Chapter 1 - Internet and Web Basics

Web page documents typically use the _______ or _____ file extension.

.htm or .html

____________ is the set of markup symbols or codes placed in a file intended for display on a web browser.

HTML

The purpose of _______ is to ensure the integrity of the communication. a. IP b. TCP c. HTTP d. FTP

b. TCP Transmission Control Protocol or TCP starts by breaking files and messages into individual units called packets. TCP is used together with Internet Protocol or IP to transmit files efficiently over the internet.

Select the item below that indicates the top-level domain name for the URL http://www.mozilla.com. a. http b. com c. mozilla d. www

b. com A top-level domain name identifies the rightmost part of the domain name. A TLD is either a generic top-level domain (gTLD) such as com for commercial or a country code top-level domain such as fr for France.

What is a unique text-based Internet address corresponding to a computer's unique numeric IP address called? a. IP address b. domain name c. URL d. user name

b. domain name A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the internet.

4. Choose the true statement: a. The title of the web page is displayed by the meta element. b. Information about the web page is contained in the body section. c. The content that displays in the browser viewport is contained in the head section. d. The content that displays in the browser viewport is contained in the body section.

d. The content that displays in the browser viewport is contained in the body section. The body section contains text and elements that display directly on the web page within the browser window, also referred to as the browser viewport. The purpose of the body section is to configure the contents of the web page.

The home page of a website is typically named ______ or ______.

index.htm or index.html

[True or False] The World Wide Web was developed to allow companies to conduct e-commerce over the Internet.

False The World Wide Web was developed as means of communication for scientists by which they could easily "hyperlink" to another research paper or article and immediately view it.

[True or False] A domain name that ends in .net indicates that the website is for a networking company.

True .net indicates entities associated with network support of the internet, usually internet service providers or telecommunication companies

[True or False] Markup languages contain sets of directions that tell web browser software how to display and manage a web document.

True Example: HTML is a markup language