The Internet is a network of computer networks forming a vast worldwide networking infrastructure. The Internet connects millions of computers together, forming a network which allows any computer to communicate with other computers connected to the Internet.
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What is a web browser, which ones can you name?
The Web Browser allows you to view Web pages
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What is a hyperlink
It will take you somewhere, like to another place on the site, another website.
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Name some search engines
What is Ask, Google, Yahoo, Bing
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Surfing the Internet can provide you with an incredible source of information. There are however dangers! If you download anything from the Web (even a document file), there is the possibility that the downloaded item may have
been infected with a .....
What is Virus
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What is WWW
The World Wide Web (WWW) is just a small part of the Internet as a whole. The Internet, relates to all the hardware and software involved, and as well as including the WWW, also includes FTP (File Transfer Protocol), email and newsgroups.
The WWW is basically the text and pictures that you can view using your Web Browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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What is a podcast
A podcast is a way of providing content such as radio programs in a form which can be easily downloaded and listened to later on a the PC or mobile devices such as an Apple iPod.
The term "podcast" is a combination of the words "iPod" and "broadcast".
Many web sites allow you to manually download content.
The thing that makes a podcast different is that once you subscribe to a
podcast it will be downloaded automatically for you.
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What does Shift and Click do?
Opens the hyperlink in a new window
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What is Instant Search
An instant search box normally displayed at the top right of Internet Explorer.
What does Alt+Enter do?
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Details such as your online browsing habits can
be sent, without your knowledge, to marketing companies, or even criminal organizations that will try to get information such as your credit card details
or access passwords.
What is Spyware
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URL ******** Bonus Points, what is a Hyperlink and what does it do?
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is just another name for a Web address.
The URL consists of the name of the protocol (usually HTTP or FTP) followed by the address of the computer you want to connect to, e.g. a URL of http://www.microsoft.com would instruct your Web Browser to use the HTTP protocol to connect to the Microsoft Web site.
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What is microsoft's web browser called. When you open the browser what is the page called that is opened?
When the Internet Explorer opens it normally displays what is called the ‘Home Page’. This is the default Web page that the program is set to display.
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Name 2 ways you know a site is secure
HTTPS and Padlock
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annoying little windows or messages that appear when you visit certain sites. They are mostly used for marketing purposes but sometimes may be used for surveys or other purposes
What are pop-ups
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is a self-replicating computer program that sends copies of
itself to other computers via a network. It can copy itself from computer to computer without your knowledge.
What is a Worm
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ISP
If you want to connect to the Internet, you need to subscribe via an Internet Service Provider. The ISP gives you a connection to the Internet either via
your telephone line or via a special digital high speed line. An example of a popular ISP is AOL (America On-Line), BT, Sky...
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What will right clicking on a hyperlink do?
Open up a pop up menu where by you can open the webpage in a new window, tab, save it, print it
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Why should you check if a site is secure
Filling in forms, personal data, card and bank details
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displayed, when needed, just above a Web page and
is used by Internet Explorer to display information relating to security, file downloads and blocked pop-up windows
What is Information Bar
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is a type of software which you
normally expect to do one thing, but in fact it does something else that you
did not intend.
What is a Trojan
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how is a web address structured
Service:
The first part of the URL is the service specifier, such as HTTP or FTP, which specifies the access method.
Host:
The second part of the URL is the server internet address in this case:
jeopardylabs.com
Folder and file structure:
The last past of the URL details the folder containing a particular file as well as the file itself. The starting file for a web site is often called the Index file.
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What is RSS
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a method used to publish information that needs to be frequently updated. Such as news headlines, tickertapes or podcasts. A RSS document is called a "feed" or "channel".
You need software called an RSS reader to read and update RSS content.
You can then subscribe to a feed using the RSS reader. The RSS reader regularly checks for updated content and then displays the new content.
Most good news websites will have the option of an RSS feed. In most cases to subscribe, you need only click on a button within the site. Once you subscribe the content will update automatically without the need to keep pressing the refresh button.
What is It is vital that all elements of your software are kept up to date. If you do not keep your system updated you may become more susceptible to virus or similar attacks
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consists of software and hardware protection against invasion via the Internet. In most large companies any connection to the Internet automatically goes through one which would have been installed and customized by the companies’ technical IT team. In most cases you will be
unaware of its existence.