Seeing the Application Layer

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What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?

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The system responsible for translating domain names like example.com into IP addresses.

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What is the World Wide Web?

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A system of linked pages, programs, and files.

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What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

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A protocol for computers to request and share the pages that make up the World Wide Web on the Internet.

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What does URL stand for?

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Uniform Resource Locator.

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What is a data stream?

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A sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission.

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What is scalability?

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The capacity for the system to change in size and scale to meet new demands.