Internet Terms

The maximum transmission capacity of a device and is measured in bit rate.

• Bit Rate

• Bandwidth

• Protocol

• Packet

The number of bits that can be sent over a given period of time, usually measured in bits per second.

• Bit Rate

• Bandwidth

• Protocol

• Packet

A standard set of rules and standards that allow electronic devices to communicate with each other.

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

• Protocol

The address of a computer (such as 64.233.160.0).

• Router

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

• IP Address

• Web Browser

A directory of names that matches IP addresses to web addresses (such as matching the IP address of 64.233.160.0 to the web address of www.google.com).

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

A small amount of data or information sent over a network.

• Internet Cookie

• Packet

• Protocol

• Router

A device that acts like a traffic manager and keeps packets moving smoothly throughout the Internet.

• Packet

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

• Router

• Search Engine

Manages the sending and receiving of data as packets that get sent from an Internet-connected device.

• Router

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• Search Engine

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

The app you use to access web pages on the Internet (such as Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge).

• Search Engine

• Internet Cookie

• Web Browser

• Router

The address of a webpage (such as www.google.com).

• IP Address

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)