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Online World Learning Aim B flashcards
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- 1What is this: 127.25.142.14IP address
- 2Dated copper cables are used to connect homes and businesses; data travels along these cables at moderate speeds. Which existing connection uses copper cables?Phones lines
are used to enable homes and businesses to connect to the Internet
- 3These cables are used to connect home and businesses to the Internet. This type of connection allows data to travel at slow to moderate speeds.Copper cables (used for dial-up and broadband connections)
- 4This is a newer type of cable where data can travel at faster speeds.Fibre optic cables
- 5This is used to convert analogue waves into digital signals, so that data can be transmitted over phone or cable lines.Modem
- 6This is used to route data through the Internet.Router
- 7This is a computer device that uses services provided by a server.Client
- 8These are used to serve other computers.Servers
- 9An Internet connection that is slow and cheap.Dial-up
- 10An Internet connection that is fast and moderately priced.Broadband
- 11An Internet connection that is faster than broadband and more expensive.Fibre optic broadband
- 12This technology is used to share an Internet connection wirelessly.WIFI
- 13An _ _ _ allows a client to connect to the Internet.ISP (Internet Service Provider)
- 14What is the Internet?The Internet is a collection of networks interconnected.
This means computers all over the world are connected together. They are connected using phone lines, fibre optic cables and satellites. - 15What is the WWW?The WWW is the information you can access using the Internet e.g. websites.
- 16What term is used to measure the speed of the Internet?Bandwidth
- 17A high bandwidth means more data can be transmitted per second. This means a faster Internet connection. Give 1 benefit of having a high bandwidth.Websites containing large files, such as video files, will load faster.
This means 'less chance' of buffer face.
- 18A _ _ _ is used by an ISP to allow access to the Internet.PoP
(Point of Presence) - 19This protocol is responsible for passing the user's data to the IP (Internet Protocol).TCP
(Transmission Control Protocol) - 20This protocol is responsible for routing packets of data to their destination (basically moving data around the Internet).IP
(Internet Protocol) - 21This protocol allows files to be transferred between computer devices.FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) - 22What is a protocol?A 'protocol' is a set of 'rules' that allow computers to connect with each other and transfer data.
- 23What is the name given to the process of breaking data into packets?Packet Switching is the process of breaking data into smaller pieces (named packets).
- 24What language is used to build websites?HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language) - 25What is another name given to a web address?URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) - 26IP addresses are not easy to remember. What is assigned to an IP address, so that it is easier to remember?Domain Name
e.g. currys.co.uk - 27This protocol transfers web pages from web servers to the client.HTTP
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - 28Give examples of search engines.Google
Bing
Yahoo - 29What is email used for?Email is used to communicate electronically with anyone around the world.
- 30Name 1 transmission mode.Half simplex
Full simplex
- 31Which mode of transmission allows data to travel back and fourth in one direction only?Half duplex
(walkie talkie)
- 32Which mode of transmission allows data to travel back and fourth simultaneously?Full duplex
(telephone)
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