Internet Addresses

1. What is a URL?
Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, the global Address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.

2. What is an IP address and how is it related to a URL?
The first part of the address is called a protocol identifier and it indicates what protocol to use, and the second part is called a resource name and it specifies the IP Address or the domain name where the resource is located. The protocol identifier and the resource name are separated by a colon and two forward slashes. For example, the two URLs below point to two different files at the domain pcwebopedia.com. The first specifies an executable file that should be fetched using the FTP protocol; the second specifies a Web page that should be fetched using the HTTP protocol:*ftp://www.pcwebopedia.com/stuff.exe *http://www.pcwebopedia.com/index.html

3.Given our school website's URL is http://http://www.mcauley.nsw.edu.au/, what is our domain name and what protocol do you need to use to access the site?
* domain: - mcauley.nsw.edu.au
* protocol: - http://

4. In the context of an IP address, what is an octect?
In computing, an octet is a grouping of eight bits.


Broadband Speedtest

For a bit of fun determine the speed of our internet connection using the site below. Start by testing the connection speed to the Sydney location then select a different location from the map (drag the map to find a location).http://www.speedtest.net/1.What is meant by upload and download speeds?
*Download Speed: -The speed at which data is sent from the Internet to your computer.
*Upload Speed: -The speed at which data is sent from your computer to the Internet.

2.What are the units used to measure download speeds?
We use kb for kilobit and KB for kilobyte throughout the site. So unless you see it in upper case, then it means kilobits. You can change it to other measurements in the settings panel found at the top left of every page. Everything on Speedtest.net (including result images) will utilize the setting you choose.

3.Why do different locations offer different download speeds?
Hint: “bottleneck”Speedtest.net itself experiences over twenty million tests every month providing unparalleled global broadband statistics. At no cost, anyone can use our World Results section to browse top bandwidth speed by country, or narrow down statistics to very specific locations.