5.3 The internet and the world wide web

Question 1

Wha does “Internet Service Provider (ISP)” mean?

Answer 1

An organisation that provides its customers with a connection to the internet.

Question 2

What does “Router” mean?

Answer 2

A piece of networking hardware used to forward packets of data from one network to another.

Question 3

What does “HyperText Markup Language (HTML)” mean?

Answer 3

Essentially a text that contains any text to be displayed along with:
Details of how should be formatted (e.g. font size, colour etc.).

Details of any hyperlinks and where they link to using a URL.

Details of any objects such as pictures or videos that should be shown within the web page when it is displayed.