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H
HEX Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number
s
stem, which consists of 16 unique s
mbols: the
numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. For example, the
decimal number 15 is represented as F in the
hexadecimal numberin
s
stem. The hexadecimal
system is useful because it can represent ever
b
te (8
its) as two consecutive hexadecimal di
its. It is easier
for humans to read hexadecimal numbers than binar
numbers.
I
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Intranet This is a private network, inside an organization or
compan
, that uses the same software
ou will find on
the public Internet. The onl
difference is that an
Intranet is used for internal usage only.
Internet The Internet is a
loball
linked s
stem of computers
that are logically connected based on the Internet
Protocol (IP). The Internet provides different wa
s to
access private and public information worldwide.
Internet
address
To participate in Internet communications and on
Internet Protocol-
ased networks, a node must have an
Internet address that identifies it to the other nodes. All
Internet addresses are IP addresses
IP Internet Protocol is the standard that describes the
la
out of the basic unit of information on the Internet
(the packet) and also details the numerical addressin
