SCHOOL RESOURCES ARCHIVE
All school related resources stored here. (maintained by Sujal Singh)
GLOSSARY
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Protocols
- TCP: Transfer Control Protocol
- UDP: User Datagram Protocol
- IP: Internet Protocol
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol
- SMTP: Simple Mail Tranfer Protocol
- MX: Mail Exchange
- POP: Post Office Protocol
- IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
- VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
- HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
- HTTPs: Hyper Text Tranfer Protocol Secure
- SSL (used interchangeably with TLS): Secure Socket Layer
- TLS (successor of SSL): Transport Layer Security
- HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
- XML: Extensible Markup Language
- PPP: Point to Point Protocl
- TELNET: Teletype Network Protocol
- SSH (successor of TELNET): Secure Shell
- GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
- CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
- CSMA/CA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
- CSMA/CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
- WLL: Wireless Local Loop
- GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
WEB
- WWW: World Wide Web
- DNS: Domain Name System
- URI: Universal Resource Identifier
- URL (subset of uri): Uniform Resource Locator
Types of networks
- LAN: Local Area Network
- WAN: Wide Area Network
- MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
- PAN: Personal Area Network
- P2P: Peer to Peer
Network Devices
- NIC: Network Interface Card
- MAC Address: Media Access Control Address
- NIU (alias for NIC): Network Interface Unit
- TAP (alias for NIC): Terminal Access Point
- AP/WAP: Access Point / Wireless Access Point
Organizations
- IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- ARPANET: Advanced Research Project Agency Network
- NSFNET: National Science Foundation Network
Misc.
- ISP: Internet Service Provider
- IoT: Internet of Things
- RFID: Radio Frequencies Identification
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