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information worldwide.
Internet
address To participate in Internet communications and on Internet
Protocol-based networks, a node must have an Internet address
that identifies it to the other nodes. All Internet addresses are IP
addresses
IP Internet Protocol is the standard that describes the layout of the
basic unit of information on the Internet (the
packet ) and also
details the numerical addressing format used to route the
information. Your Internet service provider controls the IP address
of any device it connects to the Internet. The IP addresses in your
network must conform to IP addressing rules. In smaller LANs,
most people will allow the DHCP function of a router or gateway
to assign the IP addresses on internal networks.
IP address IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender
or receiver of information which is sent in packets across the
Internet. For example 80.80.80.69 is an IP address, it is the closet
thing the Internet has to telephone numbers. When you “call” that
number, using any connection methods, you get connected to the
computer that “owns” that IP address.
ISP Internet Service Provider, is a company that maintains a network
that is linked to the Internet by way of a dedicated communication
line. An ISP offers the use of its dedicated communication lines
to companies or individuals who can’t afford the high monthly
cost for a direct connection.
J
JAVA Java is a programming language that is specially designed for
writing programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer
through the Internet without the fear of viruses. It is an object-
oriented multi-thread programming best for creating applets and