Introduction to Web Development History
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What was the original purpose of the World Wide Web (WWW)?

  • To develop a communication tool for astronauts
  • To provide easy access to crossreferenced documents on the CERN computer network (correct)
  • To create a platform for virtual reality gaming
  • To conduct particle physics experiments
  • What is a Web page commonly identified by?

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (correct)
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
  • Which computer delivers Web pages?

  • Web server (correct)
  • Database server
  • Application server
  • File server
  • What is the most popular Web server software?

    <p>Apache HTTP Server (Apache)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of language is HTML based on?

    <p>Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is HTML designed to define in a document?

    <p>The elements in a document independent of how they would appear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HTML stand for?

    <p>Hypertext Markup Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are HTML tags enclosed in?

    <p>&lt; &gt; brackets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do HTML tags consist of?

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

    What was created at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in 1990 and 1991?

    <p>The World Wide Web (WWW)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic format of a URL?

    <p>Protocol and domain name</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HTTP manage in web communication?

    <p>Hypertext links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of an Internet Protocol (IP) address?

    <p>Identify computers or devices connected to the Internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HTTPS provide for transactions on the Internet?

    <p>Secure connections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a domain identifier in a URL identify?

    <p>Type of institution or organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an Internet Protocol (IP) address consist of?

    <p>Series of four groups of numbers separated by periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an Internet Service Provider (ISP) provide?

    <p>Access to the Internet along with other services such as email</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is web hosting in relation to a website?

    <p>'The publication of a Web site for public access'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a host in web communication?

    <p>'Refers to a computer system that is being accessed by a remote computer'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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