QUIZ 1: INTERNET Flashcards
Worldwide network of interconnected computer networks that operates using a standard set of communications
INTERNET
refers to any network of computers
An internet (small “i”)
is a specific name
The Internet (large “I”)
ARPANET
(Advanced Research Projects Administration NETwork)
MILNET
for Managing Military sites
NSFNET
(National Science Foundation Network)
- allows computers to connect to a network and exchange data; carries the task of breaking messages into small packets (datagrams)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
- considered a lower-level protocol which is responsible for making decisions on the packets and routing them
Internet Protocol (IP)
- which supports the World Wide Web (WWW)
Hypertext Transmission Protocol (HTTP)
- permit users to send all types of electronic files over the Internet
File Transmission Protocol (FTP)
- The ___ or folder(s) in the web server that contains a group of related web pages
directory
- identifies the computer name, web server name, web name or host name.
Domain Name
4 DOMAINS
Back - go back to the previous page (alt left arrow key)
Forward - go forward to a new page after going back (alt right arrow key)
Link - click a link and jump to a new page
Jump - select a new page from external source such as bookmarked sites
5 TECHNIQUES
Surfing - Jumping ahead of the browser if the link is already loaded but the rest of the page is lagging behind
Chains - After clicking several websites, a chain of internet pages are created and explored backward or forward.
Reload - refreshing the page to ensure that the latest copy is loaded
Stopping - Stopping the loading process of a site anytime the user wants.
Restarting - Stopping the connection and clicking the same link again
Identify text on the given criteria by searching contents of websites through the use of software and programs called robots and spiders that analyze millions of web pages
Ex.: Google & Yahoo Search
Indexes
Program was developed by in 1972
He introduced the @ symbol
In 1973, 75% of the traffic was E-mail
ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL), Ray Tomlinson
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