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_____ , commonly known as the web, has revolutionized the way we communicate, access information, and conduct business

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World Wide Web

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The story of the World Wide Web begins with _______, a British computer scientist working at CERN in the late 1980s

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Tim Berners-Lee

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CERN

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European Organization for Nuclear Research

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The first web page was created, providing an overview of the World Wide Web project.

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YEAR 1991

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The web gained widespread attention with the release of the Mosaic web browser, which popularized the graphical user interface for browsing,

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YEAR 1993

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The establishment of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) by Tim Berners-Lee to standardize web technologies and protocols.

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YEAR 1994

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The dot-com bubble led to a rapid expansion, driving further growth of the web.

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LATE 1990s

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The rise of Web 2.0 saw the emergence of dynamic, interactive websites and social media.

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YEAR 2000s

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The proliferation of smartphones and mobile devices led to the mobile web revolution, with mobile traffic surpassing desktop traffic for the first time in 2016.

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YEAR 2010s

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Ongoing developments in web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript continue to enhance the capabilities and user experience of the web.

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YEAR 2020s

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HISTORY OF WWW

YEAR 1989

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Birth of WWW by Tim Berners-lee & his associates at CERN

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HISTORY OF WWW

YEAR 1990

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First web browser; Used within CERN

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HISTORY OF WWW

YEAR 1991

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Public offering of WWW

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HISTORY OF WWW

YEAR 1993

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Birth of Mosaic; graphical, multimedia browser from NCSA

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HISTORY OF WWW

YEAR 1994

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First commercial Browser By Netscape communication founded by JIM CLARK and March Andreessen

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IMPACT OF WWW ON SOCIETY AND CULTURE

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  • Information Access
  • Communication
  • Commerce
  • Entertainment
  • Education
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WEB ADVANTAGES

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  • Creates virtual hyperspace
  • A low cost way to share, maintain, and distribute information
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NETWORK BASIS

Specifies how two computer exchange data

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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol & Internet Protocol)

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NETWORK BASIS

A content-based or structural markup language; codes are used to indicate various parts of a document such as heading, paragraphs, lists, etc.

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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

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NETWORK BASIS

Every computer has a unique ____ ; 32 bits in three 8 bit number groups.

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IP Address

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Symbolic name for IP Address

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DNS (Domain Name System)

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internet address that contains protocol, hostname, path; a global address of documents and other resources on the WWW.

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URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

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Types of PROTOCOL in a URL

A protocol for accessing the WWW documents

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HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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Types of PROTOCOL in a URL

A protocol for Transferring files from one computer to another

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FTP or File Transfer Protocol

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# Types of PROTOCOL in a URL A protocol for accessing documents via ____ menus (archaic; no longer widely used)
Gopher
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# Types of PROTOCOL in a URL A protocol that allows users to logon to a remote computer
Telnet
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# URL Host name URL Host name
< host >.< organization >.< org type >
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# URL Host name: Organization Types Non profit organizations
.ORG
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# URL Host name: Organization Types Commercial hosts
.COM
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# URL Host name: Organization Types Network hosts
.NET
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# URL Host name: Organization Types Educational institutions
.EDU
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# URL Host name: Organization Types International treaty organizations
.GOV
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# URL Host name: Organization Types U.S. Military
.MIL
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A **file type naming system on the internet**; Allows browser to determine how to work correctly with given files.
MIME or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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# WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Page **appears exactly as it was** encoded, nothing changes. HTML documents are usually ____
Static
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# WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Page is **compiled**, or able to be **changed**
Dynamic
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There are **needs for dynamic documents**
* Search results * Database access * Context sensitive reply
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The first type possible on the web; actions occur at server
Server-Side
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Generally easier to implement; may be prepared & implemented offline; action Occours on the browser
Client-Side
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____ are embedded inside HTML documents. They are interpreted by browsers. It provides responses to questions and queries.
Client-Side scripting
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Client-Side Advantages
* Faster response time * Better animation * Simpler server programs
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Client-Side Disadvantages
* Longer load time * Browser compatibility * Complexity in web page design
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A scripting language for web pages, **developed by Netscape in 1995**; it is embedded directly in HTML; is good for adding dynamic features to web page, controlling forms and GUI
JavaScript
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JavaScript Advantage
* Easy to learn and use * Wide browser support * Protection of local resources
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JavaScript Disadvantages
* Browser compatibility issues * Not object oriented * Unable to gain access to local resources
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This can be server-side or client-side.; can define **small, special-purpose programs** in JAVA; interpreted by JAva Virtual Machine embedded in the browser; good for more complex tasks or data heavy tasks, such as graphics.
JAVA APPLET
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Java Applet Advantages
* High functionality * Object oriented and full graphics functionality * Protection of local resources * Wide browser support * With java2, be able to gain access to local resources with signed applets
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Java Applet Disadvantages
* JVM compatibility issues * Difficulty to install and configure for local access * Loading time and performance may be poor for large application
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Server-Side Advantages
* Allows creation of dynamic web pages * Modifies HTML code on the server before sent to client * Uses database such as Access Oracle * Responds to user input
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Server-Side Disadvantages
* More complicated than HTML (with debugging) * Slower to load on the Server * Harder to learn * Web server must be enabled
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A standard for interfacing external applications with information servers, such as HTTP or Web servers.It is a program designed to accept and return data that conforms to the ____ specification.
CGI or Common Gateway Interface
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Widely-used Open Source general-purpose scripting language that is essentially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor
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A Microsoft technology and runs on IIS(Internet Information Server) & PSW(Personal Web Server)
ASP or Active Server Pages
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The Sun’s solution for developing dynamic websites; ____ enables the developers to directly insert java code into a ____ file, this makes the development process very simple and its maintenance also becomes very easy.
JSP or Java Server Pages
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_________ attack is an attack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users.
Denial-of-Service (DOS)
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The World Wide Web has come a long way since its humble beginnings, evolving into a global network that permeates nearly every aspect of modern society. Its impact on ____________, _________, _______________, and ___________ is undeniable, shaping the way we live, work, and interact with one another.
communication, commerce, education and culture
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The World Wide Web, commonly known as the web, has revolutionized the way we ___________, ___________, and _____________.
communicate, access information, and conduct business
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The web gained widespread attention with the release of the ____________
Mosaic web browser
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Ongoing developments in web technologies such as _______ , _______ , and _______ continue to enhance the capabilities and user experience of the web.
HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
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__________ is the amount of data that moves across a network during any given time.
Network traffic
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_________ is the direct result of someone using a search engine to locate content.
Organic traffic
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two general methods of DoS attacks
Flooding Services Crashing Services
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Different SQL Injection Attacks in a Website
Union-based SQL injection Error-based SQL injection Blind SQL injection Time-based SQL injection

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