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1. Whatistheinternet?

Dictionarydefinition:aglobalcomputernetworkprovidingavarietyofinformationand
communicationfacilities,consistingofinterconnectednetworksusingstandardized
communicationprotocols.
http://www.google.co.uk/#safe=active&q=define+internet&surl=130/09/2014

2. Whenwastheinternetfirstcreated?
Theinternetwasfirstcreatedinthelate1960sasthefirstworkableprototype.

3. Whichcountrywasresponsiblefortheideaoftheinternet?
TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

4. WhatisanISP(InternetServiceProvider)?
Aninternetserviceproviderisacompanythatprovidesinternetaccessandbroadband,this
isusuallyfree.
5. WhatisaWebbrowser?
DefinitionofWebbrowser:Isasoftwareapplicationinwhichitretrieves,presentsand
traversesinformativerecoursesfromtheWorldWideWeb.

6. FindoutwhichisthemostpopularBrowser?
ThemostpopularbrowserisGooglechrome,althoughitusedtobeinternetexplorer.
7. Explainwhatisadomainname?
Itispartofanetworkaddress;itsthepartthatidentifiesthatnetworkasbelongingtoa
particulardomain.
8. WhatisanIPaddress?
DefinitionofIPaddress:Isauniquestringofnumbersseparatedbyfullstopsthatidentifies
eachcomputerusingtheinternetProtocoltocommunicateoveranetwork.
http://www.google.co.uk/#safe=active&q=what%20is%20a%20IP%20address&surl=1
30/09/2014
9. WhatisyourIPaddress?
MyIPaddressis
10. Explainwhatafirewallisandwhyitisnecessary?
Aprogram,whichwasmadetoprotectanetworkorsystem,fromunauthorizedaccesswith
afirewall.
11. Findoutthethingswhichyouneedtoenableyoutoconnecttotheinternet?
Firstofallyouwillneedsomekindofdevice;youwillneedsomekindofISP,althoughsome
couldbelockedsoyouneedthepasswordforthatbroadband.

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