Web Design Introduction Quiz Review
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
Oxford trained computer scientist, created HTML
What is a hyperlink?
A link that leads to another place on the web page or to another web page, usually another color of text.
What is the unique address name for a specific web page called?
URL Uniform Resource Locator
In the following web site: What does the WWW mean? What does the org mean?
WWW = identifies the website is on the world wide web Org = domain name extension that tells what part of the internet the site is from And the domain name system is the system used to address web sites.
What does a router do?
A router receives information and forwards it to the right destination
Name three reasons why a website might take a long time to finish building on your screen.
1. big file size 2. slow microprocessor 3. slow internet connection
When a page on the internet is broken into small pieces to be sent to you, what is each “piece” called?
A Packet
What is a pixel?
A “dot”. Thousands are arranged in rows and columns and make up the picture on your computer screen.
What is a browser?
Software that reads HTML and displays web pages Examples: Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox
What is a cookie? (in the world of the internet!)
Information a website stores on a user's computer to distinguish that user from others. It records information provided the last time a site was visited.
Quiz on Monday! Study vocabulary, Intel Introduction to Computers