CCT286H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Internet Service Provider, Domain Name System
22 Mar 2018
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Web browser - software to access the web. Web server - hosts the website; a computer constantly connected to the web; set up to send pages to users. Web hosting - company which provides services to host the website. Screen readers - programs that read out the contents of a computer screen to a user (commonly for visual impaired) When you visit a website, the web server hosting the site could be anywhere in the world. In order for you to find the location of the web server, you browser will first connect to a domain name. Process: you connect to the web via internet service provider (isp) Done by typing the web address of the site in the browser (ie. google. ca: computer contacts a network of servers called dns servers. Ip address - 12 digit number separated by periods. Hypertext - html allows you to create links that allow visitors to move from one page to.
