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Computer Networks Guide | TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS & Network Protocols

Computer networks are the backbone of modern communication, enabling devices to connect and share resources. This guide explores key network protocols and concepts.

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Understanding Network Protocols, Architecture, and Communication

Understanding Computer Networks

Computer networks connect devices to share resources and communicate. Networks range from local area networks (LANs) to the

overhead. Use for: video streaming, gaming, DNS. TCP guarantees delive

when reliability matters, UDP when speed matters.

What is HTTP and HTTPS?

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layer handles specific functions. TCP/IP uses 4 layers: Link, Internet

Understanding layers helps debug network issues and design systems.

What is a RESTful API?

Frequently asked questions

What is load balancing??

Load balancing distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers to ensure that no single server is overwhelmed. This improves overall system performance and availability.

Load balancing distributes traffic acros?

Load balancing distributes traffic across multiple servers to improve performance and reliability. Methods include round-robin, least connections, and IP hash algorithms.

least connections, IP hash. Load balance?

Load balancers use various techniques like least connections or IP hash to distribute traffic efficiently, ensuring that requests are routed to the appropriate server based on factors such as connection count or source IP address.

performance. Load balancers can do SSL t?

Load balancers can perform SSL termination, which offloads the encryption and decryption processes from backend servers, improving performance and security for web applications with HTTPS traffic.

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