Introduction to the Web Flashcards
Internet vs Web
Internet is the interconnected network of computers around the world (capital I), where as the Web is just one of the services that the internet offers (houses the webpages in the Internet)
A network of machines based on the TCP/IP
Local Network
is the set of rules that govern
machine-to-machine communication
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
_________________ are usually confined to an organization, or some specific physical place.
e.g. ICS , BioSci, computer shop local networks
Local networks
Local networks can connect with other local networks.
Collectively, called an ____________.
internet (small i)
Latin prefix, meaning “between two groups”
inter
World-wide network of computer networks
Internet (Big I)
Some local networks may be connected to the Internet while still being private, an _________ .
intranet
The big I Internet is developed by _____________________, and was first known as the _______________, a military application
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency), ARPANET
Intended for decentralized message passing
ARPANET
Internet
is the collection of interconnected
networks around the world and is populated by the machines connected to these networks.
The Internet can be thought of as a
___________.
service platform
Published a paper on hypertext,
hypermedia, and hyperlinks in 1965
Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson had an idea about creating and using ______________ and coined the terms __________, ___________, and _____________ for it.
‘linked content’
hypermedia, hypertext, hyperlink
A medium of information containing graphics, audio, video, hypertext, and hyperlinks
Hypermedia
An important concept about hypermedia and hyperlinks was the ___________ nature of the links.
nonlinear
Inventor of the Web (1989)
Tim Berners-Lee
The Web was developed in 1989 in the ____________________________
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
Tim Berners-Lee developed the first web everything: ________________
The first Web server, Web page, Web browser (1990)
When was the web first made publicly available?
August 6, 1991
The web’s purpose was for automatic __________________ between scientists in universities around the world.
information sharing
The idea for the Web took cues from Nelson’s ideas about ‘__________’, and hypermedia.
‘linked content’
The web is the _______________ of websites and webpages around the world.
interconnected collection
TRUE or FALSE:
The Internet contains the Web as well as other services.
TRUE. Web is just one of the services that the Internet offers
Tim Berners-Lee went on to found the
______________________________ in 1994
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
is an international consortium of member organizations (eg. Google, IBM, Microsoft, CERN)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
W3C mission:
“…to lead the World Wide Web to its full
potential by developing ______________ and ____________ that ensure the long-term
growth of the Web.”
protocols and guidelines
Used to host and serve resources on the Web.
Web Server
Software used by humans to access and display resources in the Web
Web Browser
Resource/document written for the web. Can contain text, images, video, audio, and other plugins.
Web Page
A collection of related web pages (usually under the same domain)
Website
A page that is served ‘as is’ by the server. Different viewers all see the same content.
Static Web Page
A resource/document that contains dynamic elements. Different viewers may see different content.
Dynamic Web Page
The First Website
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html
