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EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY - QUARTER 1 > The Internet and World Wide Web > Flashcards

The Internet and World Wide Web Flashcards

1
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An interconnected network of networks that link computer to computer using protocol

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Internet

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The predecessor of the Internet. It was a research network by Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the US Defence Department.

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ARPANET (1969)

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a network of computers that serve web pages that distributed hypermedia information system on the Internet.

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World Wide Web

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Information can be organize, link, and access via client-server protocol.

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World Wide Web

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5
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When and where did the World Wide Web start?

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Started in 1989 at the European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN)

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6
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Who started the World Wide Web?

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Tim Berners-Lee

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7
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Information can be organized, link, and access via what?

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Client-server protocol

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Internet connected computers

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Web Servers

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Specially formatted document that can contain images, text, interactive elements, and hyperlinks, which links to other pages

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Web pages

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10
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Group of related web pages

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Web site

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  • Website’s primary page
  • Typically introduces the web site and provide info about the site’s purpose and content
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Home page

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12
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  • Simply known as a link
  • A word, phrase, or image that connects web pages
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Hyperlink

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13
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Exploring the web by jumping from one webpage to another

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browsing/surfing the web

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14
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The most common way to access the internet in the past

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Dial-up telephone line

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15
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Faster access methods to the Internet today

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  • digital dedicated lines
  • cable broadband
  • wireless transmissions
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16
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The speed at which data travel from one device to another

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transfer rate

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17
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the number of bits the line can transmit in one second

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bits per second (bps)

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18
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internet connectivity service that uses satellite technology

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fixed wireless

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19
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internet connectivity that uses radio signals or wireless fidelity (wi-fi)

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mobile wireless

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20
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what does Wi-Fi stand for?

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wireless fidelity

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21
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provides wireless connectivity to devices within a certain range

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wi-fi

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22
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  • third generation of mobile networks
  • supports speech and data services
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3G

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23
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  • fourth generation of mobile networks
  • supports gaming and stream multimedia
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4G

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24
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How fast is 3G?

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Average is 1.5Mb/s

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25
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How fast is 4G?

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Average is 8-12Mb/s

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26
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a business that has a permanent Internet connection and provides temporary Internet connections to individuals and companies using one or more access method

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Internet service provider (ISP)

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27
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Access methods that ISP use to provide Internet connection

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  • dial-up
  • high-speed dial-up
  • broadband
  • wireless
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28
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  • software program that requests, downloads, and displayes Web pages stored on Web Server
  • Needed to view web pages
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Web Browser

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29
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A web page’s unique address, identifies a computer on the Internet

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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30
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What does a URL consist of?

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  • domain name
  • top level domain designation
31
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numeric address for computer connected to the Internet

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IP address

32
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TRUE OR FALSE: Every device in a computer network has an IP address

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TRUE

33
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Text version of a computer’s numeric IP address

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Domain name

34
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Identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network

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IP Address

35
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1.140.10.230

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IP Address

36
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A name that identifies ONE OR MORE IP addresses

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Domain Name

37
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notifycorp.com

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Domain name

38
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Indicates the type of organization or general domain

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Top-level domain (TLD)

39
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.biz

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Business

40
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.com

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commercial, personal

41
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.edu

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education

42
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.gov

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government

43
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.mil

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military

44
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.net

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network providers

45
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.org

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non-commercial community

46
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.my

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Malaysia

47
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.sg

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Singapore

48
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.jp

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Japan

49
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.us

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United State

50
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.de

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German

51
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.fr

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France

52
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.au

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Australia

53
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This is what procedes the domain name and top-level domain designation in a url

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Protocol

54
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The communications standard for transmitting Web pages over the Internet

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

55
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Most common way to view web pages in the past

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using desktop or laptop

56
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wireless, portable computer designed to fit in a user’s hand

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Handheld computers

57
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type of handheld computer used to manage personal information and access the internet

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Personal digital assistant (PDA)

58
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mobile phone that offers other features

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smartphonr

59
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Categories of web sites

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  • personal
  • organizational
  • commercial
60
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  • type of web site created for a range of communication purpose
  • promote your employment credentials, share news and photos with friends and family, share a common interest or hobby w/ fellow enthusiasts
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Personal Web Sites

61
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Owned by any type of group, association, or organization, whether it is professional or amateur group

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Organizational Web Site

62
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Its goal is to promote and sell products or services of a business, from the smallest home-based business to the largest national enterprise

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Commercial Web Site

63
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a message that may contain text, images, files, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals

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E-mail (Electronic Mail)

64
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He sent the first e-mail

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Ray Tomlinson

65
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When was the first e-mail sent?

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1971

66
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Collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients

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mailing list

67
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type of communications service that enables you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the internet

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instant messaging (IM)

68
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  • designated area or forum on the world wide web that allows users to communicate withe ach other through instant messaging
  • text is instantly displayed in the chat rooms conversation log after a user hits enter/send
  • other users included in the chat session are able to see what another user types
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chat rooms

69
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allows you to make free, or very low cost, telephone calls oever the internet. you can call any telephone in the world and any telephone can call you regardless of what equipment/network the person you are calling uses

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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

70
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Internet discussion forums where groups of users with common interests gather to talk about everything from software to comic books to politcs

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Newsgroup

71
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  • messages can be read by anyone who views the group that they’re posted in
  • international in scope, with participants from all corners of the inernet
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Newsgroup

72
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Protocol for exchanging files over the Internet`

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

73
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most commonly used to download a file from the server using the Internet or to upload a file to a sertver

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File Transer Protocol (FTP)

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