The Internet and
intranets
Uses of the Internet
Internet software
and protocols
World Wide Web
Website development
100
a connected set of networks using the TCP/IP standard.
What is The Internet (the ‘Net’)?
100
Blind Carbon Copy
What is Bcc?
100
a software program that allows users to access and view web pages.
What is A web browser (or browser)?
100
Consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents that use the HTTP standard.
What is The World Wide Web?
100
Is made up of three types of web pages: home page, intermediate pages and content pages.
What is A website?
200
Is an organisation that provides access to the Internet for a fee.
What is an Internet Provider?
200
A program that finds websites and web pages and accesses a database.
What is A search engine?
200
Provide a browser free of charge as part of their subscription package.
What is Online service providers (OSP)?
200
Protection against spyware that protects incoming and out-coming data.
What is Anti-spyware software?
200
The first page viewed by a visitor to a website?
What is the home page?
300
Is the address of a specific computer on the Internet. Domain names are translated into IP addresses.
What is A Domain Name?
300
A code of acceptable behaviour users should follow on the Internet.
What is Netiquette?
300
Used to create and manage a multimedia website such as animations.
What is Web authoring software?
300
A barrier to the Internet to ensure users are securely and productively accessing network resources.
What is A proxy server?
300
Can include contact information, text, graphics, animations and roll-overs.
What are features of websites?
400
Indicates access to a particular resource on the web.
What is A Protocol?
400
The transmission of electronic messages using a computer.
What is What is Email (electronic mail)?
400
Currently the industry standard used by professional designers. It creates HTML code that is lean and compatible with any browser or platform.
What is Macromedia Dreamweaver?
400
A file that is stored on the hard disk after the user visits a website.
What is A cookie?
400
Used to create web pages. HTML is a set of special instructions (called tags) that indicate how parts of a document will be displayed.
What is Hypertext markup language (HTML)?
500
An intranet that is accessible to customers, suppliers or others outside the organisation. It provides information such asproduct descriptions
What is Extranet?
500
A real-time Internet service that notifies users when one or more people are online. It has become one of the most popular Internet activities.
What is Instant messaging (IM)?
500
A standard for transferring the contents of a web page into a browser for viewing
What is Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)?
500
‘Monty Python’ sketch called the ‘The Black Eagle’. The sketch contained an annoying and repetitive song about spam.
Where does the term ‘spam’ comes from?
500
A picture, icon or button that changes when the mouse is moved over it.
What is a roll-over?
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