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Intro to the Internet Questions

Questions are to be completed on your own, not in partners.

Part 1: K/U 25 Marks

1. How does “message switching” work? (1 mark)

Instead of a dedicated route from A to B, messages are passed through several stops.

2. What are “packets”? How do they help transfer messages? (2 marks)

Packets are big transmissions cut into small pieces. They help transfer messages by going
through flexible routes, making it very efficient. This process is called packet switching.

3. Why is packet switching essential to the success of sending messages over the
Internet? (2 marks)

Packet switching is essential to sending messages over the internet because it is the most
efficient way to transfer data.

4. What is a UDP? How does it work to ensure the right program receives the correct data?
(2 marks)

A UDP (also know as The User Datagram Protocol), is a communication protocol used across
the Internet for especially time-sensitive transmissions such as video playback or DNS lookups.

5. What does DNS stand for? (1 mark)

Domain Name System.

6. Provide two examples of Top Level 1 domains? (1 mark)

.com and .gov

7. What are two key differences between the “Internet” and the “World Wide Web”? (2
marks)

For one, the WWW runs on top of the internet. The internet is like the plumbing that conveys the
data for application, while the world wide web is a huge distributed application that runs on
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millions of servers all around the world, which you access by using a web browser. The WWW
are the websites you can access while connected to the internet, and the internet is a bunch of
computers connected together that the WWW works on. The internet is millions of computers
connected by thousands of networks while the world wide web is billions of pages that can be
accessed through the internet.

8. What are hyperlinks? How do they simplify web browsing? (2 marks)

Hyperlinks are documents containing content which can include links to other pages. Hyperlinks
help simplify web browsing by connecting related items together and helps the flow of browsing.

9. What does the term “URL” stand for?

Uniform Resource Locater.

10. What is HTML? How is it used? (2 marks)

HTML stand for Hypertext Markup Language. They are used to help differentiate plain text from
links. It marks up a text file with hyperlink elements.

11. What is the most recent version of HTML to be used for coding? (1 mark)’

The most recent version of HTML used for coding is HTML version 5.

12. How did “Mosaic” revolutionize web browsing? Provide 3 reasons (3 marks)

Mosaic revolutionized web browsing because it was the first browser that allowed graphics to be
displayed beside text, and it also introduced things to help make web browsing easier and more
efficient in bookmarks. Alongside all that, it had a very friendly GUI interface. It helped make
people realize how big of a thing web browsing could be.

13. What three elements do web tools such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing use to provide
searching capabilities on the World Wide Web? (3 marks)

Search algorithms, index, webcrawler.

14. How do DNS servers work to connect your computer to a website? (3 marks)

It takes a domain name as input and responds with the corresponding computer's IP address.
Then, the web browser opens up a TCP connection to a computer that is running a web server.
Now, your computer has connected to the web server of the address you typed in. Next, we
need to ask the web server for the courses hypertext pge. The web uses the aptly named HTTP.
It sends the server the command GET/ Courses. That command is sent as a raw ASCII text to
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the web server which then in turn responds with the web page hypertext. This is interpreted by
your computers web browser and rendered to your screen.

Part 2: T/I 20 marks

1. Explain in detail how your computer can access and view a webpage (4 marks)

On the world wide web, you can type in a websites URL. Said URL contains elements such as
protocols, paths, top to third level domains, and a source file link. When searched for, this
information gets sent to a domain IP address. From there, it gets checked by a DNS server and
is then sent to the site, allowing you to access the webpage. There is also hyperlinks, which are
like fast travel for the internet.

2. Provide 3 examples as to why networks (LAN) were important in early computing. (3

LAN was very important in early computing. LAN connected computers to a handful of devices
such as printers, it allowed people close to each other to share information at fast speeds, and it
also allowed people to communicate quickly no matter the reason. It did wonders for
businesses. It revolutionized how businesses operate.

3. What does Net Neutrality mean? Provide 2 reasons for and 2 reasons against Net
Neutrality. (4 marks)

Net neutrality is the principle that all packets on the internet should be treated equally. Net
neutrality can be good because it means that higher speeds would be available for more
important things, and it would also help boost good websites by recognizing when people leave
a website a lot due to their ISP’s. However, it can also be a bad thing because it harms smaller
companies because they are not being prioritized. It also reduces competition between sites
because one site might be faster than the other.

4. What is the Internet? (5 marks)

The internet is a bunch of computers that move data (mail, videos, etc) from one place to
another. There are millions of servers that can store said information. Then, there is also LAN
networks and routers, which allow computers to make connections between each other.

5. Is the Internet part of the real world? Support your answer with 4 of your own examples
(4 marks)

Yes. The internet is part of the real world. For one, how am I typing this right now if the internet
wasn’t part of the real world? Another thing is that it is more or less a physical thing. I can see
the internet and search things up on it. Although it is many different things and components
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working together, it is still real. It has a physical infrastructure. Third, the internet is used
nowadays for pretty much everything. It’s how we learn, educate, read, keep up on current
events, and communicate. We have integrated it into a part of most people's daily lives. Last, we
have come to a point where if the internet went down world wide, the economy would crash. So
many companies rely on the internet as the base for all their work.