Key Terms

Review the following list of key terms:

  • Application layer The layer of the TCP/IP stack that supports network applications and provides an interface to the local operating environment.

  • Datagram— The data package passed from the Internet layer to the Network Access layer, or a data package passed from UDP at the Transport layer to the Internet layer.

  • Frame— The data package created at the Network Access layer.

  • Header— A bundle of protocol information attached to the data at each layer of the protocol stack.

  • Internet layer The layer of the TCP/IP stack that provides logical addressing and routing.

  • IP (Internet Protocol)— The Internet layer protocol that provides logical addressing and routing capabilities.

  • Message— In TCP/IP networking, a ...

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