Key Terms
Review the following list of key terms:
Authority— The portion of the URI identifying the host, users, and port.
Internet Exchange Point (IXP)— A facility that provides access to the Internet.
Point of Presence (POP)— An attachment point to the Internet leased by an ISP.
Scheme— The portion of the URI that identifies the protocol or system for interpreting the rest of the URI.
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)— An alphanumeric string used to identify and Internet resource.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)— A type of URI that locates a resource. A common URL form is web addresses (www.sams.com).
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