Cs50 under standing technology
exam 2
-1In a sentence that a non-technical friend or family member would understand,
what is the internet?
Answer : The Internet is like a spider's web:
connected together by the ends of threads.
The ends of the threads here represent
computers around the world, and the threads
represent the connections between them
2 - What does it mean if a URL begins with https:// as opposed to http:// ?
Answer :
The s here means secured, meaning that this protocol is
secure
3 - What does a DHCP server do ?
Answer : DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) is a protocol
exam 2
-1In a sentence that a non-technical friend or family member would understand,
what is the internet?
Answer : The Internet is like a spider's web:
connected together by the ends of threads.
The ends of the threads here represent
computers around the world, and the threads
represent the connections between them
2 - What does it mean if a URL begins with https:// as opposed to http:// ?
Answer :
The s here means secured, meaning that this protocol is
secure
3 - What does a DHCP server do ?
Answer : DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) is a protocol
