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ca (.ca) domain name
cab filename extension
cable modems 2nd
caching
Carnivore spy system (FBI)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
CAs (certificate authorities) 2nd
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
CDs, ripping
cell phone hacks
cellular Internet access
certificate authorities (CAs) 2nd
certificates (digital) 2nd 3rd
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
     interactive forms
     scripts
CGI (Computer Graphics Imaging)
channels (IRC)
chat
chat rooms
checking for viruses
checksums
children, parental controls
choke routers
circuit-switched networks
clear gifs
Clear to Send (CTS) packets
client pull animation
client-side scripting
client/server architecture
client/server model
     Telnet
     Web
clients
     client pull animation
     client-side scripting
     client/server architecture
         Telnet
         Web
     defined
     FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
     IRC (Internet relay chat) clients
     Telnet
    web browsers
         error messages
         helper applications
         overview
         plug-ins
cluster servers (grid computing)
com (.com) domain name
command links (FTP)
commands
     rlogin
     TAR
communications [See also email.]
     chat rooms
     instant messaging 2nd
    Internet phone calls
         Skype 2nd
         VoIP
     IRC (Internet relay chat)
    newsgroups
         archives
         FAQs
         moderated newsgroups
         readers
         threads
         unmoderated newsgroups
         uuencode
    protocols
         CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
         DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
         FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
         HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
         HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) servers
         ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
         IP (Internet Protocol)
         IP (Internet Protocol) addresses 2nd
         LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) 2nd
         multicast IP (Internet Protocol)
         NAT (network address translation)
         PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
         PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) 2nd
         SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) 2nd
         TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
         TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
     radio broadcasting
    Telnet
         client/server model
         clients
         hosts
         NVTs (network virtual terminals)
         terminal emulation
Communications Decency Act
companies [See businesses, corporate firewalls.]
compilers 2nd
components (ActiveX) 2nd
compressing files
Computer Graphics Imaging (CGI)
connecting to Internet
     home networks
     ISPs (Internet service providers), defined
     modems
     overview
    TV/Internet connections
         cable modems
         Internet-enhanced TV
         IPTV
         overview 2nd
         set-top boxes
    wireless connections
         Bluetooth
         hot spots
         overview
         Palmtop computers
         public wireless hot spots
         satellite connections
         war driving
         WiFi
         WiMax
connecting to remote computers (Telnet)
     client/server model
     clients
     hosts
     NVTs (network virtual terminals)
     terminal emulation
controls (ActiveX) 2nd
cookies 2nd 3rd
COOKIES.TXT file
Copernic
corporate firewalls
corporations [See businesses, corporate firewalls.]
cryptography
     algorithms
     decryption
     digital certificates 2nd
     overview
     public-key cryptography
CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
CTS (Clear to Send) packets