ICT 01: Introduction to the Internet

The internet

Physical cables, including copper telephone wires, TV cables, and fiber optic cables

A server is where websites are stored, and it retrieves the website and sends the correct data back to your computer

<p>Data travels over physical cables, such as copper telephone wires, TV cables, and fiber optic cables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Internet allows users across the globe to share updates, photos, videos, and conversations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Your computer sends a request over the cables to a server, which retrieves the website and sends the correct data back to your computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices, and it uses the standard internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Connecting a computer to the Internet, which is also called going online.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Internet has transformed communication by providing free or low-cost ways for people to connect, and email was one of the earliest internet applications, allowing virtually instant communication worldwide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Having the bulk of human knowledge at one's fingertips, which has accelerated learning and enabled discoveries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People access real-time updates and breaking news stories as they occur through the Internet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social media has become a primary way that people interact online.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>99%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Binary elements, sequences of 0s and 1s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To transport packets from a sender to a receiver</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a set of rules for formatting and processing data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Major tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Over 1.2 million kilometres</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Standardized protocols are necessary for computers to communicate with each other because they provide a common language that allows devices to understand each other, similar to how a shared third language allows people from different parts of the world to communicate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary function of an IP address is to identify a device on the internet or a local network and allow information to be sent between devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The role of an ISP is to provide services for accessing, using, or participating in the internet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The World Wide Web (WWW) is an interactive collection of hypertext pages linked to one another, whereas the internet is a broader network of interconnected computers and devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>IP addresses are essential for the functioning of the internet because they provide a way to differentiate between different computers, routers, and websites, and allow information to be sent between devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of a unique IP address for each device on a network is to identify and differentiate between devices, allowing information to be sent and received accurately.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To link a document, image, word, or web page to another, allowing users to 'surf' or browse pages and information on the web quickly and easily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify a unique Internet site or Web server.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable communication between Web servers and clients, such as web browsers, to connect to the Internet or a local network.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To describe how the Internet works by breaking down the functions involved in sending data over the Internet into seven layers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supporting end-user software such as web browsers and email clients.</p> Signup and view all the answers