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  • 1. What is a web browser?
    A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network.

    2. Name 5 common browsers.
    5 common browsers are Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Linux, and Netscape.

    3. What is the ppi for Macintosh?
    The ppi for Macintosh is 72.

    4. What is the ppi for Windows?
    The ppi for Windows is 96.

    5. How many colors does your monitor display?
    The monitor displays 32-bit color.

    6. What is a viewport?
    A viewport is the 2D rectangle that a 3D scene is projected into and in turn viewed through. The size and shape of the viewport ultimately determines what vertices and pixels will be visible, and therefore which ones can be culled or clipped from the rendering pipeline.

    7. How big is the active viewport for the Oswego website?
    The active viewport for the Oswego website is 4.5 inches wide.

    8. How big is the viewport for Amazon?
    The viewport for Amazon is 10 inches wide.

    9. What is "websafe" color?
    "Websafe" color is displayed as solid, non-dithered, and consistent on any computer monitor, or web browser, capable of displaying at least 8-bit/256 colors.

    10. What is ftp?
    Ftp, or File Transfer Protocol, is used to transfer data from one computer to another over the Internet or through a network.

    11. What is a server?
    A server is a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.

    12. What is the Oswego server called? Who is it named after?
    The Oswego server is called Rocky. It is named after Rocky from Rocky and Bullwinkle.