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The Internet & World Wide Web
VOCABULARY
| TERMS | MEANING |
| INTERNET | Is a global computer network that provides a variety of information and communication, consisting of interconnected networks that uses a recognized stardardized protocol. |
| WWW | World Wide Web is an information system that enables information sharing over the internet. It refers to the public websites that users can access through their computer devices. |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protofocol. A set of rules for transferring information on the internet |
| COOKIES | Are small blocks of data created by a web server, these are tiny files used to tract your website activities. |
| SSL | Secure Socket Layer. Is a standard security protocol that provides privacy, authentication, and integrity to digital communications over an insecure network. |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security is a crypthographic protocol designed to provide communication security over a computer network |
| URL | Uniform Resources Locator. is the address given to a unique resources on the web. |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider. Is a company that provides access to the internet through multiple means, cable, wireless, and/or fiber optic. |
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