CS 101

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Describe at least one way in which IP addresses and phone numbers are similar?
You can access both an IP address and a phone number by using numbers.

HTTP and FTP are both standard ways of sending/receiving files through a network.  How do they compare with respect to privacy?  How do they compare with resoect to convenience?
FTP has more has more security precautions.  In respect to convenience HTTP is more convenient because with HTTP a person would need a user name and passwork with each new thing they opened.

Is it correct to say that folders/directories directly contain data?  Why or why not?
Folders and directories do not directly contain data but instead contain files that contain data.

Discuss at least one way in which pathnames and URLs are similar?
BOth pathways and URLs specify the location of a file with slashes seperating folders

How can you recognize whether something is a pathname or a URL?  What is visibly different about them?
The URL has the host name specified between the ://-/ and  the pathname does not.