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Sharing information

I can outline how websites or the World Wide Web are shared via the internet.

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Sharing information

I can outline how websites or the World Wide Web are shared via the internet.

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Key learning points

  1. Digital media can be shared on the World Wide Web.
  2. Websites have addresses beginning with www.
  3. Websites are stored on web servers in data centres.
  4. 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.


To help you plan your year 4 computing lesson on: Sharing information, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Children 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.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What does a router do in a computer network?
displays websites
stores files for the internet
protects computers from viruses
Correct answer: manages the flow of data between networks
Q2.
What is the internet?
a collection of websites and web pages
a device that connects computers together
Correct answer: a global system of interconnected computer networks
a service for sending emails
Q3.
What is the World Wide Web?
a type of router
a service for sharing files
Correct answer: a collection of websites and web pages
a way to protect networks
Q4.
Why do networks need protecting?
to make them faster
Correct answer: to keep the information on them secure
to make them bigger
to allow them to connect to the internet
Q5.
What is the abbreviation for the World Wide Web?
Correct Answer: www
Q6.
Match the terms with their definitions.
Correct Answer:router,a device that manages data flow between networks
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a device that manages data flow between networks

Correct Answer:internet,a global system of interconnected networks
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a global system of interconnected networks

Correct Answer:World Wide Web,a collection of websites and web pages
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a collection of websites and web pages

6 Questions

Q1.
What type of media can be shared on the World Wide Web? (Select all that apply)
physical objects
Correct answer: music
Correct answer: images
Correct answer: words
Q2.
What does the abbreviation "www" stand for?
Web Wide World
Wide Web World
Correct answer: World Wide Web
World Web Wide
Q3.
Where are websites stored?
Correct answer: on web servers in data centres
on personal computers
on mobile phones
on USB drives
Q4.
What program is used to view websites?
word processor
spreadsheet software
Correct answer: web browser
presentation software
Q5.
What is the country code for UK-based website addresses?
Correct Answer: .uk, uk
Q6.
What is the domain used for government websites?
Correct Answer: .gov, gov