INSY 2303 MODULE FOUR QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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web overview Ans✓✓✓•The Web is not the Internet
•The Internet is a global data communications network
•The Web is just one of the many technologies that use the Internet to
distribute data
•Infrastructure vs top of Infrastructure
•The World Wide Web (usually referred to simply as the Web) is a
collection of HTML documents, images, videos, and sound files that can
be linked to each other and accessed over the Internet using a protocol
called HTTP
web sites Ans✓✓✓•A Web site typically contains a collection of related
information organized and formatted so it can be accessed using a
browser
•A Web server is an Internet-based computer that stores Web site
content and accepts requests from browsers
•A Web page is based on an HTML source document that is stored as a
file on a Web server
URLs Ans✓✓✓•Every Web page has a unique address called a URL
(Uniform Resource Locator)
•Most URLs begin with http:// to indicate the Web's standard
communications protocol
•The file name of a specific Web page always appears last in the URL
, -some URLs contain a search string rather than the name of an HTML
document
shorten URLs Ans✓✓✓•Many URLs are long and complex; this can be
a problem
•Several services, such as Bitly and Goo.gl, create short URLs
1.Copy and paste the full URL into the box provided by a short URL
service such as Goo.gl.
2.The service produces a short URL.
3.The short URL is stored on the server along with the full URL.
4.Links to the short URL are directed to the server, which forwards the
link to the full URL
cons of shortening: short URLs don't last forever; can disguise real
address of illegitimate website; may be blocked by web hosts and ISPs
browser basics Ans✓✓✓•The essential elements of a browser include:
-An entry area for URLs and searches
-Navigation controls
-A refresh button
-A home button
-A settings menu
-And a display area
•Today's most popular browsers are:
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
web overview Ans✓✓✓•The Web is not the Internet
•The Internet is a global data communications network
•The Web is just one of the many technologies that use the Internet to
distribute data
•Infrastructure vs top of Infrastructure
•The World Wide Web (usually referred to simply as the Web) is a
collection of HTML documents, images, videos, and sound files that can
be linked to each other and accessed over the Internet using a protocol
called HTTP
web sites Ans✓✓✓•A Web site typically contains a collection of related
information organized and formatted so it can be accessed using a
browser
•A Web server is an Internet-based computer that stores Web site
content and accepts requests from browsers
•A Web page is based on an HTML source document that is stored as a
file on a Web server
URLs Ans✓✓✓•Every Web page has a unique address called a URL
(Uniform Resource Locator)
•Most URLs begin with http:// to indicate the Web's standard
communications protocol
•The file name of a specific Web page always appears last in the URL
, -some URLs contain a search string rather than the name of an HTML
document
shorten URLs Ans✓✓✓•Many URLs are long and complex; this can be
a problem
•Several services, such as Bitly and Goo.gl, create short URLs
1.Copy and paste the full URL into the box provided by a short URL
service such as Goo.gl.
2.The service produces a short URL.
3.The short URL is stored on the server along with the full URL.
4.Links to the short URL are directed to the server, which forwards the
link to the full URL
cons of shortening: short URLs don't last forever; can disguise real
address of illegitimate website; may be blocked by web hosts and ISPs
browser basics Ans✓✓✓•The essential elements of a browser include:
-An entry area for URLs and searches
-Navigation controls
-A refresh button
-A home button
-A settings menu
-And a display area
•Today's most popular browsers are:
