Mastering Intranet and Internet Technology

• 1. What is the World Wide Web?
• 2. Explain HTML.
• 3. How can you find and get a copy of RFC 1630?
• 4. List some people finding tools.
• 5. What is Archie? How is it used?
• 6. What is Gopher?
• 7. Who are Veronica and Jughead?
• 8. What are the means of providing information?
• 9. How do the service provision services differ?
• 10. What communications capacities are required?
• 11. List any terms that you are not sure of, or would like more information on.
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1. What is the World Wide Web?

• The set of Internet hosts that have a World Wide Web server running.
• A window into the Internet.
• Approximately 10% - 15% of the Internet.

2. Explain HTML.

• HyperText Markup Language.
• An exteneded subset of SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
• A Page Description Language.
• A means of specifying the way a web browser should display information.

3. How can you find and get a copy of RFC 1630?

1. 1. Use Archie to search for it on anonymous ftp sites.
   2. Use an ftp client to retrieve it.
2. 1. Use email to request a copy from a known email provision service.

4. List some people finding tools.

• NetFind
• Aldea Directory
• whois
• KIS
• Four 11
• Finger

5. What is Archie? How is it used?

6. What is Gopher?

7. Who are Veronica and Jughead?

The answer to the question "What are Veronica and Jughead" would be answered - they are the search tools for Gopher...

8. What are the means of providing information?

• Text
• Images/Graphics
• Audio
• Video
• Multimedia

9. How do the service provision services differ?

10. What communications capacities are required?

11. List any terms that you are not sure of, or would like more information on.

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