The Internet

Question 1

What is the Internet?

Answer 1

Global network providing info and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using protocols.

Question 2

What is a Website?

Answer 2

Location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more web pages.

Question 3

What is a Web Page?

Answer 3

HyperText document connected to the World Wide Web.

Question 4

What is a part of the Core Development Triad?

Answer 4

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).

Question 5

What types of HTTP requests can you have?

Answer 5

DELETE, GET, POST, HEAD and PUT

Question 6

What is the difference between Symmetric Encryption and Asymmetric Encryption?

Answer 6

Symmetric Encryption is used for encrypted emails and file and drive encryption. Whereas Asymmetric Encryption is used for secure sessions and it creates a secure connection to the Internet.

Question 7

How does HTTPS create a secure web traffic?

Answer 7

It uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security).

Question 8

What is FTP and what does it do?

Answer 8

File Transfer Protocol, this transfers files over the internet, however it isn’t secure unless made as a FTPS (File Transfer Protocol Secure) with SSL or TLS.

Question 9

What is SMTP and what does it do?

Answer 9

Secure Mail Transfer Protocol, this transfers emails over the internet between email servers.

Question 10

What is NNTP and what does it do?

Answer 10

Network News Transfer Protocol, this delivers news articles for news feeds.

Question 11

Say the 6 types of protocols!

Answer 11

FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTPS - File Transfer Protocol Secure
SMTP - Secure Mail Transfer Protocol
HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS - HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol