Using Internet To Share Info

Question 1

What are pages on World Wide Web (WWW) written in?

Answer 1

HTML

Question 2

What do individual websites contain?

Answer 2

Web pages (related pages).

Question 3

What do webpages contain?

Answer 3

Text, images, animations, audio files, forms for feedback & collecting data about customers.

Question 4

What are navigational aids?

Answer 4

Buttons for moving back, forwards or home.

Question 5

What does WWW stand for?

Answer 5

World Wide Web

Question 6

What are the specialist features in shopping websites?

Answer 6

Text boxes for entering details of contacts, payments & validation texts for details.

Question 7

What are the advantages of using the Internet for information?

Answer 7

• vast amount of info.
• info can be found quickly compared to looking in books.
• info can be provided from anyone.
• info in electronic format.

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of using the internet for information?

Answer 8

• can be too much info.
• some results may not be useful.
• difficult to decide if info is useful or accurate, out of date or false.
• some info can be inappropriate.
• copyright restrictions may apply.

Question 9

How can files be shared? (1)

Answer 9

Can be placed on a web page or stored on server for downloading.
-file transfer protocol (FTP) can be used. FTP client software used to connect to FTP server to upload & download files. Can transfer many files & secure.

Question 10

How can files be shared? (2)

Answer 10

Can be sent as attachments.

-documents can be posted & shared online so several people can edit + work on them at the same time.

Question 11

How can files be shared? (3)

Answer 11

Peer-to-peer file sharing doesn’t use a server, both computers connected & files transferred between them. Has been used to share software & music/audio files illegally.