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.

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

A character-string based identifier (name) of an Internet domain. Domain names are intended to ease the designation of individual nodes and resources deployed on top of them from human readability viewpoint.

The data transfer rate of a communication link. Bandwidth determines the amount of data that can be sent across a link per a unit of time (usually, per second).

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.

A piece of software code or module used for attacking vulnerable nodes in order to gain command and control over them, carry out a destructive action, or cause a denial of service.

A TCP request for initiating a connection — step 1: a connection request from a client to a server (the client sends a TCP packet with the SYN flag set); step 2: server response (the client is sent a packet with SYN and ACK flags set); step 3: acknowledgment of the client’s readiness to establish the connection (the server is sent a packet with the ACK flag set).