1)  IP addresses and phone numbers are both a series of numbers seperated by
    dashes (phone numbers) or period marks (IP addresses).  Because of the 
    large demand for unique phone numbers, phone numbers are subcatagorized
    by an area code (ex.  205-555-9777).  Similarly, the identifying numbers of
    an IP address range from 0 to 255, so another level of subcatagorization
    is needed to keep IP addresses unique.

2)  In relation to privacy, FTPs are more secure than HTTP.  While an HTTP can set up to be
    more secure than the usual web-link or directory, FTPs are designed with the intention of 
    privacy (user names, passwords, etc.).  As far as convenience goes, HTTPs are usually more 
    convenient, depending on the task.  If the desired effect is to browse webfiles, then the HTTP
    is drastically more convenient.

3)  It would not be completely correct to say that folders and directories directly contain data.
    However, it would be more correct to say that folders and directories contain data that links
    or corresponds to related data.  These files and folders coordinate the data so that it can be 
    found in many files and folders.  

4)  URLs and pathnames are similar in that they both use the hierarchical structure.
    For example, a file on a computer's hard disk could be located at C:\Folder name\file.ext, 
    whereas a specific file in a URL structure could be found at http://site name/file.ext .
    The difference is that a URL will always have http:// at the beginning, not the letter of a hard
    disk.  Also, pathnames use the symbol ( \ ) to divide folders, whereas URLs use the slightly
    different ( / ) to divide folders and subsections.












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 respect to convenience?

Is it correct to say that folders/directories directly contain data? Why
or why not?







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