5.2 Requesting and retrieving web pages

Front

What fundamental component of the World Wide Web is also known as the text-based address for a website?

Back

URL

Front

What does URL stand for?

Back

uniform resource locater

Front

What do we call a piece of software that retrieves and displays web pages?

Back

Web Browser

Front

A URL has three main components: the ________, the _______ ____ and the ___ ____ or file name.

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protocol, domain name, web page

Front

What do we call a set of rules for transmitting data?

Back

protocol

Front

What is a protocol?

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A set of rules or procedures for carrying out a process.

Front

What specific part of a URL contains the unique name for the web server?

Back

Domain name

Front

What special server contains a database of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses?

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Domain Name Server (DNS)

Front

What network component stores the web pages for a website?

Back

Web server

Front

What protocol is used for the transmission of web pages and related data across the internet?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)