A group of
inter-connected networks,
which can be used to
communicate with other
computers universally.
Networks
A group of two or more
computer system which
are inter-linked.
World Wide Web
An information system on
the Internet which allows
documents to be
connected to other
documents by hypertext
links, enabling the user to
search for information by
moving from one
document to another.
A collection of
web pages
Stored on
computers all over
the world
Accessed via
the Internet
No central storage
No owner
URL
Short for Uniform
Resource Locator
A URL is a web
address
All web addresses
are unique
Parts of a Web Address
www.abc.co,uk/images/logo.jpg
www = World Wide Web
abc = Name of organisation
co = A company
uk = UK-based
images = folder location
logo.jpg = file name
Domains
Top Level Domains (TLDs)
.uk
.fr
.es
.de
.cz
.com
.org
.gov
.edu
HTTP
Short for Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol
A protocol is
a set of rules
HTTP defines the
rules used by
web browsers
and servers to
exchange
information
Connectivity
bandwidth = amount
of data that can be
transferred at
once/speed of data
transfer (Mbps)
broadband = high
speed connection
to the Internet
large bandwidth
Download is
faster than
upload, because
mostly people
download things
on the Internet
more than they
upload things.
In the school, upload
speed is higher than
the download speed
because many
people are uploading
things (eg setting
homework, submitting
homework etc.)
Fibre optic cables
Data travels
through these at
a speed of 299
792 458 m/s,
which is the
speed of light