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fiber-optic cable. The latest version of Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, has a data rate of
1 Gbit/sec.
G
Gateway
A gateway is a computer system or other device that acts as a translator between
two systems that do not use the same communication protocols, data formatting
structures, languages, and/or architecture.
H
Host
Any computer on a network that is a repository for services available to other
computers on the network. It is quite common to have one host machine provide
several services, such as WWW and USENET.
I
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting
protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet
Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software
and are not directly apparent to the application user.
IP
Internet Protocol. The IP (currently IP version 4, or IPv4), is the underlying protocol