1. Joanna Smith
4th Block
What is a web browser application
software that helps you browse the
web.
Ex: Internet Explorer
Firefox
Netscape

2. How can you tell if a web site is secure
• Most of the time a website is secure if it has a
lock icon in the right hand corner or an s in
the hyperlink.

3. How do you find out the domain of a
website?
• Look at the internet address on the top of
your internet page.
• Ex: .com
• .org
• .gov
• .uk

4. How can you verify where
information came from on a web site?
• To verify information on a website go to a
website called www.easywhois.com to look up
the background information of the creator
and the organization.
• EX: -Errors in the website
• Date of creation.
• Creator of website.

5. What is the difference between FTP
and HTTP?
• FTP- file transfer protocol. Entire files are transferred
from one device to another and into memory. 2-way
systems as files are transferred between server and
workstation.
• HTTP://- HTTP- Hypertext transfer protocol. Used to
transfer files form a Web server onto a browser in
order to view a page. HTTP only transfers the contents
of a web page into a browser for viewing. When http
appears in a URL it means that the user is connecting
to a Web server and not a file server. The files are
transferred but not downloaded, therefore not copied
into the memory.

6. What are rules to follow when
contacting people online?
• The rules to follow when contacting people
online are:
1. Do not give out you personal information
2. Do not give out you financial information
3. Do not meet this person if you have only met
online
4. Behave properly when online.