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Infrastructure versus content.

Six original Cambridge-style questions on the internet, the world wide web and URLs, with mark-scheme style solutions.

Original questions All questions on this page are original work, written in the Cambridge IGCSE style. They are not from past papers. They test the same concepts and skills the syllabus rewards.
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01
Explain
[2 marks]

Explain the difference between the internet and the world wide web.

  • The internet is the infrastructure: a global network of interconnected networks / computers. ✓
  • The world wide web is the collection of websites and web pages that are accessed using the internet. ✓
02
Recall
[1 marks]

State what is meant by a uniform resource locator (URL).

  • A text-based address for a web page (or file) on the internet. ✓
03
Apply
[3 marks]

A school website has the URL https://www.northfield.sch.uk/clubs/chess.html. Identify the protocol, the domain name and the web page file name.

  • Protocol: https. ✓
  • Domain name: www.northfield.sch.uk. ✓
  • Web page / file name: /clubs/chess.html (or chess.html). ✓
04
Explain
[2 marks]

Give two reasons why websites are given URLs rather than users typing in the IP address of the web server.

  • A text-based URL / domain name is easier for people to remember and type than a numeric IP address. ✓
  • The website can move to a server with a new IP address without the URL changing (and the URL can point to a specific page). ✓
05
Analysis
[2 marks]

A student says: "When my internet connection stops working, the world wide web has stopped working." Explain why this statement is not accurate.

  • Only the student's connection to the internet (the infrastructure) has failed; the world wide web still exists and other users can still access it. ✓
  • The web is only the websites and web pages; it is the student's access to the internet that is lost (so other internet services such as email also stop). ✓
06
Recall
[2 marks]

Identify two services, other than the world wide web, that use the internet.

  • Email. ✓
  • Any one other: video calling / VoIP, online gaming, file transfer (FTP), instant messaging. ✓

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