IT3 - 2 - The Internet
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JoeMearman on May 20, 2010
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Revision for the internet in IT3 WJEC A2 ICT
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 FTP | (File Transfer Protocol) - A standard Internet protocol (way of doing things) providing a simple way of transferring files between computers using the Internet |
| URL | (Uniform Resource Locator) - The web address used to locate a webpage or website |
| Search engine | Software that can be used to search from information on the Internet |
| Distributed computing | Where a series of a computers are networked together and they each work on solving the same . Each computer shares data, processing, storage and bandwidth in order to solve a single problem |
| Bandwidth | A measure of the speed at which data can be transferred along a communication channel, which could be cable or wireless. Broadband has a much higher bandwidth than dialup |
| The Internet | A series of tubes |
| Dialup | A method of connecting to the Internet which makes use of a modem and a telephone line. This offers a slow connection |
| Broadband | A fast connection to the Internet which does not use a modern |
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