Understanding the Internet and the Web

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How is the internet described in the text?

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As a vast network of roads that links various locations (devices) worldwide.

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What does a client do when you open a website?

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Sends a request to a server for the content of the page.

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What is the response from the server when the content is available?

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"Sure! Here’s the code and content!"

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What happens if the server cannot find the requested page?

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It responds with an error message like "Sorry, I couldn’t find that page."

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What is the difference between the internet and the web?

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The internet is the system of roads, while the web is one of the many things that travel on those roads.

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What are the two main actors in a web experience?

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Client (your device) and Server (the computer that stores websites).

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What does the client do when you type in a URL?

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Asks the server for the webpage.

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What is TCP/IP?

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Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol, the rules that break data into small packages and move them across the web.

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What is DNS?

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Domain Name System, the internet's address book that translates domain names into IP addresses.

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What does HTTP stand for?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the language used for communication between browsers and servers.