Ecommerce All About the Web 2

Question 1

What does the acronym 'URL' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Uniform Resource Locator

Answer

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, the address used to access a web resource.

Question 2

Which protocol secures data transmitted between a browser and a web server?

Accepted Answer

HTTPS

Answer

HTTPS encrypts traffic using TLS, protecting data in transit between browser and server.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a web browser's cookie?

Accepted Answer

To store small pieces of data such as session or preference information

Answer

Cookies store small data items like session IDs and preferences to maintain state across requests.

Question 4

Which company developed the first widely used graphical web browser, Mosaic?

Accepted Answer

NCSA

Answer

Mosaic was developed at NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) in 1993.

Question 5

What does 'DNS' translate?

Accepted Answer

Domain names into IP addresses

Answer

DNS (Domain Name System) resolves human-readable domain names into numeric IP addresses.

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