University of Engineering &

Technology, Mardan
Department of Electrical Engineering

Assignment#1

Submitted To : Engr.Sadia Jabeen

Submitted From : Hamza Iqbal
Registration No : 20MDELE111
Section : A
Subject : Introduction Of Computing
Date Of Submission : 27-11-2020

Q 1: What is the Internet?

Internet is a global wide area network which connects computer systems
across the world.
Q 2: How does the Internet manage to span across the entire
world?
For Internet manage that undersea cables are responsible for moving data
between countries and continents at high speed
Q 3: What is IP? List the IP address to 3 of your favorite websites.

IP :
IP is abbrivated from (Internet Protocol address) which is a numerical
label assign to each device e.g(Printer,Computer)

Q 4: What do the following internet protocols stand for and

what are their primary purposes.
 http
Stand for: `Hypertext Transfer Protocol`
It`s is used by computers and smart phones to ask web servers
to send the contents of websites.
  https
Stand For: `Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure`
It is main used for transferring data over the World Wide
Web.
 smtp
Stand For: `Simple Mail Transfer Protocol`
It is used to send,receive and or relay outgoing mail between
email senders and receivers.
 pop
Stand For: `Post Office Protocol`
The pop provides access via an internet Protocol (IP) network
for a user client application to a mail server.
 ftp
Stand For :`File Transfer Protocol`
It is used for the transfer of computer files between a client
and server on a computer network.
 tcp
Stand For: `Transmission Control Protocol`
Most common protocol in networks that use the Internet
Protocol (IP); together they are sometimes referred to as IP.
Q 5: What is an ISP? What’s your ISP?
An internet service provider that provide services for participating in
internet.
My ISP is Telenor Pakistan (pvt) ltd .
Q 6: What is meant by the Internet of Things?
The internet of things is refer to internet-connected objects that are able to
collect and transfer data over a wireless network without human
intervention.
Q 7: What are web servers?
It is a web server software/hardware dedicated to run that software,that
can satisfy client requests on the WWW.