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Appendix D: Glossary

Boot - To start a device and cause it to start executing instructions.

Browser - An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the 
World Wide Web. 

Byte - A unit of data that is usually eight bits long

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign 
temporary IP addresses to network computers by "leasing" an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time, 
instead of assigning permanent IP addresses.

DNS (Domain Name Server) - The IP address of your ISP's server, which translates the names of websites into IP 
addresses.

Domain - A specific name for a network of computers.

Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network. 

Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common 
transmission medium.

Firmware - The programming code that runs a networking device.

Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. 

Hardware - The physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices.

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World 
Wide Web.

IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - An independent institute that develops networking 
standards.

IP (Internet Protocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network.

IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network.

ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.