Unit 3 Social Networks D1

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Task 1 - REPORT (P1, M1, D1)

Your first task is to investigate web architecture and components involved in website production, and produce a report.

In Part 1 of the report you are required to outline the role of the following:

ARCHITECTURE:
Internet Service Providers (ISP): businesses which provides access to the Internet to their subscribed customers and provide dial-up, cable, fibre optic or other types of Internet access. E.g. Sky, BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk are examples of Internet Service Providers and broadband providers.
Web hosting services: this is a kind of Internet hosting service that ables people and organisations to make their own website accessible through the World Wide Web. There are three foremost types of hosting …show more content…

A client connects to the proxy server, and then requests a connection, file, or other resource that is available on a different server. The proxy provides the resource either by connecting to the specific server or by serving it from a cache. Sometimes, the proxy may alter the client's request or the server's response for numerous purposes.

Routers are the devices that join together the various different networks that together make up the Internet. In a network, routers are sophisticated switched hubs. They hold information about the addresses of computers attached to the network and can forward data efficiently to the correct location via an appropriate route. They are generally used as gateways where a local area network is connected to a larger network such as the internet.
Web browsers are software programs that allow a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way. Navigating the Internet through a series of hyperlinks you can browse the Internet. Examples of popular browsers are Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Browsers allow you to search for and view various kinds of information on the Web, such as web sites, video, audio, etc. These web browsers usually have generic features such:
• Navigation buttons
• Refresh