Web Servers and Browsers

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What is the primary function of a web server?

To serve as a search engine

To store and process web pages (correct)

To initiate HTTP requests

To provide web browsing capabilities

Which of the following is an example of a web server?

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

Google Chrome

Apache HTTP Server (correct)

What is the protocol used for communication between a client and a web server?

SMTP

JDBC

HTTP (correct)

FTP

What is the purpose of a URL?

To specify the location and mechanism for retrieving a web resource Signup and view all the answers

What is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web?

HTTP Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a web browser in the client-server computing model?

Client Signup and view all the answers

What is the protocol used for file transfer?

FTP Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a web address?

URL Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a web browser?

To retrieve and display web pages on a user's device Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a domain name?

To identify Internet resources with a text-based label Signup and view all the answers

What is the World Wide Web?

An information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a web browser and a search engine?

A web browser is a software application, while a search engine is a website Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Internet Protocol (IP)?

Addressing and routing packets between networks Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in the World Wide Web?

To identify individual web pages and resources Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)?

Establishing and maintaining a network conversation Signup and view all the answers

What is the Internet?

A massive network of networks Signup and view all the answers

What is the Internet Protocol suite (TCP/IP) used for?

Linking devices worldwide Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Internet protocols?

To enable communication between computers over the Internet Signup and view all the answers

What type of protocol is TCP?

Connection-oriented protocol Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of IP addresses?

To identify a machine on a network Signup and view all the answers

What is the ARPANET?

A precursor network to the Internet Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Internet?

To enable communication between devices worldwide Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between TCP and IP?

TCP works with IP to define the Internet Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Web Browsers

Examples of web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

Web Server

A web server is a server software or hardware that serves contents to the World Wide Web
Primary function: store, process, and deliver web pages to clients using HTTP
Examples of web servers: Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it
URLs are used to reference web pages (http), file transfer (ftp), email (mailto), database access (JDBC), and other applications
Example of a URL: http://www.example.com/index.html

HTTP

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems
HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web
HTTP is a request-response protocol in the client-server computing model

Web Programmer's Toolbox

Many tools are used in web programming, including programming languages
Domain names serve to identify Internet resources with a text-based label

Domain Name

A domain name is a text-based label that identifies Internet resources, such as computers, networks, and services
Example: microsoft.com
Domain names are used as host identifiers or host names, and appear as a component in URLs for Internet resources such as websites

World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (WWW) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet

The Internet

The Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure that connects millions of computers together globally
The Internet uses protocols such as TCP/IP to enable communication between computers
The Web is a portion of the Internet and is just one of the ways that information can be disseminated over the Internet

Web Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing information on the World Wide Web
Each web page, image, and video is identified by a distinct URL, enabling browsers to retrieve and display them on the user's device
A web browser is not the same thing as a search engine

Internet

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide
The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the federal government of the United States in the 1960s

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

TCP is a standard that defines how to establish and maintain a network conversation
TCP works with IP, which defines how computers send packets of data to each other
TCP is a connection-oriented protocol, which means a connection is established and maintained until the application programs at each end have finished exchanging messages

Internet Protocol (IP)

IP is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries
IP enables internetworking and establishes the Internet
IP addresses are used to identify machines (computers, servers, electronic devices, routers, phones, etc.)
IP addresses can be private, public, static, or dynamic

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This quiz covers the basics of web servers, their functions, and popular web browsers. Learn about the role of web servers in delivering web pages and the communication protocol used.