Web Technologies

The World Wide Web (WWW), commonly known as the Web, is...

• Resources transferred via the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and are published by a software application called a web server.

• an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators.

• same as the internet.

• None of the above

TRUE OR FALSE?

The most common languages used for Web programming are:

XML

HTML

JavaScript

Perl 5

PHP

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

Match the following

• JavaScript

• World Wide Web

• WWW

• is used to represent text in computers as symbols, letters, digits, and so on.

• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

• is a set of markup symbols, or codes, that are added into a file for Internet display. The markup instructs web browsers on how to display the content, and graphics on a web page.

• ASCII

• is a text-based programming language that allows you to construct interactive web pages.

• The HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

• is a style sheet language for describing the appearance of a document authored in a markup language like HTML. Along with HTML and JavaScript, CSS is a key component of the World Wide Web.

Characteristics of Unicode

• is a text encoding, representation, and handling standard for most of the world's writing systems.

• is a universal character encoding that is used to process, store, and exchange text data in any language.

• maintains the standard, which includes 143,859 characters that encompass 154 present and historic scripts, as well as symbols, emoji, and non-visual control and formatting codes.

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

_________ provides different options to change parameters in the browser.

_______can be either a hardware element that can be installed on a computer to expand its capabilities, or a software application that enhances a primary program. Some manufacturers and software developers use the phrase add-in less frequently.

________ is a piece of software that works as an add-on to a web browser, allowing it to do extra tasks. Plugins can enable a web browser to display content that was not intended to be displayed.

________ is a little piece of software that allows you to customize your web browser. A range of extensions, such as user interface tweaks, ad blocking, and cookie management, are commonly supported by browsers.

TRUE OR FALSE? Every time you interact with a website your browser saves information; this data is called browsing data. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Match the following

• Browser Cache

• As Flash, and other plugins, employ locally stored objects they're also referred to as Flash cookies. They work similarly to HTTP cookies.

• Browser History

• Refers to the files that you choose to download onto your computer, rather than those that are saved in the cache.

• Downloaded Files

• stand for a data packet that a computer receives and then transmits back without altering or changing. An HTTP cookie, a web cookie, an Internet cookie, or a browser cookie are all terms for a computer "cookie." 

• LSOs

• Your browsing history keeps a list of the recently viewed websites.  Anyone with access to your PC may be able to see what sites you visited if you do not remove your browsing history. The issue is more about privacy than general security in this case.

• Cookies

• The browser utilizes this area on your computer to temporarily store the pages, pictures, and other data you view on the internet.