internet communication

Domain Name System

Looks up the URL to find the IP address of the website requested by the client

Hosting

Storing and sharing a website on the WWW on behalf of someone else. We sometimes talk about Cloud hosting

Web Server

The computer that runs a website and makes it available on the WWW

Internet

A global network made of devices, cables, satellite links and protocols. It sits underneath the WWW and routes the data

Client

A computer which connects to a web server and requests web pages and displays them in a browser

Uniform Resource Locator

The unique address used to locate a resource on the world wide web. An example is http://www.bbc.co.uk

Bandwidth

The rate at which data can be transferred over a network, measured in bits per second (bps)

World Wide Web

A collection of websites, apps and streaming services. They can be accessed using the internet. Abbreviated to WWW

Cloud

A collection of computing services provided by companies over the internet, including data storage, backup, web hosting, payment services and software platforms

https://www.quizlet.com

The URL of the Quizlet website

104.16.15.221

The IP address of the Quizlet website

Backup

A typical cloud service that saves a copy of your data. You can restore data from your cloud copy if your local data is lost through hardware failure or destroyed by malware

Software

We can run this in the cloud, for example REPL.IT is a cloud Python IDE. Amazon, Google and Microsoft can run applications for you in the cloud such as financial services or AI chatbots

Storage

Data is saved here, which can be in the cloud. Data in the cloud can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection, but some people worry about security