the internet and the world wide web

The Internet is a global network of networks.

The World Wide Web is a collection of websites and web pages that are accessed using the internet.

Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989.

WAN stands for Wide Area Network.

True. The Internet is the most well-known Wide Area Network (WAN)

The purpose of the World Wide Web is to share and access information on a global scale.

A web server is a computer that stores and delivers web content.

Web pages are accessed using a web browser.

False. The Internet is the infrastructure that provides connectivity to the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web consists of interconnected documents and multimedia files stored on web servers around the world.

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

A protocol is a set of rules governing communication between devices on a network.

HTTPS works in the same way as HTTP but with an added layer of security.

True. HTTPS encrypts all data sent and received

HTTPS is used to protect sensitive information such as passwords, financial information, and personal data.

Encryption is the process of encoding information to protect it from unauthorised access.

The primary purpose of HTTP is to allow communication between clients and servers for website viewing.

Two examples of data sent to servers using HTTP are submitting a form and uploading a file.

A web browser is a piece of software used to access and display information on the internet.

The primary purpose of a web browser is to render hypertext markup language (HTML) and display web pages.

To render is to interpret code and translate it into a visual display.

False. Web browsers can display multiple web pages at once using tabs.

Bookmarks allow users to save links to frequently visited websites and access them easily.

The address bar is a place for users to type in the URL of a web page to visit.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier for a web page, also known as the website address.

Navigation tools, such as back/forward buttons and home button, help users move between pages.

True. Web browsers store user history to allow users to quickly revisit recently viewed web pages.

A web server is a remote computer that stores the files needed to display a web page on the Internet.

The three typical parts of a URL are protocol, domain name, and web page/file name.

DNS (Domain Name System) is a directory that translates human-readable domain names to numeric IP addresses.

True. HTML is the foundational language used to structure content on the web.

An HTML element is a component of HTML, often referred to as a "tag," used to structure and format a webpage.

The root element of an HTML page is the tag.

False. Most HTML tags are opened and closed, but some tags are only opened (e.g., and ).

Three examples of HTML elements used in the content layer of a web page are headings (, ), paragraphs (), and links ().

A cookie is a tiny data file stored on a computer by browser software that holds information relating to your browsing activity.

Three types of information typically contained in a cookie are browsing history, login information, and user preferences.

The two types of cookies are session cookies and persistent cookies.

A session cookie is created and replaced every time a user visits a website.

A persistent cookie is created and saved the first time a user visits a website and retained until it expires.

The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (2003) is a law that governs the use of cookies.

True. Websites must obtain user consent to store cookies.

The three requirements are:

True. Cookies can store user preferences such as language and font size.

The main difference is that session cookies are temporary and replaced each visit, while persistent cookies are saved and retained across multiple visits.