01 introduction Flashcards
(29 cards)
A network of machines based on the TCP/IP
Are usually confined to an organization, or some specific physical place
Local Network
Is the set of rules that govern machine-to-machine communication
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
What does TCP/IP stand for?
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
A collection of interconnected local networks.
internet (small i)
Worldwide network of computer networks
Internet (big I)
Local networks that are connected to the Internet but are still private
Intranet
Government agency that developed the Internet
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
What was the Internet first known as?
ARPANET, a military application
Why was ARPANET developed?
For decentralized message passing
What are some services that operate on top of the Internet?
- File Transfer
- Internet Telephony
- Internet Relay Chat
- The World Wide Web
Who published a paper in 1965 about “linked content” and coined the terms hypermedia, hypertext, and hyperlink?
Ted Nelson
Invented the Web in 1989
Tim Berners-Lee
Where was the Web developed?
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
A medium of information containing graphics, audio, video, hypertext, and hyperlinks
Hypermedia
What is the purpose of the Web?
For automatic information sharing between scientists in universities around the world
Who developed the first web server, web page, and web browser in 1990?
Tim Berners-Lee
When was the Web first made publicly available?
August 6, 1991
The interconnected collection of websites and webpages around the world
web
True or False
The Internet contains the Web as well as other services
True
Hosts and servers resources on the Web, referring to both software and hardware
Web Server
Software used by humans to access and display resources in the Web
Web Browser
Resource/document written for the web. Can contain text, images, video, audio, and other plugins.
Web Page
A collection of related web pages (usually under the same domain)
Website
A page that is served ‘as is’ by the server. Different viewers all see the same content.
Static Web Page