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ITELEC-4100-Topic-1-First-Term.pdf Flashcards
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ITELEC-4100-Topic-1-First-Term.pdf Flashcards
ITELEC-4100-Topic-1-First-Term.pdf Flashcards
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1
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What was created in 1950?
Answer
The Internet was created.
2
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What was the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and when was it created?
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The United States created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in February 1958 to regain a technological lead over the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
3
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When did the use of the term 'internet' to describe a single global TCP/IP network originate?
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The term 'internet' originated in December 1974.
4
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What packet switching standard was developed in 1976?
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The X.25 packet switching standard was developed in the Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT), now called the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T).
5
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By late 1994, what major change occurred regarding public interest in the Internet?
Answer
By late 1994, there was growth in public interest in the previously academic technical interest.
6
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By what percentage was the Internet estimated to grow from 1996 to 1997?
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It was estimated that the Internet grew by 100% per year with a brief period of explosive growth.
7
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What is the Internet (with uppercase 'I') known as?
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The Internet is known as the world's largest Internetwork.
8
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What is an IP address?
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An IP address is a unique identification; each computer in the Internet has an assigned IP address.
9
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What organization assigns IP addresses to various Internet Service Providers (ISPs)?
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InterNIC is the organization that gives IP addresses to various Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
10
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How many possible IP addresses are there on the Internet?
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There are 4,294,967,296 possible IP addresses on the Internet.
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What is a domain name?
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A domain name is an English version of an IP address.
12
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What is the client-server relationship in the context of the Internet?
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The client-server relationship means that not all computers connected to the Internet are the same; servers are special types of computers capable of delivering information and data, while clients are computers that may only receive data.
13
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What is the role of a Webmaster?
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A Webmaster is the individual responsible for maintaining and updating the content of a World Wide Web (WWW) document.
14
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What is Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)?
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HTML is the foundation for all Web pages.
15
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What three elements make up an email address?
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The three elements of an email address are User ID, '@' sign, and Domain.
16
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What does the 'header' of an email message typically contain?
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The header contains information such as To, From, and Subject.
17
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What does URL stand for and what does it refer to?
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URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and refers to the address of an Internet file.
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What are the four parts of a URL?
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A URL usually consists of four parts: protocol, server or domain, path, and filename.
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What are the two programs implemented by Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?
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HTTP is implemented in a client program and a server program.
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What is the process of how HTTP works?
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1. HTTP client sends a request to the server for a particular Web page. 2. TCP/IP connects to the appropriate host. 3. HTTP server sends back the HTML file to the Web client. 4. If the HTML file references several objects (images, applets, etc.), the HTTP client requests these objects.
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What does the term 'resource' refer to in the context of the Web?
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A resource refers to anything available on the Web, like an HTML page, a graphic file, or a CGI script.
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What does URN stand for?
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URN stands for Uniform Resource Name.