Lecture 2 Flashcards
What is the internet:
An interconnected network of computer networks. Thus, it is called the Internet
(Interconnected Network)
History of the internet:
1991, the Commercial Ban was lifted.
The first graphical browser
The World Wide Web was developed
Affordability of personal computers and internet service providers
1993-1994 the Internet began to enter everyday use
W3C
-World Wide Web Consortium
-1994
-Developed standards.initiatives for the web
network:
two or more computers
connected together for the
purpose of communication and
sharing resources.
Network:
Client-
Server-
Client: Any entity that accesses. consumes, or displays web content (Eg we browsers, mobile apps)
Server: received and processed clients’ requests- response
Internet Protocol:
And most common ones:
-rules that describe the means used for client/server communication.
a) TCP/IP- Transmission control protocol /Internet Protocol
b) FTP- File Transfer Protocol
c) SMTP-nSimple Mail Transfer Protocol
d) HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Ip Adress:
Internet Protocol Adress
Numerical label connected to a device
managed by the internet-assigned numbers authority
Domain Name:
Domain Name System:
A text-based identification of an entity on the internet (.com or .ca)
Divide the Internet into logical groups
URL:
Uniform Resource Locator