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Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.

The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.

Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information

the protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.

Internet Engineering Task Force - develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, in particular the standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).

An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like www.code.org).

provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet. TCP is tightly linked with IP and usually seen as TCP/IP in writing.

having multiple backups to ensure reliability during cases of high usage or failure

A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.

the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers.