Chapter 9

Batch Processing: computers doing one process at a time
1957: remote connection so developers could work directly on the computers.
Arpanet lead to RAND, NPL, and CYCLADES which are the foundation for Internet
Protocol: Rules
Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) is predecessor to the Internet.
The Internet is an interconnected network of thousands of networks which links academic, research, governemnt, and commerical institutions
TCP/IP allows cross network comunication and breaks messages into packets, which is both flexible and robust
IP is the address for the packets.
The host is named using the Domain Name System which translates a string of IP address.
An email address includes: username@hostname.sub.dom.
Direct Connection: computer has its own IP address and is attached to a LAN
Dial Up Connection: limited connection in contrast to modem
Broadband Connections: DSL and Cable Modem Connection
Satellite Connection: using sattelite dishes
Email Server: post office for a particular host
File Server: like LANs
FTP allows users to transfer files.
Application server stores applications-PC office applications, databases, or other applications
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol