BU415 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Vint Cerf, Internet Protocol Suite, The Victorian Internet
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+/0 15 v. is still used in network interface cards today. 1974- tcp specification by vint cerf transfer control protocol. Collection of computers that talk to one another . A global system of interconnected computer networks that use the internet protocol suite (tcp/ip) to link several billion devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic wireless and optical networking technologies. The internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as mobile apps. Distributed ownership how to regulate (no single entity owns it, regulates it, nor controls it) Multiplicity of devices nodes (millions of smaller networks that each have a collection of digital devices, nodes! Ex: home gateway has the printer, tv, tablets, computers, etc. ) Open standards standards require overarching orgs that keep it aligned (open technology standards and protocols)
