Web Applications

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Created on: 08-10-18 12:37

What is WWW

World Wide Web

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Explain the term 'the internet'

a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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Explain the term 'URL'

Universal Resource Locator

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Explain the term 'IP address'

a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

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Explain the term 'Web Browser'

an application used to access and view websites

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Explain the term 'Web Server'

Web server refers to server software, or hardware dedicated to running said software, that can serve contents to the World Wide Web.

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Explain the term 'Web Hosting'

The activity or business of providing storage space and access for websites.

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Explain the term 'FTP'

File Transfer Protocol

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Explain the term 'ISP'

Internet Service Provider

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Explain the term 'Search Engine'

a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

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Explain the term 'Cache'

a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place

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Explain the term 'Cookies'

a packet of data sent by an Internet server to a browser, which is returned by the browser each time it subsequently accesses the same server, used to identify the user or track their access to the server.

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Explain the term 'Portal'

an Internet site providing access or links to other sites.

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Explain the term 'Website'

a set of related web pages located under a single domain name

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Explain the term 'Webpage'

hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web.

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Card 2

Front

Explain the term 'the internet'

Back

a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.