IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 Crossword: 5.1 The Internet and the World Wide Web (Modules 477–489)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 1. The ordered steps after you enter a ______: the browser asks DNS for the IP address, sends a request to the web server, gets ______ back, then renders the page. Word 6 of: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______ (6)
- 3. A message the browser sends to the web server's IP address asking for a page; the server replies with the page's HTML, or an error such as 404 if it does not exist. Word 2 of: HTTP _______ (7)
- 7. Word 5 of the term in 1 Across: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______ (4)
- 9. A small file a website sends to your browser. The browser stores it on your device and sends it back to that website on later visits. Browser settings can block or delete it. (6)
- 10. A cookie stored temporarily in memory while you browse. It has no expiry date, lasts only for one visit and is deleted when the browser is closed. Word 1 of: _______ ______ (7)
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- 2. An easy-to-remember ______, like example.com, that stands in for a numeric IP address. It must be converted into the IP address before the computer can find the web server. Word 2 of: domain ____ (4)
- 4. Word 1 of the term in 1 Across: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______ (3)
- 5. A computer that stores website files and sends them to a browser (the client) over the internet using HTTP when the browser asks for a page. It is always switched on and connected. Word 2 of: web ______ (6)
- 6. A ______ tool that meets a user need: bookmarks return to a favourite site, tabs open many pages at once, history finds an old page, back goes one page. Word 1 of: _______ function (7)
- 8. Browser buttons such as back, forward, refresh and home that let the user move between web pages, reload the current page and return to a starting page. Word 2 of: navigation _____ (5)
Answer Key
IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 · Modules 477–489
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1RENDER — The ordered steps after you enter a ______: the browser asks DNS for the IP address, sends a request to the web server, gets ______ back, then renders the page. Word 6 of: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______
3REQUEST — A message the browser sends to the web server's IP address asking for a page; the server replies with the page's HTML, or an error such as 404 if it does not exist. Word 2 of: HTTP _______
7HTML — Word 5 of the term in 1 Across: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______
9COOKIE — A small file a website sends to your browser. The browser stores it on your device and sends it back to that website on later visits. Browser settings can block or delete it.
10SESSION — A cookie stored temporarily in memory while you browse. It has no expiry date, lasts only for one visit and is deleted when the browser is closed. Word 1 of: _______ ______
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2NAME — An easy-to-remember ______, like example.com, that stands in for a numeric IP address. It must be converted into the IP address before the computer can find the web server. Word 2 of: domain ____
4URL — Word 1 of the term in 1 Across: ___ -> DNS -> IP -> ______ -> ____ -> ______
5SERVER — A computer that stores website files and sends them to a browser (the client) over the internet using HTTP when the browser asks for a page. It is always switched on and connected. Word 2 of: web ______
6BROWSER — A ______ tool that meets a user need: bookmarks return to a favourite site, tabs open many pages at once, history finds an old page, back goes one page. Word 1 of: _______ function
8TOOLS — Browser buttons such as back, forward, refresh and home that let the user move between web pages, reload the current page and return to a starting page. Word 2 of: navigation _____