Chapter 2 Notes Part 1

Question 1

Who is Tim Berners?

Answer 1

The man creaded ARPANET

Question 2

Tim Berners also came up with the idea of _____ and _____

Answer 2

URLs

HTML

Question 3

With _____ __________, a computer or device physically attaches via a cable or wire to a communications device

Answer 3

wired connections

Question 4

Computers without a communications device can use a __________ ________.

Answer 4

wireless modem

Question 5

What are the differences between a wired connection and a wireless connection?

Answer 5

Wired Connection:

(1) cable internet service
(2) DSL (digital subscriber line)
(3) Fiber to the Premises (FTTP)

Wireless Connection:

(1) Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity)
(2) Mobile broadband
(3) Fixed wirelss
(4) Satelite Internet Service

Question 6

What is a cyber cafe?

Answer 6

a location that provides computers with internet access, usually for a fee

Question 7

A ____ _____ is a wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile computers and devices

Answer 7

hot spot

Question 8

A business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee

Answer 8

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Question 9

__________ represents the amount of data that travels over a network

Answer 9

bandwith

Question 10

What are the two ways to measure bandwith?

Answer 10

Megabyte (MB)

Gigabyte (GB)

Question 11

A sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet

Answer 11

IP address

Question 12

a text-based name that corresponds to the IP address

Answer 12

domain name

Question 13

translate the domain name into its associated IP address

Answer 13

DNS server

Question 14

List the popular TLDs.

Answer 14

(1) .com
(2) .edu
(3) .gov
(4) .mil
(5) .net
(6) .org

Question 15

Which TLD is this: commerical organizations, businesses, and companies

Answer 15

.com

Question 16

Which TLD is this: educational institutions

Answer 16

.edu

Question 17

Which TLD is this: governmental agencies

Answer 17

.gov

Question 18

Which TLD is this: military organizations

Answer 18

.mil

Question 19

Which TLD is this: network providers or commerical companies

Answer 19

.net

Question 20

Which TLD is this: nonprofit organizations

Answer 20

.org

Question 21

an application that enables users with an Internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile devices

Answer 21

browser

Question 22

the first page that a website displays

Answer 22

home page

Question 23

True or False: a desktop’s browsers typically don’t support tabbed browsing

Answer 23

False; a desktop’s browsers typically support tabbed browsing

Question 24

A webpage has a unique address called a ____ _______ or ____

Answer 24

web address

URL

Question 25

Out of this webaddresss which part is the protocol?

http://www.nps.gov/history/places.htm

Answer 25

http://

Question 26

Out of this webaddresss which part is the host name?

http://www.nps.gov/history/places.htm

Answer 26

www.

Question 27

Out of this webaddresss which part is the domain name?

http://www.nps.gov/history/places.htm

Answer 27

nps.gov/

Question 28

Out of this webaddresss which part is the path?

http://www.nps.gov/history/places.htm

Answer 28

history/

Question 29

Out of this webaddresss which part is the webpage name?

http://www.nps.gov/history/places.htm

Answer 29

places.htm

Question 30

consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents (webpages)

Answer 30

world wide web (www) or web

Question 31

What is the difference between a website and webserver?

Answer 31

Webstie- a collection of related webpages and associated items

Webserver- a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device

Question 32

software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic

Answer 32

search engine