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  2. IP address - Wikipedia

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    IP addresses are assigned to a host either dynamically as they join the network, or persistently by configuration of the host hardware or software. Persistent configuration is also known as using a static IP address. In contrast, when a computer's IP address is assigned each time it restarts, this is known as using a dynamic IP address.

  3. Internet Protocol - Wikipedia

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    The Internet Protocol (IP) is the network layer communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries. Its routing function enables internetworking , and essentially establishes the Internet .

  4. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    CS—Computer Science; CSE—Computer Science and Engineering; CSI—Common System Interface; CSM—Compatibility Support Module; ... IPAM—IP Address Management;

  5. Host (network) - Wikipedia

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    A computer participating in networks that use the Internet protocol suite may also be called an IP host. Specifically, computers participating in the Internet are called Internet hosts . Internet hosts and other IP hosts have one or more IP addresses assigned to their network interfaces.

  6. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Pictures and films created using computers. Usually, the term refers to computer-generated image data created with the help of specialized graphical hardware and software. It is a vast and recently developed area of computer science. computer network. Also data network. A digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.

  7. Internet protocol suite - Wikipedia

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    The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria.

  8. Node (networking) - Wikipedia

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    If the network in question is the Internet or an intranet, many physical network nodes are host computers, also known as Internet nodes, identified by an IP address, and all hosts are physical network nodes. However, some data-link-layer devices such as switches, bridges and wireless access points do not have an IP host address (except ...

  9. Network packet - Wikipedia

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    In the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking, packet strictly refers to a protocol data unit at layer 3, the network layer. [2] A data unit at layer 2, the data link layer , is a frame . In layer 4, the transport layer , the data units are segments and datagrams .