Glossary

Glossary

Internet : Several networks, small and big all over the world, are connected together to form a Global network called the Internet.

Intranet : It is a website used by organizations to provide a place where employees can access company related information.

Extranet : It is a private network using Internet technology to share part of business information with supplier’s partners and customers.

APRANet : Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

TCP/IP : Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol Chapter 11  Network Examples and Protocols 159

Wi-Fi : Wireless Fidelity.

RFID : Radio Frequency Identification.

OSI : Open System Interconnection

HTTP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS : Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

FTP File : Transfer Protocol

SMTP : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

UDP User : Datagram Protocol

SMTP : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

DNS : Domain Name System