The Internet | 3.1 | OCR GCSE Computer Science | J277

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The Internet

A global connection of computer networks.

What does The Internet use servers for?

Store and present websites, emails and files when requested for by a client device

Web servers

Display web pages to the client when the browser requests it.

File servers

Stores files and allows the client to retrieve them when requested.

Print servers

- Queue print jobs that clients send. - Sends documents to the correct printer.

Email servers

- Filter spam - Sends and stores emails so they can be retrieved by clients when requested.

Why must a website and its files be stored on a web server?

So that others can access them on the Internet This is called web hosting.

What does a DNS server do?

Translates a web address into an IP address.