5.1 · Lesson 1 of 4
The internet, the web and URLs
Syllabus 5.1.1Syllabus 5.1.2Syllabus 5.1.3Syllabus 5.1.4
What this lesson covers
- Distinguish the internet from the world wide web
- Describe the parts of a URL
- Describe HTTP and HTTPS
- Describe the functions of a web browser
Key vocabulary
- Internet
- A global network of interconnected networks: the infrastructure.
- World wide web
- The collection of websites and web pages accessed using the internet.
- ISP
- Internet service provider: the company that gives you access to the internet.
- Web browser
- Software that renders HTML and displays web pages.
- URL
- Uniform resource locator: the text-based address of a web page.
- Domain name
- The name of the web server in a URL, e.g. www.bitsofbytes.co.
- HTTP
- Hypertext transfer protocol: the rules for sending web pages between browser and server. Not encrypted.
- HTTPS
- Hypertext transfer protocol secure: HTTP with encryption, shown by a padlock.
Check your learning
- Quick check: 4 questions
- Key vocabulary test: 8 terms
- Activity 1: URLs, browsers and the web · 8 questions
- Activity 2: Internet and web quiz · 8 questions
- Activity 3: Parts of a URL · drag and drop