Homework Questions: 1. What is the difference between the Internet and the World

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Homework Questions:

1.      What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

2.      What is the difference between a WAN and a LAN? Which type of network is the Internet? Which type of network is the classroom network?

3.      What are the six basic categories of support software?

4.      What is a markup language? Give a couple of examples.

5.      The use of Information Technology allows competition based on lower cost and based on differentiation. Explain each basis of competition. Look for an example of each from the real world and describe it.

6.      Briefly describe the three types of IT resources that must be well managed since businesses have an increased dependence on IT.

7.      Describe the differences between sequential access files and direct access files.

8.      What kind of memory is the fastest and highest cost type?

9.      Explain the difference between push and pull technology as used in the World Wide Web.

10.    Give examples of specific technologies that enable telecommuters and virtual teams.

11.    What are the OSI network layers and what are their purposes?

12.    Explain the three basic types of Cloud computing.

13.    How are HTML and XML used differently?

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1.What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

Internet is basically a network of millions of computers that can communicate with each others. While
World Wide Web is a way of getting information from the internt. Its on the top of Internet. WWW
works over http.

2. What is the difference between a WAN and a LAN? Which type of network is the Internet? Which type of network is the classroom network?

LAN is local area network with small range of network, for example network of school, college, hospitals. WAN is wide area network having large range of network, for example network with the country or with other countries.

4. What is a markup language? Give a couple of examples

Markup languages are basically for the purpose of defining , processing and presentations of text. It contains various layouts and styles. HTML is the example of markup language.

13. How are HTML and XML used differently?

HTML is basically used to represent the data. Its having layouts and styles. Its describe the way data looks. XML is basically used to carry the data.

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