Network services

Network services

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Network services

The numerical sequence that serves as an identifier for an Internet server. An IP address appears as a series of four groups of numbers separated by dots. The first group is a number between 1 and ...

Routing protocol

Internet; Network services

A protocol that specifies how routers communicate with each other, disseminating information that enables them to select routes between any two nodes on a computer network, the choice of the route ...

anonymous ftp

Internet; Network services

Public Account provided by the FTP server for anyone to get into the system and downloading or uploading certain files. Password can be any email address or FTP depending on the respective guest.

Project Loon

Internet; Network services

On the 15th of June 2013, Google ran first tests on its newly developed attempt to tackle the lack of internet access in remote areas. The so-called Project Loon aims to overcome geographical ...

Net Neutrality

Internet; Network services

A regulation recently passed by the FCC, Net Neutrality requires broadband network providers to be completely detached from the information that is sent over their networks. In essence, it argues ...

Freeware

Internet; Network software

Freeware (blend [http://www.termwiki.com/EN/Blend_word] of "free" and "software") is computer software that is available for use at no monetary cost, which may have restrictions such as ...

Authentication

Internet; Network services

A method of securing a wireless network by verifying whether a user or device is allowed access to the network and defining the resources available to that user or device, preventing unauthorised ...