Vocabulary

Question 1

Protocol

Answer 1

A system of rules for the exchange of digital information. On the web, the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allows for the exchange of websites.

Question 2

Subdomain

Answer 2

A smaller domain that is part of a larger domain. For example, “www” is a common subdomain.

Question 3

Domain

Answer 3

A unique identifying string that defines a realm of authority or control on the web.

Question 4

TLD

Answer 4

TLD stands for Top Level Domain and it is the highest level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS). This is the part of the domain such as .com, .net, and .org, that comes at the end.

Question 5

IP Address

Answer 5

Internet Protocol (IP) address is a set of numbers assigned to a location on a network. In general, a domain name represents an IP address, so that users don’t need to remember these long strings of numbers.

Question 6

DNS

Answer 6

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a global routing system for IP addresses on the Internet.

Question 7

SFTP

Answer 7

SSH File Transfer Protocol (also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that allows for the transfer of files to a web server.