Chapters 1,2,3,4 questiones

1. What is the definition of the term internet? What is the definition of the term World Wide Web? What is the difference between the two?

• Internet- Is a computer network that can link all computers together. And allows you to get the information off of the web.
• World Wide Web- Is a system that links text and other documents to the internet to be viewed around the world. It consists of HTTP, HTML and URL
• The difference- The internet lets you get the information and the web is where it is coming from or stored. You can not really use one of them without the other.

    2. What is a Web Server? What kind of information does it receive? What kind of      
        information does it send out?

• Web Server- Originally it served files from a file system to the client and it still does that but also gets the information from storage areas and assembles it as requested.
• Kind of information received- static files requesting what the user put out. Static files can be such as movies, images etc.
• What information it sends out- HTTP requests from browsers.

3. What is a Web Browser? What kind of information does it receive from the internet? What does it do with that information that it receives?

• Web Browser- Is a program that can gather the requests of the user and display the information that is retrieved from the web.
• Kind of information received from the internet- It has access to getting the information or websites off of the web. It can receive the information that the users uploaded onto the web.
• What it does with the information- Displays it to the user and organizes it. It can also cache that information so that it can be accessed quicker.

4. What is a URL? Describe what it means.

• It is the addresses of the pages on the web or internet. The Universal Resource Locator (URL).

5. What three core technologies make up the web? Briefly describe each technology.

1. HTTP- It is a protocol that is used for information between clients. Usually a browser or server
2. HTML Which is the language used to mark contents of a page
3. URL which is the addresses of the web pages.

6. Find five forums dedicated to web design and development. Investigate how lively the community is on each and whether you can get authoritative answers from it.

• http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/ Has over 400,000 Members can be used to get some great information. With that many members you can get some great answers from experts.
• http://www.webdevforums.com/ Has 20,000 Members, some great post headings. You can feel confident that there are some experts on there.
• http://www.webdeveloper.com/ Has many topics, It seems as though there are a lot of unanswered questions on this one. But a great way to learn is buy answering questions.
• http://www.webdesignforums.net/ An organized forum with many frequently asked questions that have already been answered.
• http://www.iwebbuddy.com/ This one only has 351 members therefore it would be harder then some of the other forums to get the answers that are needed.