Internet and WWW Flashcards

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What is the domain name?

A

this is part of the URL for resource on the Internet the domain name is used it will be converted to the correct IP address by the domain name service and the contact will take place.

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What is domain name service

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This is an internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses.

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3
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What is DoS(denial of service)?

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an attack on a network that attempts to prevent legitimate users from accessing its services.

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4
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What is the domain name system DNS system?

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The DNS system is a network of servers.

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5
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What is Internet Service Provider?

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an organisation that provides its customers with a connection to the Internet.

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What is the router?

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

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7
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What is the difference between internet and World Wide Web?

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The Internet is a worldwide system that enables people to share data between devices, while world wide web is a service that runs with the help of Internet to provide access to hyperlinks of web servers

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What is world wide web?WWW.

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This is a service in the internet which provides access to web pages linked together using the hypertext system.

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What is hypertext?

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It is simply attacks that contains links (hyperlinks) that can be selected to go to another document or web page.

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10
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How do you access the world wide web?

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using the web browser.

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What is the internet?

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Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected networks that enables information to be exchanged and shared.

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What is the web Browser’s job?

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The job is to convert data received from a web server to human readable format.

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Who is the client and server when user access a website using client server system?

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Client- web browser.
Server- web server.

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14
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What is the process of getting a web page of other files using the world wide web?

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the domain name is entered into the web browser. Then domain name service is turned to the ISP, from the domain name server.
The ISP

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15
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What does URL stand for? What is it?

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-Uniform resource locater
- it is a web address for a web page on individual file.

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16
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What is hypertext markup language?

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It is essentially a text document that contains any text to to be displayed along with.

17
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What is an IP address?

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An IP address is a set of numbers that I used to identify one particular computer.

18
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What does an IP address consist of?

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  • original consists of 4 8 bit numbers.
  • this address is expressed by 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers separated by colons.
19
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What is a switch?

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A device that receive incoming data packers and reader examines them to their destination on local area network.

20
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What is the 4 8 bit number called?

A

Octets

21
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What is a wireless access point (WAP)?

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A device that is used to connect one more computers wirelessly to an existing physical wired network.

22
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What is the modem?

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(Short for modulator demodulator) it modulates and demodulates signals. them from digital to analogue and vice versa. send from and received by a computer over communication network.