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Web Technology and Multimedia

The internet, the World Wide Web and web standards

  • 3 things to know
  • AS Unit 2

Overview

Term internet, term World Wide Web and difference between the internet and the World Wide Web.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

Explain the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web.

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What is a portal?

Key term

Are the standards published by the W3C legally binding on a browser manufacturer?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Define the term internet.

    Model answer

    The internet is the global network of interconnected computer networks, joined by cables, fibre and radio links, over which every online service travels.

  2. 2

    Define the term World Wide Web.

    Model answer

    The World Wide Web is the worldwide collection of linked documents and services that are stored on web servers and viewed through a browser.

  3. 3

    Explain the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web.

    Model answer

    The internet is the physical infrastructure of connected networks, while the World Wide Web is one of the services carried on that infrastructure, alongside others such as electronic mail and file transfer.

  4. 4

    What is hypertext?

    Model answer

    Hypertext is text that contains links to other text, allowing a reader to jump straight to related material instead of reading in a fixed order.

  5. 5

    What is a hyperlink?

    Model answer

    A hyperlink is a clickable piece of text or an image that carries the address of another resource, so that selecting it makes the browser fetch and display that resource.

  6. 6

    Distinguish between a web page and a website.

    Model answer

    A web page is a single document displayed in a browser, while a website is the whole collection of related pages and files published together under one domain name.

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