General Terms

Ping - the cmd command to determine the delay between the computer and the server.

IP address is the identifier of the device connected to the network.

RTT is the time period from the moment a data packet was sent until receiving an acknowledgment of its receipt.

Domain is a character-string based identifier (name) of an Internet domain.

Bandwidth is the data transfer rate of a communication link.

Router is a special device which key function is to forward (route) network-level packets from one network segment to another.

1) a dedicated computer ensuring automated execution of a set of service functions; 2) a software system ensuring automated execution of requests made by other software components (clients).

1) a flow of data through a specific node, network part or network as a whole; 2) the amount of data (the number of packets or amount of information) passing a given node, network part or entire network within a specified period of time.

SYN cookie is a method to prevent SYN flood attacks by a TCP server’s responding in a special way to a client's request while establishing a connection with the former.

SYN message is a TCP request for initiating a connection.