Internet Basics Flashcard 1

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What is the official birthday of the internet?

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January 1, 1983

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What is social media?

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A platform to share information in an informal format

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What is the function of favorites or bookmarks?

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To store and organize web pages

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What are alt tags?

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Descriptive words or phrases which accompany photos to identify what the image is when the image will not open or load

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What is the purpose of a firewall?

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Preventing unauthorized access to or from a private network

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What is the importance of online security?

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Protecting personal and sensitive information from unauthorized access or theft

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What is the World Wide Web?

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Portion of the Internet consisting of computer sites containing billions of documents called web pages

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What is the purpose of an ISP?

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A company which provides internet connection for a fee.

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Host name

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First portion of a web name; often “www.”

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What is a computer virus?

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Computer program which replicates and spreads itself from one computer to another