5. The internet and its uses
A section of Computer Science, 2210
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Choose six correct terms from the following list to complete the spaces in the paragraphs below: • encryption • file name • firewall • HTML tags/text • IP address • protocol • proxy server • SSL certificate • web server name A user enters a URL. The web browser breaks up the URL into three components: The web server returns the selected web page. The web browser reads the from the selected page and shows the correctly formatted page on the user’s screen. A is used between the user’s computer and the network to examine the data traffic to make sure it meets certain criteria. To speed up the access to the web pages next time, a is used between the computer and web server; this device uses a cache to store the website home page after it has been accessed for the first time.
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THEORY
2015
Paper 1, Variant 1
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Six internet terms and six definitions are listed. Draw a line to connect each term to a correct definition. Internet term Definition Browser Internet Service Provider (ISP) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL) MAC address IP address A program that allows a user to view webpages The main protocol that governs the transmission of data using the Internet The website address that is typed into the address bar An address given to each device on a network. It is provided by the network A unique address given to a device on a network. It is provided by the manufacturer A company that provides a connection to access the Internet
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2018
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