CS102-Summary1

Name three events that contributed to the growth of the internet.

1. development of personal computers with graphical OS 2. widespread availability of internet connection services 3. development of WWW by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN

Explain the similarities and differences between a URL and a domain name.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) represents the address of a resource on the Internet. A domain name locates the organization on the Internet and is associated with a unique numeric IP address. It is part of a URL(like www.google.com)

Name two protocols used on the internet to convey info that use the Internet, but do not use the Web.

Email: SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used to send email messages. POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access) are used to receive email. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is also used.

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

False

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

False

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

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

The newest version of HTML is called ____________ .

HTML5

Which organization coordinates applications for new TLDs?

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names)

Name a network that covers a small area, such as a group of buildings or campus.

LAN (Local Area Network)

A standard language used for specifying a markup language or tag set is _____________.

SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)

The purpose of _____________ is to ensure the integrity of network communication.

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

True of False: A URL is one type of URI.

True

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

True

Which organization takes a proactive role in developing recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web?

W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)

____________ combines the formatting strengths of HTML 4.0 and the data structure and extensibility strengths of XML.

XHTML (eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language)

Describe the client/server model

client: computer running a browser software app such as Firefox. Connected to internet only when needed. The web browser software uses http to request web pages from a web server, server: always connected to Internet and runs some type of web server software app. Uses http protocol to receive requests for web pages. Responds and sends the info.

Which item indicates the top-level domain name for the URL: http://www.mozilla.com?

com

What is a unique text-based Internet address corresponding to a computer's unique numeric IP address called?

domain name

What is the difference between the internet and the web?

internet: public, globally connected network of computer networks. web: graphical user interface to info stored on computers running web servers connected to internet.

Frequently communicating by posting brief messages at a social networking site is called ____________ .

microblogging

Why is the concept of universal design important to web developers?

websites should be usable by all people. in developing web sites for government or educational institutions, access to technology is mandated by law.