Sharing information
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can outline how websites or the World Wide Web are shared via the internet.
Key learning points
- Digital media can be shared on the World Wide Web.
- Websites have addresses beginning with www.
- Websites are stored on web servers in data centres.
- Websites are viewed in web browsers, which can run on different devices.
Keywords
Digital media - content such as images that can be stored and viewed on a computer
Website - a collection of interlinked web pages, stored under a single domain
Host - when a website or service is stored on a computer that is connected to the internet
Web browser - a program used to view, navigate and interact with web pages
Common misconception
Everything can be shared over the internet (including physical objects).
You can share digital media and sell physical items on the internet but you cannot pass a physical item through the computer.
Teacher tip
Pupils are learning the difference between a physical object and a digital object - pictures or actual objects might be useful to model how we cannot share them through a computer.
Equipment
It would be useful to have a selection of pictures or physical objects to demonstrate how they can or cannot be sent digitally.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does a router do in a computer network?
Q2.What is the internet?
Q3.What is the World Wide Web?
Q4.Why do networks need protecting?
Q5.What is the abbreviation for the World Wide Web?
Q6.Match the terms with their definitions.
a device that manages data flow between networks
a global system of interconnected networks
a collection of websites and web pages
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of media can be shared on the World Wide Web? (Select all that apply)
Q2.What does the abbreviation "www" stand for?
Q3.Where are websites stored?
Q4.What program is used to view websites?
Q5.What is the country code for UK-based website addresses?
Q6.What is the domain used for government websites?
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