Test 2 Internet Flashcards

1
Q

What does ISP stand for

A

Internet service provider

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Show the six steps of getting information from a website

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What does modem stand for

A

Short term for modulator-demodulator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is a modem’s function

A

Converts computer binary signals to cable/dsl/fiber optic/satelite signals and vice versa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who claims they invented the internet

A

Al gore

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

When was the internet invented

A

Election of 2000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is the internet

A

The largest computer network in the world

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is the difference between internet and intranet

A

Internet external website open to public

Intranet internal website open to employees and staff is private

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What came before the internet

A

ARPANET

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What does ARPANET stand for

A

Advance research project agency network

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What are the 4 institutions involved in ARPANET

A

UCLA

UC santa barbara

Stanford research institute

University of Utah at salt lake city

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What does DSL stand for

A

Digital subscriber line

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is e-commerce

A

Buisness done online (internet)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What are the 3 types of e-commerce

A

B2B buisness to buisness -(gateway bookstore buys text books from publisher)

B2C buisness to consumer -(Nick buys tickets from delta airlines)

C2C consumer to consumer -(Nick buys football tickets on e-bay from another person)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Give a few example of ISP in our area

A

Comcast

AT&T Uverse

Optimum

AT&T DSL

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What does URL stand for

A

Uniform resource locator

ex. (http:// www.google.com)

17
Q

What are the 2 parts of the url

A

http://www.google.com

http = protocol

www.google.com = domain name

18
Q

What is protocol

A

Rules for communication between computers

19
Q

What does http stand for

A

Hypertext transfer protocol

20
Q

What is another type of protocol

A

FTP (file transfer protocol)

21
Q

What does IP address stand for

A

Internet protocol address

22
Q

What is an upload

A

To send something from my computer to another computer

23
Q

What is download

A

When you recieve something from another computer to my computer

24
Q

What is the most common browser

A

Internet explorer

25
Q

What is another browser

A

Safari

Firefox

Google chrome

26
Q

What are some search engines

A

Google

Ask

Bing

Yahoo

27
Q

Which is the higher speed upload or download

A

Download

28
Q

How do they measure speed

A

Bits per second

ex. 2.2MbP