WGU D276 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - ANS A protocol used to move files and folders over a network or
the Internet.
WWW (World Wide Web) - ANS WWW or Worldwide Web, or simply "the web," developed
by Tim Berners-Lee in the early 1990s.
Webpage - ANS a document that is viewed in a web browser
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - ANS The standard markup language for web
documents.
Early 1990's - ANS The period when the web was first developed.
Website - ANS a collection of related webpages
Web Server - ANS A program that serves webpages to browsers
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,HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - ANS the protocol used for transmitting web pages over
the Internet
Browser - ANS A program for viewing webpages.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) - ANS The main international standards organization for
the World Wide Web
WHATWG - ANS Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is an
organization that develops a variety of web standards and whose members include the major
browser vendors.
HTML Living Standard - ANS Produced by the WHATWG. A continually evolving standard
without version numbers that replaces HTML5.
1945 - ANS The idea for generating links from within one document to other documents is
described.
1965 - ANS The term hypertext was invented
1990 - ANS The first web browser was created
1994 - ANS The World Wide Consortium (W3C) was created.
1995 - ANS HTML 2.0 standard published
2014 - ANS HTML5 standard published.
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, 2019 - ANS WHATWG controls the HTML standard.
Separation of Duties - ANS Over time, a move to separate document structure (HTML),
document presentation (CSS), and webpage interaction with the user (JavaScript).
Packet - ANS Information sent on the internet that contains TO and FROM IP addresses, the
information to communicate, and other configuration information.
IP address - ANS Internet Protocol address, a computer's unique address on the internet. A
typical IP address is 32 bits, divided into 8-bit groups, often written as a decimal number.
IPv4 - ANS The original Internet Protocol, has 32-bit addresses, can represent about 4 billion
unique addresses.
IPv6 - ANS A new protocol developed to replace IPv4, addressing the issue of IP address
exhaustion. Uses 128-bit addresses.
DNS - ANS Domain name server, used to convert domain names to IP addresses.
Root Servers - ANS Thirteen main DNS servers that exist in the world.
Domain Name Registar - ANS Services that allow anyone to register an unused domain name.
Domain name - ANS a name for an IP address, such as the name wikipedia.org for IP address
198.35.26.96.
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ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - ANS A protocol used to move files and folders over a network or
the Internet.
WWW (World Wide Web) - ANS WWW or Worldwide Web, or simply "the web," developed
by Tim Berners-Lee in the early 1990s.
Webpage - ANS a document that is viewed in a web browser
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - ANS The standard markup language for web
documents.
Early 1990's - ANS The period when the web was first developed.
Website - ANS a collection of related webpages
Web Server - ANS A program that serves webpages to browsers
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - ANS the protocol used for transmitting web pages over
the Internet
Browser - ANS A program for viewing webpages.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) - ANS The main international standards organization for
the World Wide Web
WHATWG - ANS Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is an
organization that develops a variety of web standards and whose members include the major
browser vendors.
HTML Living Standard - ANS Produced by the WHATWG. A continually evolving standard
without version numbers that replaces HTML5.
1945 - ANS The idea for generating links from within one document to other documents is
described.
1965 - ANS The term hypertext was invented
1990 - ANS The first web browser was created
1994 - ANS The World Wide Consortium (W3C) was created.
1995 - ANS HTML 2.0 standard published
2014 - ANS HTML5 standard published.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 2019 - ANS WHATWG controls the HTML standard.
Separation of Duties - ANS Over time, a move to separate document structure (HTML),
document presentation (CSS), and webpage interaction with the user (JavaScript).
Packet - ANS Information sent on the internet that contains TO and FROM IP addresses, the
information to communicate, and other configuration information.
IP address - ANS Internet Protocol address, a computer's unique address on the internet. A
typical IP address is 32 bits, divided into 8-bit groups, often written as a decimal number.
IPv4 - ANS The original Internet Protocol, has 32-bit addresses, can represent about 4 billion
unique addresses.
IPv6 - ANS A new protocol developed to replace IPv4, addressing the issue of IP address
exhaustion. Uses 128-bit addresses.
DNS - ANS Domain name server, used to convert domain names to IP addresses.
Root Servers - ANS Thirteen main DNS servers that exist in the world.
Domain Name Registar - ANS Services that allow anyone to register an unused domain name.
Domain name - ANS a name for an IP address, such as the name wikipedia.org for IP address
198.35.26.96.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
