This section contains some brief answers to questions about the world wide web, networking, websites, ecommerce, VOIP, multimedia and any other areas relevant to information and communication technology.
Who invented the internet?
Leonard Kleinrock, J.C.R. Licklider, Larry G. Roberts, Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf, Radia Perlman - the internet was originally developed by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
What is ARPANET and why was it developed?
A network of computers developed by US army such that a nuke won't be able to take away command and control of all of their toys, and so ensure capabilities of reply after a first strike.
Who invented the world wide web?
Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau
What is a website?
A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
What is a shopping cart?
A shopping cart is a piece of software that acts as an online store's catalog and ordering process.
What is search engine optimisation (SEO)?
The process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results.
What is a local area network (LAN)?
A computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings
What is a wide area network (WAN)?
A a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e. any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries.
What is a virtual private network (VPN)?
A computer network in which some of the links between nodes are carried by open connections or virtual circuits in some larger network (e.g., the Internet) instead of by physical wires.
What is IP telephoney?
IT is a general term for the technologies that use the Internet Protocol's packet-switched connections to exchange voice, fax, and other forms of information.
What is a SIP phone?
A telephone that uses Voice over IP technologies allowing calls to be made over an IP network such as the internet instead of the ordinary PSTN system.