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2nd Semester - Computer Fundamentals and Programming > Lesson 5: Internet Basics > Flashcards

Lesson 5: Internet Basics Flashcards

1
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A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocol.

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Internet

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A commercial organization with permanent connection to the Internet that sells temporary connections to subscribers.

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Internet Service Provider (ISP)

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A physical, hardcoded identifier that distinguishes that device on a network, assigned from an NIC card.

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MAC Address

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4
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A statistically or dynamically assigned address on a device network through the DHCP protocol.

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IP Address

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5
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A networking device that sends data to the appropriate device within the LAN, using an ARP table that matches each IP address to a MAC address.

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Switch/Router

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6
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A device that serves as bridge between a LAN and a WAN.

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Modem

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7
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The combination of both a switch/router and a modem.

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Gateway

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8
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The protocol that allows for communication within a LAN.

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Ethernet

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9
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The protocol that allows for wireless communication within a WLAN.

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802.11

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10
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It is a way of exchanging information between computers on the Internet.

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World Wide Web

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The network of pages of images, texts and sounds on the Internet which can be viewed using browser software.

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World Wide Web

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12
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These run on sophisticated hardware.

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Servers

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13
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To dominant implementations.

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Clients/browsers

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14
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Many interesting implementations.

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Caches

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15
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The global infrastructure which facilitates data transfer.

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Internet

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16
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HTTP

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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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17
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HTML

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Hyper Text Markup Language

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18
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XML

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Extensible Markup Language

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19
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URIs

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Uniform Resource Identifiers

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20
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An infrastructure of information combined and the network software used to access it.

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The Web

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21
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A document that contains or references various kinds of data.

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Web page

22
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A software tool that retrieves and displays web pages.

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Web browser

23
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A computer set up to respond to requests for web pages.

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Web server

24
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It is a collection of related web pages including: Entertainment, advocacy, personal, and etc.

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Website

25
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It provides a set of rules and standards that govern how information is transmitted on the WWW.

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HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

26
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It is the Web’s application-layer protocol for transferring various forms of data between server and client.

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HTTP

27
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A software that hosts websites via Internet.

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Web servers

28
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How do web browsers communicate with web browser?

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HyperText Transfer Protocol

29
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In this server, you get a centrally-located pool of disk space to store and share different documents in the form of emails for network users. All data is stored in a single location and so, administrators need to backup files only from one computer.

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Mail Server

30
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It acts as a set of components which can be accessed by the software developer via an API defined by the platform itself.

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Application Server

31
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These components are usually performed in the environment similar to its web server(s) for the web applications with the main job of supporting the construction of dynamic pages.

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Application Server

32
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It uses separate control and data connections between the client and the server. This server also authorizes itself in the form of a username and password.

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Protocol

33
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A computer program that offers database services to other computer programs or computers with the use of client-server functionality.

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Database Service

34
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This type of server is accessible either via a “front end” that runs on the user’s computer where the request is made or the “back end” where it is served such as data analysis and storage.

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Database Server

35
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A computer server that hosts a network service for offering responses to queries which maps either an addressing component or numeric identification. This is done by the server to give response to a network service protocol request.

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Domain Name System (DNS) Server

36
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It is a type of software that allows you to find and view websites on the Internet.

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Web browser

37
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Its primary function is to render HTML.

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Web browser

38
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It is the code used to design or markup webpages which may include text, links, and references to images and other items, such as cascading style sheets and JavaScript functions.

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HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

39
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It is the fundamental network identification for any resource connected to the web, utilizing a web address.

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Uniform Resource Locator

40
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A server that is specifically used for matching website hostnames to their corresponding IP address.

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DNS Server

41
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It contains a database of public IP addresses and their corresponding domain names.

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DNS Server

42
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It is the unique name that identifies an Internet site and email address.

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Domain Name

43
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It is a program that searchers for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used specifically for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

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Search Engine

44
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The code language used to create Hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web.

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HTML

45
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It is the standard used to secure the exchanging of files over the Internet.

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

46
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The transferring of files from the client to the server.

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Uploading

47
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The transferring of files from a server to a client.

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Downloading

48
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It is a small text file that a web server stores on your local computer’s hard disk, containing information about your visit to the site.

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Cookie

49
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It is the collection and analysis of data regarding website usage, typically used by website owners to track the number and behavior of users visiting their sites.

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Web analytics

50
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Any resource that is provided over the Internet.

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Cloud service

51
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It is a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of Security rules.

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Firewall

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