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The on-demand use of software and other computing resources hosted at a remote data center (including servers, storage, services, and applications) over the Internet.

Cloud Computing

Select the main reason for the initial development of the World Wide Web from the list below.
Select one:

a. to allow companies to conduct commerce over the Internet
b. to allow communication between researchers and links between research papers Correct
c. None of these
d. to allow companies to advertise over the Internet

To allow communication between researchers and links between research papers

Choose the organization listed below that takes a proactive role in developing recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web.
a. Web Professional Standards Organization (WPO)
b. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
c. Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)
d. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

A ________ is a type of ________.

a. URI, URL
b. URL, URI
c. HTML, web page
d. URL, HTML

URL, URI

Select the item below that lists the top level domain name for the URL http://www.yahoo.com.

a. http
b. www
c. yahoo
d. com Correct

com

A network that is geographically dispersed and may use some form of public or commercial communications network is called a(n):

WAN

Select protocols that are used for e-mail processing.

Select one:
a. SMTP, POP3
b. ETP, FTP, SMTP
c. SMTP, POP3, IMAP
d. ETP, FTP

SMTP, POP3, IMAP

The purpose of the ________ protocol is to ensure the integrity of the communication

a. HTTP
b. IP
c. TCP
d. FTP

TCP

A ________ can be configured to house a separate website located at the same domain.

a. TLD
b. subdomain
c. minidomain
d. TCP

Subdomain

New Top Level Domains (TLDs) are coordinated by

ICANN

________ is a set of rules for exchanging files such as text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the Web.

HTTP

Select the true statement from the list below.

Select one:
a. When a domain name ends in .com it indicates that it is a computer company.
b. None of these statements are true.
c. Only non-profit organizations can purchase a .org domain name.
d. A country code domain name can only be owned by someone who resides in that country.

None of these statements are true

The ________ protocol is a set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet.

IP

A language using a text-based syntax intended to extend the power of HTML by separating data from presentation is called ________.

XML

A domain name is a unique text-based Internet address corresponding to a unique ________.

IP address

The first widely used graphical web browser was developed at:

NCSA

________ combines the formatting strengths of HTML 4.0 and the data structure and extensibility strengths of XML.

XHTML

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What is the main reason for the initial development of the World Wide Web?

The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.

What is World Wide Web explain?

The World Wide Web -- also known as the web, WWW or W3 -- refers to all the public websites or pages that users can access on their local computers and other devices through the internet. These pages and documents are interconnected by means of hyperlinks that users click on for information.

Who developed the first widely used graphical Web browser?

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the first web server and graphical web browser in 1990 while working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland.

Why was the development of the browser so significant for the growth of the Web?

The development of the browser was an extremely significant breakthrough that enabled rapid growth of the Web. Once it progressed from a simple line interface device to a graphical user interface (GUI), it made it possible to view documents with colored backgrounds, images, and animations.