internet_ref.txt

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The Internet
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Learning Objectives:

You should be able to explain how computers are connected, and information is transmitted on the Internet.
You should be able to explain the different services available on the Internet along with their protocols.
You should be able to explain how web pages are created and displayed on the WWW in a web browser.




These are the key terms to study for topic: The Internet. 

You may refer your class notes, 
to Chapter 9 of the recommended textbook,
Chapters 1 and 2 of the required textbook (Scoby), 
and your own Internet research of the topics.





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You should be able to describe what each of these key terms mean, 
and be able to give a brief example.
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The WWW (The World Wide Web) 
The Internet, ARPANET, W3C
Text editor, e.g. Notepad
Internet/Web Protocols: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) 
UDP (User Datagram Protocol), HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) 
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
FileZilla, TELNET and SSH
Linux OS, Apache webserver software,
IP address, static IP address, dynamic IP address
URL (Uniform Resource Locator), URN, URI
MIME, DNS (Domain Name System), domains, top-level domains, domain name registry, FQDN
Web browsers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), ISDN, ADSL, WiFi, web server 
The Client / Server model
HyperText Markup Language (HTML), XML (eXtensible Markup Langage), XHTML
cascading style sheets (CSS)

*** Read Chapters 1 and 2 of the required textbook (Scoby) ***

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