MIS 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Internet Service Provider, Html

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MIS 301
• Professor: Rock Joshua

Document Summary

Chapter 12: a manager"s guide to networking and telecommunications . Bandwidth: network transmission speeds, typically expressed in some form of bits per second (bps) Cache: a temporary storage space used to speed computing tasks. Colocation facilities (colos): a type of data centre where equipment space and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. Colocation facilities provide space, power, cooling, and physical security for the server, storage, and networking equipment of other firms and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers with a minimum of cost and complexity. Cybersquatting: acquiring a domain name that refers to a company or product with the intention of exploiting it for financial gain. Icann can strip these individuals of registered domains. Domain name service (dns): internet directory service that allows devices and services to be named and discoverable; looks up host and domain names and give you the ip address.