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Internet 101 Flashcards

1
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IP Address

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A special number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

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DNS

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The Domain Name Service translates URLs to IP addresses.

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URL

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Universal Resource Locator. An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like www.code.org)

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Internet

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A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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Servers

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Hardware and software that can satisfy client requests on the World Wide Web.

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Fiber Optic Cable

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A connection that uses light to transmit information.

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Wi-Fi

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A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.

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Packets

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Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.

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www

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World Wide Web.

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Client

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A remote device capable of using the Internet to access selected Licensed Software on the Internet Server.

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DSL

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Digital subscriber line. A family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone or cable lines.

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T1 and T3

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Both T1 and T3 lines establish a physical point-to-point connection between an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the organization purchasing the connection. T3 lines are a popular choice for businesses that require the most dependable Internet connection possible.

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol or FTP is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers over the Internet.

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Browser

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An internet browser, also known as a web browser or simply a browser, is a software program that lets you view web pages on your computer.

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Search engine

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A software system that is designed to carry out web or Internet searches.

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.

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JavaScript

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Often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level programming language that was originally used only in web browsers, but are now embedded in some servers. JavaScript is not to be confused with Java.

18
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XML

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Extensible Markup Language is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable.

19
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TCP/IP

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Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol. A set of rules that governs the connection of computer systems to the internet.

20
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ISP

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An Internet service provider is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.

21
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Netscape

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The Internet Browser and was released in 1994.

22
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Who proposed the idea of the internet? When did they do that

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J.C.R Licklider in 1962

23
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Describe the first message sent between two computers

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  • 1969
  • Sent over the Arpanet
  • From UCLA to Stanford
  • Meant to say “login”, only “lo” until it crashed
24
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Who invented the email?

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Ray Tomlinson

25
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Who invented the internet?

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Vinton Cerf and Robert E. Kahn

26
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When was WWW invented and who invented it?

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1991, by Tim Berners-Lee

27
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Why was the internet invented?

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It was a result of Arpanet, made as a communication device in case of a nuclear attack

28
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What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?

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IPv4 holds 32 bits while IPv6 holds 128 bits

29
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Bit

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A pair of opposites

Ex. 0 - off, 1 - on

30
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What are the three ways we can physically send bits with?

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Electricity, light, and radiowaves

31
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How do you find information on the internet?

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You type into a URL and using that the device asks a server to access a website using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), made of “get” requests.

32
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Cookies

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How a server remembers you by; like a digital ID card

33
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Machine Learning

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AI that learns meanings of words

34
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How many layers of security does the Google data centers have?

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6

35
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What date in history is considered to be the official birthdate of the Internet?

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January 1, 1983

36
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How many bits are in one byte?

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8 bits

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