Paradyne COMSPHERE 6700 SERIES - Manual (Page 49)

Glossary
GL-6 Issue 2 December 1996
H
host
Any end-user computer system that connects to a network.
Hosts range in size from personal computers to
supercomputers.
host table
An ASCII text file where each line is an entry consisting of one
numeric address and one or more names associated with that
address.
I
ICMP
Internet Control Message protocol. The ICMP delivers error and
control messages from hosts to requesters. An ICMP test can
determine whether a destination is reachable and responding.
internet
While an internet is a network, internet is usually used to refer to
a collection of networks interconnected with routers.
Internet
The largest internet in the world. The Internet is a three level
hierarchy composed of backbone networks, mid-level networks,
and stub networks. This is a multiprotocol internet.
internet address
An internet protocol address that uniquely identifies a node on
an internet. An Internet address uniquely identifies a node on the
Internet.