Test 2 Internet Flashcards
What does ISP stand for
Internet service provider
Show the six steps of getting information from a website
What does modem stand for
Short term for modulator-demodulator
What is a modem’s function
Converts computer binary signals to cable/dsl/fiber optic/satelite signals and vice versa
Who claims they invented the internet
Al gore
When was the internet invented
Election of 2000
What is the internet
The largest computer network in the world
What is the difference between internet and intranet
Internet external website open to public
Intranet internal website open to employees and staff is private
What came before the internet
ARPANET
What does ARPANET stand for
Advance research project agency network
What are the 4 institutions involved in ARPANET
UCLA
UC santa barbara
Stanford research institute
University of Utah at salt lake city
What does DSL stand for
Digital subscriber line
What is e-commerce
Buisness done online (internet)
What are the 3 types of e-commerce
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)
Give a few example of ISP in our area
Comcast
AT&T Uverse
Optimum
AT&T DSL
What does URL stand for
Uniform resource locator
ex. (http:// www.google.com)
What are the 2 parts of the url
What is protocol
Rules for communication between computers
What does http stand for
Hypertext transfer protocol
What is another type of protocol
FTP (file transfer protocol)
What does IP address stand for
Internet protocol address
What is an upload
To send something from my computer to another computer
What is download
When you recieve something from another computer to my computer
What is the most common browser
Internet explorer
