Question

Simon has a villa, which he rents to holidaymakers. He creates a website to advertise the villa. Simon chooses an ISP to host his website. The structure of his website is shown below.

1. State what Simon should have on his home page to help users navigate his website.
2. Simon uploads his website files to the ISP host computer.
   1. State what ISP means.
   2. Name the Internet service that Simon uses to upload his website files.
   3. Name the type of data transmission that takes place when his website files are transferred to the host computer from Simon's computer.
3. The URL for the web page which has a map is:
   http://www. indiaisp.co.in/simonsvilla/map.html
   1. State the domain name for this web page.
   2. Describe the function of the Domain Name Service.
4. Simon registers details of his website with a search engine company. State one reason why this will benefit Simon.

Answer 1

1. Simon should have navigation links/buttons or a navigation menu on the home page linking to the Photos, Prices and Map pages.

2.  

   1. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. It is an organisation that provides access to Internet services.
   2. Simon uses FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload his website files to the ISP host computer.
   3. This type of data transmission is called uploading or upstream transmission.
3. 1. The domain name is indiaisp.co.in.
   2. The Domain Name Service (DNS) translates domain names into their corresponding IP addresses, enabling computers to locate websites on the Internet.
4. Registering the website with a search engine makes it easier for people to find Simon's website in search results, thereby increasing its visibility.