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Internet
A name given to a global network, that connects a large number of computers,
by using routers. The Internet uses TCP/IP as it's underlying protocol.
see also: Internet Protocols,
WAN, WWW
Intranet
Intranets are similar to the global Intenet. They differ only
in size (they are usually small, only one LAN), and ownership (usually
privatly owned).
see also: Internet
IP
number / IP address
Ineternet Protocol number. A number given
to each host on a TCP/IP network. The number uniquly identifies the
host, and serves as it's "address".
IP numbers are built in such a way, that one part of them identifies
the host's network (the subnet), and another part identifies the host itself
(it's number on that subnet). This unique numbering scheme was conceved
so that devices, such as routers, can easily locate hosts from different
networks using their IP number.
A sample IP address is: 192.114.36.91.
In this address 192.114.36
is the host's subnet identifier, and 91
is the host's number on that subnet.
see also: host, Protocols
- TCP/IP, routers