Web Security (Basic) Flashcards
What is a website
Basic Web Concepts
A collection of web pages that are accessed via a browser, typically containing information, images, and multimedia elements.
What is a web page?
Basic Web Concepts
A single document on the web, usually written in HTML, that can contain text, images, links, and other media.
What is a URL?
Basic Web Concepts
A Uniform Resource Locator is the web address used to access a specific resource or page on the internet.
What is the domain name system (DNS)?
Basic Web Concepts
DNS translates human-readable domain names (like google.com) into IP addresses that computers can understand.
What is web hosting?
Basic Web Concepts
Web hosting is the service that stores and serves website files over the internet.
What is a homepage?
Basic Web Concepts
The main or introductory page of a website, often serving as a navigation hub.
What is a static website?
Basic Web Concepts
A website with fixed content that doesn’t change dynamically; typically built using only HTML, CSS, and sometimes JavaScript.
What is a dynamic website?
Basic Web Concepts
A website that generates content dynamically based on user interaction, databases, or APIs (e.g., Facebook, Amazon).
What is a landing page?
Basic Web Concepts
A standalone web page designed for marketing or advertising purposes, often focused on converting visitors into leads or customers.
What is a sitemap?
Basic Web Concepts
A file or structured list that outlines all the pages on a website, helping search engines and users navigate the site.
What are the components of a URL?
URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing
A URL consists of a protocol (HTTP/HTTPS), domain name, path, and optionally, parameters and fragments.
What is a subdomain?
URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing
A division of a main domain that acts as a separate entity (e.g., blog.example.com is a subdomain of example.com).
What is a top-level domain (TLD)?
URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing
The last segment of a domain name, such as .com, .org, or .net.
Q: What is a domain registrar?
What is a domain registrar?
URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing
A company that manages the reservation and registration of domain names (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
What is shared hosting?
Web Hosting & Deployment
A type of web hosting where multiple websites share the same server resources, making it cost-effective but potentially slower.
What is VPS hosting?
Web Hosting & Deployment
Virtual Private Server hosting provides dedicated portions of a physical server, offering better performance and control than shared hosting.
What is a dedicated server?
Web Hosting & Deployment
A hosting service where a website has an entire physical server dedicated to it, offering maximum performance and customization.
What is cloud hosting?
Web Hosting & Deployment
Hosting that uses a network of virtual servers to provide scalable and flexible website hosting (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
What is a Content Delivery Network (CDN)?
Web Hosting & Deployment
A system of distributed servers that deliver website content from locations closest to users to improve load speed and performance
What is website caching?
Storing frequently accessed website data (e.g., HTML, images) to reduce load times and server requests.
What is a web browser?
Web Browsers & Rendering
Software that retrieves, interprets, and displays web pages (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
What is a browser engine?
Web Browsers & Rendering
The core software in a web browser that interprets and renders web pages (e.g., Blink for Chrome, Gecko for Firefox, WebKit for Safari).
What is a user agent?
Web Browsers & Rendering
A string sent by a browser to a web server to identify the browser type, version, and operating system.
What is a viewport?
Web Browsers & Rendering
The visible area of a webpage on a user’s screen, which varies by device size and resolution.
