Gr 10 3.3 – INTERNET AND WWW

Question 1

Asymmetric digital subscriber line

Answer 1

ADSL is a permanent digital connection to the Internet using
a telephone line.

Question 2

Bandwidth

Answer 2

Bandwidth or data transfer rate, refers to the total amount
of data that can be carried from one point to another in a
given time period.

Question 3

Broadband

Answer 3

Broadband refers to any permanent, high speed, high
bandwidth connection to the Internet.

Question 4

CAP

Answer 4

Cap means that you are limited to a certain amount of
gigabytes of data downloaded and uploaded on a month.

Question 5

Data terminating device

Answer 5

The function of a ‘modem’ is to convert signals from your
computer to those transmitted over the telephone line and
vice versa so that communication can occur.

Question 6

FTP

Answer 6

File Transfer Protocol (ftp) is the protocol used for the fast,
easy transfer of files between remote computers that have
an Internet connection.

Question 7

FTP Server

Answer 7

A computer allowing people to use FTP to upload or
download files.

Question 8

Home page

Answer 8

A home page is the first page of a website and contains
information about the website’s purpose and content. It also
provides links to other web pages, websites and documents.

Question 9

Hyperlink

Answer 9

A hyperlink is a built-in connection to another related web
page, and is indicated as text underlined in blue, or by a
graphic with blue outline.

Question 10

HTTP

Answer 10

HyperText Transfer Protocol (http) is the protocol that
defines how pages are transferred on the web.

Question 11

Internet

Answer 11

The internet, also called the Net, is a worldwide computer
network, consisting of computers and networks that are
linked using telephone lines, undersea cables, satellite or
microwave for the purpose of sharing resources and
communication.

Question 12

IP

Answer 12

IP (Internet Protocol) is the protocol used for
communication over a network or the internet

Question 13

IP Address

Answer 13

Every computer that connects to the Internet or in a
network must have its own unique Internet Protocol (IP)
address.

Question 14

ISP

Answer 14

An ISP is a company that has a permanent, fast connection
to the Internet. They sell Internet access and services to
individuals or organisations for a monthly fee.

Question 15

Search Engine

Answer 15

A search engine is a program that is used to search for
documents located on the Internet by using keywords or
phrases entered by the user when looking for information.

Question 16

Uniform Resource Locator

Answer 16

A URL is the unique address of a web page.

Question 17

Web browser

Answer 17

A web browser is a software application that allows one to
view and explore web pages on the Web either via
hyperlinks or in cases where the URL is already known, by
typing the address in the address in the address bar of the
web browser.

Question 18

Web page

Answer 18

A web page is any electronic document on the Web. Web
pages can include text graphics, sound video and links to
other Web pages.

Question 19

Web server

Answer 19

A web server is a computer that hosts websites and is
connected to the web.

Question 20

Website

Answer 20

A website consists of related web pages.

Question 21

WWW

Answer 21

The World Wide Web is a service that runs on the Internet
and is a vast collection of interlinked, interactive documents
stored on computers all over the world, accessed via the
Internet.

Question 22

W3C

Answer 22

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an organisation
founded and headed by Time Berners-Lee. Its function is to
develop standards so that the WWW reaches its full
potential and to ensure the long-term growth of the Web.