Worksheets5.2 Requesting and retrieving web pages
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 27mins
What fundamental component of the World Wide Web is also known as the text-based address for a website?
(a)
What does URL stand for?
(a)
What do we call a piece of software that retrieves and displays web pages?
(a)
Give two examples of Web Browsers.
A URL has three main components: the ________, the _______ ____ and the ___ ____ or file name.
(a)
What do we call a set of rules for transmitting data?
(a)
What is a protocol?
A set of rules or procedures for carrying out a process.
What specific part of a URL contains the unique name for the web server?
(a)
Identify the components of the URL in the image.
What special server contains a database of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses?
(a)
What network component stores the web pages for a website?
(a)
What protocol is used for the transmission of web pages and related data across the internet?
(a)
What scripting language is used to create web pages?
(a)
What scripting language is used to style a web page, including fonts and text colours?
(a)
What type of script is used to produce interactive elements on a web page?
(a)
Label the order in which a request will flow from the computer to resolve a domain name (e.g., example.com) and the each device involved in the process.
Web server
DNS Server (2)
DNS Server (1)
Computer
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4
3
2
1
What is the secure version of HTTP that encrypts data for transmission?
(a)
What method is used to secure data for storage or transmission by scrambling it and making it meaningless?
(a)
What is the certificate awarded to a website if they can prove they are a real organization and securely transmit their data?
(a)
What is the organization that checks if another organization is real and secure before awarding them a digital certificate?
(a)
Reorder the steps followed by the HTTPS protocol
Browser requests a digital certificate from the web server.
Web server sends a copy of the digital certificate.
Browser checks the authenticity of the certificate.
If authentic, encrypted communication continues between browser and server.
Label the following figure.
What is the method of processing all the web page data to display the web page?
(a)
