Terms and Definitions

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The Internet
'The net'.Network of computers, communicating with several others in network, but not all.Links computers in geographically seperate locations through use of diff. telecomunication links with satellites and telephone lines
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator - a reference to the address of a resource on the internet. e.g. http://www.ccea.org.uk.
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol - application protocol used on the WWW. Defines how data is structured & transmitted. Specifies how browsers and web servers should act in response to requests.
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IP address
Internet Protocol address - represents a standard set of rules used to ensur
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Web browser
Allows users to view & use the web pages on the Internet. Responsible for requesting the text and graphics of webpages from servers on the Internet and assembling them for display. Usually HTML format. View any HTML pageswhether usr online or offline
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Uniform Resource Locator - a reference to the address of a resource on the internet. e.g. http://www.ccea.org.uk.

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URL

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol - application protocol used on the WWW. Defines how data is structured & transmitted. Specifies how browsers and web servers should act in response to requests.

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Internet Protocol address - represents a standard set of rules used to ensur

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Card 5

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Allows users to view & use the web pages on the Internet. Responsible for requesting the text and graphics of webpages from servers on the Internet and assembling them for display. Usually HTML format. View any HTML pageswhether usr online or offline

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