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WP Chapter 4
Terms and Facts
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Computer Science
10th Grade
09/29/2008

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Term
What is a Domain Name?
Definition
A unique name that is used to locate your site.
Term
What is ICANN?
Definition
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Non-Profit organization. Handles IP Address sapce allocation.
Term
What is a Root Folder?
Definition
The main directory.
Term
What is FTP?
Definition
File Transfer Protocol
Term
What is SFTP?
Definition
Secure File Transfer Protocol
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What is URL?
Definition
Uniform Resource Locater
Term
What is Absolute Path?
Definition
Tells the server how to get from the root folder to a particular page or file.
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What is Protocol?
Definition
An agreed-upon method for transferring hypertext document around the Web.
Term
What is HTTP?
Definition
This is the first part of the URL and tells you the protocol that needs to be used to retrieve the resource
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What is Directory?
Definition
Folder
Term
What is a Relative Path?
Definition
Typically used to link to other websites.
Term
What is a File Protocol?
Definition
Used when the browser is reading files right off your computer. Example: file://blah/blah/blah
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What is ;8000?
Definition
This is an optional port that you can put in an HTTP URL. Usually used on test servers.
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