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13 Cards in this Set
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What are the advantages of Internet access?
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• Access to news and information (which is updated immediately, before it would on newspapers and in television).
• Playing online computer games. • Listening to music or watching videos for free. • Communication. • Downloading content. • Advertising opportunities and e-commerce. • Online services. |
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What are the disadvantages of Internet access?
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• Possible addiction.
• Pornography. • Spamming. • External access to private and personal information and content and potential theft. • Virus contracting. |
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What is a protocol?
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A set of rules that define a format of data, which is used in communication between devices.
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Name 4 protocols.
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• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) • Post Office Protocol (POP) |
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What does URL stand for?
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Uniform/Universal Resource Locator
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What does a URL do?
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It essentially functions as the address of an individual webpage on the World Wide Web, for your browser to navigate to.
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How is a URL different from a domain?
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A domain name is component of a URL. It usually groups together different individual webpages that operate under the same banner, which suggests that they are also possessed by one owner/organization.
For more information, head to: http://www.slideshare.net/andymatic/anatomy-of-a-domain-name-and-url |
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What is DNS?
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DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, is a database that converts a computer’s domain name into an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
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Compare the Internet and an intranet:
How are they the same (3 ways)? |
Both connect multiple devices to a network.
Allow content/data to be uploaded and downloaded to each device in the network. Uses both software and hardware to share content/data. |
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Compare the Internet and an intranet:
How are they different (3 ways)? |
Internet / Intranet
Public / Private (companies) Responds slower due to heavy traffic / Responds quicker due to less traffic Requires no password to access / Requires an account and a password to access |
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What is an extranet?
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An extranet is a private network, which can be viewed by authorized individuals, that utilizes internet protocols, network connectivity and can be seen as an extension of a company's intranet.
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What is the difference between the internet and the world wide web?
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The world wide web is an information system on the Internet that provides facilities for documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.
The internet is an international computer network providing e-mail and information from servers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links. |
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What software would you be likely to use on the Internet or an intranet, and what would you use it for?
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A browser, to navigate through the various webpages, and to perform searches.
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