Unit 5.1 - WWW, Internet, URL

Question 1

what is the website address in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 1

www.example2.net

Question 2

what is the path in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 2

/folder

Question 3

what is the protocol in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 3

https

Question 4

what is the file in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 4

page1.html

Question 5

what is the domain type in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 5

.net

Question 6

what is the domain host in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 6

www

Question 7

what is the domain name in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 7

example2

Question 8

what is the country type in https://www.example2.net/folder/page1.html

Answer 8

none

Question 9

What are 3 differences between the Internet and WWW?

Answer 9

-Internet is older than WWW, and WWW cam after the Internet
-WWW is part of the Internet, and Internet is not just for WWW
-Internet is a network of networks while the WWW is websites and browsers

Question 10

what is the Internet?

Answer 10

A worldwide collection of interconnected networks. Network of networks. It’s a concept more than something we can touch. It relies on a physical infrastructure that allows networks and individual devices to connect to other networks and devices

Question 11

what is the world wide web?

Answer 11

part of the internet that users can access using web browser software. It consists of a massive collection of web pages, based on the hypertext transfer protocol. Used for accessing websites.

Question 12

what does https stand for?

Answer 12

hypertext transfer protocol secured

Question 13

what are the steps to retrieving web pages from server using browser? (long)

Answer 13

1) user opens browser and types in URL

2) browser asks DNS server 1 for the IP address of the website

3) IPA may be sent back to user’s computer OR go to DNS server 2 which sends IPA back to DNS server 1 and DNS server 1 puts this IPA into its cache/database and sends it back to user’s computer

4) the computer sets up a communication with website server, required pages are downloaded, HTML files are sent (from website server –> user’s computer), browser interprets HTML (used to structure content), and then displays the information of the user’s computer

Question 14

what are the steps to retrieving web pages from server using browser? (short)

Answer 14

1) web browser
2) DNS server
3) IP address
4) actual data - code of data
5) interpreted website - what we see

Question 15

what are cookies?

Answer 15

small data stored on a user’s computer

Question 16

what are the 2 types of cookies?

Answer 16

-session cookies
-persistent cookies

Question 17

what is a session cookie?

Answer 17

temporary cookies that is new every time the user visits the site, only used when on the browser, doesn’t get user’s personal information

Question 18

what is a persistent cookie?

Answer 18

permanent cookies that is stored in the computer’s hard drive permanently, gets user’s personal information, stays even after browser is closed

Question 19

what are URLs?

Answer 19

text addressed used to access websites

Question 20

what is a hyperlink?

Answer 20

link between 2 different pages

Question 21

what does URL stand for?

Answer 21

uniform resource locator

Question 22

Uniform -
resource -
locator -

Answer 22

uniform - format is consistent
resource - web page, pdf, picture, etc…
locator - finder

Question 23

what is the certificate that proves a website is https?

Answer 23

SSL certificate