Internet Concepts Flashcards

Question 1

Q

Name the parts of this URL:

https://www.google.com/search?q=javascript&oq=javascript

Answer

A

Scheme: https
Domain: google.com
Subdomain: www
Route: search
Query String: q=javascript&amp;oq=javascript

Question 2

Q

What is missing in the URL that is always implied? And when it is implied, what is the value?

Answer

A

The port is normally missing.

The default is 443 for HTTPS and 80 for HTTP.

Question 3

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What is an IP Address and what does “IP” stand for

Answer

A

IP stands for Internet Protocol and it is the 4 byte address used to locate a computer on a network

Question 4

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What is a DNS server and what does “DNS” stand for?

Answer

A

DNS stands for Domain Name Service and it is used to translate domain names into IP addresses, e.g. google.com to 8.8.8.8

Question 5

Q

What is the protocol that the browser client and web server use to speak to each other about web pages?

Question 6

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What languages run in the browser?

Answer

A

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Question 7

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What does “HTTP” stand for?

Answer

A

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Question 8

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What do “HTML” and “CSS” stand for?

Answer

A

Hyper Text Markup Language

Cascade Style Sheets

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