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The document contains revision questions about connecting to the internet, parts of the internet, factors affecting internet speed, the difference between search engines and portals, what a URL is and how it is constructed, country internet codes, what hyperlinks are, what is in a history folder, how cached web pages load faster, compression and decompression of files, rules of good website design, common programming languages for websites, what web bots are, how website counters work, how emails are sent and received, email attachments and potential issues, benefits and problems of email, making online purchases, what encryption means and one benefit, and the differences between the internet and an intranet.

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Revision Section 8

The document contains revision questions about connecting to the internet, parts of the internet, factors affecting internet speed, the difference between search engines and portals, what a URL is and how it is constructed, country internet codes, what hyperlinks are, what is in a history folder, how cached web pages load faster, compression and decompression of files, rules of good website design, common programming languages for websites, what web bots are, how website counters work, how emails are sent and received, email attachments and potential issues, benefits and problems of email, making online purchases, what encryption means and one benefit, and the differences between the internet and an intranet.

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REVISION SECTION 8

1)Explain the reasons why you might need a modem to connect to the internet.

2)Draw a diagram to show how the user connects up to the website


email ISP World Wide Web Modem computer

3)What are the two main parts of the internet called?

4)What do the letters kbps stand for and what does it measure?

5)Explain three factors that affect speed of access to the internet

6)Explain the difference between a search engine and a portal

7)Explain what a URL is and how it is constructed

8)What country has the code dl?What is the country code for the USA?

9)Explain what a hyperlink is and what it does

10)What is found in a history folder?

11)Explain how web pages that have already been visited can be displayed more quickly

12)a- What is the name for the process of making a file smaller?

b- Whats it called when the file is expanded back into its original size/

13)Give five rules of good website design

14)What programming language our websites written in?

15)What are web-bots?

16)Explain how a counter on a website works

17)Explain fully how an email is sent and then read by the recipient

18)What are attachments and describe one potential problem with opening attachments

19)Explain two benefits and two problems of using email

20)Explain how a shopper makes a purchase from an online retailer

21)What does encryption mean? Describe one of its benefits

22)Explain the difference between the internet and intranet

23)List some of the problems that hackers can cause

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