Internet Addresses & Broadband Speedtest

1) A URL represents a uniform resource locator (URL) and in the case of computing, defines the concept of a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource
2) An IP address is the unique address assigned to each machine order for it to run smoothly and effectively. IP address' are related to URL as they are simply a complex version of an URL. URL's had initally been created in order to simplify for us humans, the way we remember websites.
216.27.61.137 is an example of a IP address, instead of using this, we could simply remember the words of the website - http://www.blogspot.com It's easier to comprehend in addition to efficent for humans. IP stands for Internet protocol and these certain addresses are 32 - bit numbers, normally expressed as four "octets" in a "dotted decimal number"

3) In the case of our school website, in order to access it you must type in the following: http://webserver.mcauley.nsw.edu.au:81/

With the assistance of the link above, it is evident that there have been several symbols and words added to the URL. More importantly the two '//' indicate to the viewer that this website is a local file.

4) In the case of Internet protocol, the term "octets" are the representation for an eight digit binary number. For instance - 216.27.61.137
BROADBAND SPEEDTEST - CONNECTION SPEED
Using the website I had calculated the connection speed from Sydney, Australia to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the results are featured below.

1) Upload speed is simply the rate in which the files you send from your computer online or via the internet. Download speed is the rate in which files are saved on your computer. upload and Download speed often intend to vary.

2) The units used to measure the download speed is Megabytes Per Second or Mb/s.

3) Different locations offer different download speeds due to the reason being that sometimes the data you are requesting or wishing for is stopped by an error occuring during the process. This concept is referred to as 'the bottleneck'. In order to receive your data, it would be obliged to resend until the data has been succesfully sent.