IGCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE - THE INTERNET AND ITS USES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

IGCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE - THE
INTERNET AND ITS USES PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Internet and World Wide Web - Answer-Internet is a global infrastructure of
interconnected networks. The WWW is all the web pages that are accessible via the
Internet

URL - Answer-Uniform Resource Locator

What is a URL - Answer-A unique text-based address given to every web page

Web browser - Answer-Web pages are accessed via a program called web browser
such as google chrome

Protocol - Answer-A set of rules for communication between devices

HTTP - Answer-Hypertext transfer Protocol

What is a HTTP - Answer-the standard protocol used to communicate across the web,
when entered a website w 'http', all text entered in site is sent in plaintext, which is very
easy to hack

HTTPS - Answer-Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

What is HTTPS - Answer-when a web page has https, all data transmitted between
websites and browsers is encrypted, so no can understand it.

what is a protocol in a link - Answer-'https' - the beginning part of the link

What is a Host in a link - Answer-'www' - the part which comes right after the protocol

What is a Domain Name in a link - Answer-eg 'cambridgeinternational.org' - name of the
website you are going to

What is a Web page/File Name in a link - Answer-eg 'index.html' - the part which comes
after domain name

Functions of a browser - Answer-- Store cookies
- Store bookmarks and favourites
- Record user history