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How The World Wide Web Works

Wanting to become a Web Developer is a great challenge to take on. I'm hoping I can help make that journey a little easier. Today we will be going over part one of my Modern Web Development series where we will discuss the basics of web development theory.

We will discuss:

What the Web (or World Wide Web)
What is the Internet?
What is the browser?
How does a browser display a website?
What is an IP address?
What is HTML, CSS and Javascript?

Video Explanation

Please watch this YouTube video and then answer the quiz below!

World Wide Web Quiz

What is the World Wide Web?

A vast network of physically connected computers used to transfer data and other resources.

An information system allowing web resources to be accessed over the internet.

The mail courier system in the USA.

What is the internet?

An application that allows you to request and recieve websites.

The opposite of the outernet.

A vast network of physically connected computers used to transfer data and other resources.

What is a browser?

An application that allows you to request, recieve, and display websites.

A markup language for building documents to display on the web.

A computer that recieves requests from and sends data to other computers.

How does a browser display websites?

MS Paint.

By using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to build a copy of the website.

By borrowing the original files of a website from a server.

What is an IP Address?

A unique ID for a machine that the internet uses to locate a machine.

The place where websites are stored.

An alcoholic beverage for software engineers.

What is HTML?

A protocol used to send hypermedia documents over a network.

Hipsters That Mate for Life

A markup language for building documents to display on the web.

What is CSS?

A programming language that powers interactivity on a website.

A style sheet language used to control the presentation of a website.

An error shown when a user Can't See a Site.

What is JavaScript?

A markup language for building documents to display on the web.

The best work of a writer after he drinks some good coffee.

A programming language that powers interactivity on a website.

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