World Wide Web technologies

Question 1

Network types

Answer 1

Internet
Intranet
Extranet

Question 2

Internet characteristics

Answer 2

Infrastructure used to connect computers across the globe using telecommunications systems. It uses TCP/IP

Question 3

Uses of internet

Answer 3

Used to connect computers from around the world using telecommunications systems

Question 4

Purpose of the internet

Answer 4

Users can gain access to a number of services such as email. It is public, part shared and open access but isn’t private

Question 5

Intranet characteristics

Answer 5

Same as the internet but is more secure as it can only be used by authorised people.

Question 6

Uses of the intranet

Answer 6

Provides same services as the internet

Question 7

Purpose of the intranet

Answer 7

The same as the internet but only in their own organisation e.g. internal emails. It is private and part shares but isn’t public or open access

Question 8

Extranet characteristic

Answer 8

A controlled private network that allows access to a subset of information from an organisations intranet to a specified group of external users.

Question 9

Purpose of the extranet

Answer 9

Sharing information and news to customers and partners of a company and sharing huge amounts of data easily using the EDI. It is part shared and private but isn’t public or open access