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Network basics: LAN, WAN, HTTP, FTP, TCP and IP
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- 1What is the internet?A collection of inter-connected networks
- 2What is a WAN?A WAN (Wide Area Network) is a network spread over a wide geographical area
- 3How is a WAN connected?WAN can be connected through a series of cables, telephone lines, satellites and radio waves
- 4What is a LAN?A local area network
- 5Give an example of a LANA home, Office etc.
- 6What is a protocol?A set of instructions
- 7What does HTTP stand for?Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- 8What does HTTP do?It accesses and receives web pages in the form of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language
- 9What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?HTTPS is the same apart from the S (secured). it means that if the info is hacked, it is encrypted so cant be read
- 10Give an example of where you would find HTTPSA banks website, Shopping websites etc
- 11What is FTP?File Transfer protocol is used for retrieving files from a remote server or computer
- 12What is SMTP?Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for transferring mail between remote servers
- 13What is TCPTransmission Control Protocol is the protocol which breaks up data into packets and sends them over different routes and reassembles them at the other side
- 14What is IP?Internet protocol routes the packets
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