Internet Theory Questions

SAVE THIS DOCUMENT TO YOUR OWN DIRECTORY AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

What is the Internet?

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What is meant by packet switching?

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What is a home page?

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What is a hyperlink?

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What is a program that allows us to access the Internet?

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What is meant by bandwidth?

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Name two browsers.

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What do the initials URL stand for?

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What do the initials ISP stand for?

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What is a cookie?

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Name two things that a cookie records.

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Name two things that affect the speed by which data is downloaded from the Internet.

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What is cyberspace?

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