? 

Phone lines have a speed based on a unit called a ______________, which is one cycle per second. 

What port number is used by SMTP? 

What ports does the Service Location Protocol (SLP) use? 

Which high-speed Internet technology uses line-of-sight? 

What allows you to give anyone control of your desktop through an e-mail invitation? 

What port number is used by POP3? 

Z-Wave and Zigbe use a _______________ networking topology to facilitate communication in homes, yet both also have hubs

What device turns digital data into an analog signal for sending it over the telephone line, and then turns it back into

Which servers provide Web sites you access by using the HTTP protocol on port 80? 

Which protocol is nothing more than FTP running through an SSH tunnel? 

What protocol uses port numbers 67 and 68?

Which tool transfers data via analog signals? 

Your router can use a feature called _______________ to prioritize access to network resources. This feature enables you

The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) sends telephone transmissions across what type of lines? 

What term refers to the amount of time a packet takes to get to its destination? 

Which software enables multiple connections to the Internet to go through one protected computer? 

What service runs from the provider straight to a home or office, using fiber the whole way? 

Which protocol do Internet games employ to send information using ports reserved by the game