Unit 1 Terms Flashcards
Internet
is a large network of network
Network
are two or more connecting computers, using a cable or radio frequency
WWW
is a subset of the internet. It is a set of services that can be accessed by the internet
Intranet
is a secured connection within an organization, business, school, government building.
Extranet
Is a secure connection from a secured network to another
Web page
is a document of code that can be accessed using a unique address (URL) is displayed by the web browser
Website
is a collection of web pages which are shared the same domain
Web server
is a special computer that is used to host and handles requests from the webpage including handling emails.
Internet service provider
A company that provides internet
Web browser
A web browser is software that is used to render a webpage.
Search engine
helps the user access webpages
Domain Name
is a unique name to identify a website and it is part of all the url website pages.
URL
uniform resource locator. is a unique address to access a web page.
subdomain
is additional information to the domain name
DNS
Domain Name Service. servers that keep a database of IP addresses and their corresponding names.