U3 L4 Finding Information On The Internet Flashcards
What are the 3 Principal parts of the Web/World Wide Web?
- Internet/computer equipment
- software programs/information servers
- browser
What is the Internet made up of?
- computer equipment
- including machines, cables, wires
- this connects computers around the world
What are Information servers?
- software programs that deliver requested info from a computer user
- they are info ‘holding tanks’
What is the Browser?
A Software program, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, that performs searches on Information servers
What are Web pages?
block of information stored in an HTML file on a server
What does HTML stand for?
Hyper Text Markup Language
What is URL, and what does it stand for?
- Universal Resource Locator
- The name and address of an HTML file
What is a hyperlink?
- sometimes called hotlinks
- highlighted words or phrases which act as bridges to other web pages
What is a Website?
A collection of webpages and includes a homepage
What is a Homepage?
A table of contents of the Website containing hyperlinks to other webpages
What is a Search engine?
A device that organizes and indexes websites which the browser finds
What are some major search engines?
- Yahoo
- Bing
What is a keyword?
A term that aids in narrowing a web search
