How the Internet Works- Flashcard

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What is a web browser?

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The app or software you use to access web pages.

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What is the Uniform Resource Locator (url)?

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A website address.

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When talking about the internet, what are cookies?

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Bits of data websites use to remember who you are.

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What is HyperText Markup Language (HTML)?

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A language used to tell a web browser how to make a page look.

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Who created the internet?

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Robert Kahn & Vint Cerf

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Information on the internet travels in what type of pattern?

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indirect

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______ keep packets of information moving smoothly

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Routers

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The internet is reliable because

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packets of information can take multiple routes to get places.

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What is a search index?

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A database of information used for doing a search.

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What does the ranking algorithm do?

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Ranks the pages based on what it thinks you want