CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol, Vannevar Bush

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: CS100
• Professor: Catherine Briggs

Document Summary

Network: two or more computers connected by physical cables or sat. and radio. Protocol: list of rules that de ne an aggressed way of exchange information. Tcip/ip: transmission control protocol / internet protocol : kahn & cerf 1974. Each computer (aka host) must have a unique ip address. Dns: domain name system translates host name to ip. 1945 the atlantic by vannevar bush describes the memes. 70s and 80s regional / national / international computer networks were created. ) Hyperlinks: text is surrounded by anchor tags. Uri: uniform resource identi er aka url: universal resource locator. Designing web pages: proximity implies a close relationship, stick to a familiar layout, related webpages should feel related, every object should stand out (e. g text should be legible) Xml: extensive markup language: system for marking up data.