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Internet Service Provider - Answer -an organization that provides access to the internet
router - Answer -a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
TCP/IP - Answer -Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Protocol that
connects computers to the Internet. Tells computers how to exchange information over
the Internet.
IP Address - Answer -A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device
connected to the Internet.
static IP address - Answer -A permanent IP address that is manually assigned to a
computer.
dynamic IP address - Answer -A temporarily assigned IP address usually provided by
an ISP
domain name - Answer -The portion of a web site address that identifies the type of site
it is (.gov, .edu, .com).
DNS server - Answer -translates the domain name into its associated IP address
WiFi - Answer -a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect
to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
Cell - Answer -is a box in which you can enter a single piece of data. The data is usually
text, a numeric value, or a formula.
TOR - Answer -Tor Browser isolates each website you visit so third-party trackers and
ads can't follow you.
Dark Web - Answer -Internet content that can't be indexed by Google and other search
engines.
, Deep web - Answer -Invisible web; the area of the web generally not accessible by
search tools
browser - Answer -A program that allows the user to find and view pages on the world
wide web.
HTTP protocol - Answer -a set of rules for transferring HTML files among computers
HTTPS 4 steps - Answer -????
video streaming - Answer -downloading content, such as remote speeches, videos, and
other data, to the meeting room over the Internet
IMAP vs SMTP - Answer -SMTP is the industry standard protocol for sending email. ...
IMAP is one of the most common protocols for receiving email. IMAP syncs messages
across all devices.
HTML and tags - how to open and close tags - - Answer -<body> </body>
Heading Tags - Answer -Heading tags (H1, H2, H3, etc.) are standard elements used to
define headings and subheadings on a web page. The number indicates the
importance, so H1 tags are viewed by the spiders as being more important than H3
tags. Using target key phrases in your H tags is essential for effective SEO.
Paragraph tags - Answer -<p></p>
hyperlinks - Answer -Clickable connections that link text or images to other pages of the
website, out to external websites, or to files posted on a website
Responsive Web Design. - Answer -a means of providing custom layouts to devices
based on the size of the browser window
bits and bytes - Answer -bit is the smallest unit of storage. one byte = grouping of 8 bits.
At the smallest scale in the computer, information is stored as bits and bytes.
binary / decimal conversion - Answer -Ex: 10001011=
(128x1) + (64x0) + (32x0) + (16x0) + (8x1) + (4x0) + (2x1) + (1x1)= 139
data compression - Answer -Reducing the amount of space needed to store a piece of
data
zip - Answer -compressing files to reduce file size
lossy - Answer -a compression formula that reduces the file size by removing certain
pixels
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