Chapter 9 Review Questions

2. It is hard to determine how big the internet is because it is growing so quickly by the minute to measure its growth. Also, the internet doesn't have boundaries and is decentralized. It's inability to have limits make it hard for us to measure exactly how big it can be.

3. TCP/IP's are very important for the functioning of the internet because it allows cross-network communication. Without this, the TCP/IP wouldn't be able to do its job.

4. The type of internet connection you have influences the things you do with the internet becasue depening on the connectio, you can either do more or less things. With a direct connection, computers give quick responces, and have all the files stored on the computer. Where as with dialup connection, the connection is limited.

5. With the client/server model, people can share information and files, but its mainly the server who distributes the files while the client can only look at them. The server has more power in this and both users see the information differently.

6. Email addresses and URL's are similiar becuase they both have, in a way, a domain name. email addresses and URL's both take you to the main website. Email addresses follow the host name while URL's follow the domain name (such as .edu and .com).

9. File compression is important on the internet because you want to be able to send your files easily. By compressing the files, it takes up less space and travels faster.

11. Push technology is used to have information delivered automatically to the clients computer. This is better then standard web page delivery systems, becasue the stadnard system would have to ask a request to send information, where as push technology sends it automatically.

12. By the commercialization of the internet, we are able to do better things like digital chas transactions online and search whatever we like online. There are problems with these methods though. When searching on the internet, inappropriate content might pop up, or hackers can access your bank code. These problems must be put down with passwords and filtering software.