Vocabulary for using the internet

1. a private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses
6. it has the task of delivering packets from the source host to the destination host solely based on the IP addresses in the packet headers
7. is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device
8. is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks
10. a globally routable unicast IP address, meaning that the address is not an address reserved for use in private networks
11. ... are distinct from routers or switches in that they communicate using more than one protocol to connect multiple networks and can operate at any of the seven layers of the OSI model

2. 32-bit number that separates an IP address into two parts: the network ID and the host ID. It tells devices which portion of the address belongs to the network and which identifies individual devices
3. is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment
4. a numerical label such as 192.0.2.1 that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication
5. s one of the main protocols of the Internet protocol suite. It originated in the initial network implementation in which it complemented the Internet Protocol (IP). Therefore, the entire suite is commonly referred to as ...
9. A router is connected to two or more data lines from different IP networks. When a data packet comes in on a line. It reads the network address information in the packet header to determine the ultimate destination