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Networks and the Internet
Quick questions on The internet and World Wide Web explained: O-Level Computing
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What are web browsers?Show answer
A web browser (such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox) is software that:
What are web servers?Show answer
A web server is a computer that stores websites and waits for requests. When a browser asks for a page, the server finds it and sends it back.
What are uRLs?Show answer
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the full address of a web resource:
What is q1?Show answer
State one internet service that is not part of the World Wide Web. [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
State what a web server does when it receives a request for a page. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain what the 'S' in HTTPS provides. [2 marks]
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