Network

NETWORK BASIC
TERMINOLOGY
Networking Glossary

•Connection
Networking Glossary

•Packet
Networking Glossary

•Network
Interface
Networking Glossary

•LAN
Networking Glossary

•WAN
Networking Glossary

•Protocol
Networking Glossary

•Port
Networking Glossary

•Firewall
Networking Glossary

•NAT
- network address translation.
Networking Glossary

•VPN
–virtual private network.
Networking Glossary

•Network
Layers
Networking Glossary

•OSI Model
–Open systems interconnection
OSI Model

•Application
OSI Model

•Presentation
OSI Model

•Session
OSI Model

•Transport
OSI Model

•Network
OSI Model

•Data Link
OSI Model

•Physical
Networking Glossary

•TCP/IP Model
–Trasmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol
TCP/IP Model

•Application
TCP/IP Model

•Transport
TCP/IP Model

•Internet
TCP/IP Model

•Link
Networking Glossary

•Media Access
Control
Networking Glossary

•IP
–Internet Protocol
Networking Glossary

•ICMP
• Internet Control Message
Protocol.
Networking Glossary

•TCP
• Transmission Control Protocol.
Networking Glossary

•UDP
• User Datagram Protocol.
Networking Glossary

•HTTP
• HyperText Transfer Protocol.
Networking Glossary

•FTP
• File Transfer Protocol.
Networking Glossary

•DNS
• Domain Name System
Networking Glossary

•SSH
• Secure SHell
 You should be familiar with some basic
networking terminology and be able to
understand how different components are
able to communicate with each other.
This should assist you in understanding other
articles and the documentation of your
system.