networking and connecting to the internet quiz

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Sage was developed during the _____ war.

Cold

What was the major question that ARPAnet wanted to solve?

Could a network be built that would continue to work even if multiple parts collapsed?

The Internet service that tends to provide the most consistent speeds is _____.

DSL

A switch distinguishes between various devices within a network by their __ addresses.

IP

A signal transmitted every few seconds by a wireless router so that users' computers can find the Wi-Fi hotspot is called a(n) ___

SSID

What group determines the standards for the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

The World Wide Web was created through a collaboration led by ___ .

Tim Berners-Lee

URL stands for

Uniform Resource Locator

The original wireless network privacy and protection standard for Wi-Fi was known as ___

WEP

The wireless network privacy standard that was introduced in 2003 but was quickly replaced (due to numerous vulnerabilities) was known as ___ .

WPA

In addition to activating ___ protection, it's a good idea to disable your router's SSID transmission once all your devices are connected

WPA2

The standard for wireless network privacy and protection is known as ___ .

WPA2

The capacity of a particular transmission medium is called its _____

bandwidth

The volume of data that can be carried on an Internet transmission media in an amount of time is called _____.

bandwidth

An Internet signal that has enough bandwidth to allow multiple computers to be connected to the same router is called a ___ signal.

broadband

Software applications that allow users to access and surf the World Wide Web are called ___

browsers

Which might be a choice for Internet service in your area?

cable internet

The first commercially available computer with a graphical user interface was NeXT's ___ computer

cube

SAGE was developed by the US Department of ___ .

defense

A ___ name identifies a server site on the Internet.

domain

Routers that can send Internet signals over 2 distinct frequencies are called _____ routers.

dual band

Which transmission media has the largest bandwidth?

fiber optic

A URL identifies a particular ____ address on the World Wide Web

file

The protocol used for transmitting large files from one server to another over the Internet is known as the ___ Protocol (FTP).

file transfer

A protocol commonly used to transfer large files from one server to another on the Internet is the ___

file transfer protocol

Software that limits the material that a browser fetches or that a search engine displays are called ___ .

filters

Letting computer users drag images and documents across their computers' monitors made the ___ User Interface very popular.

graphical

When determining how much cell phone data you need it is important to consider

how much data you currently use.

For _____ it may be less expensive to add an existing cell phone data plan and to use the phone as a hotspot than to add wired Internet service.

individual users

Which browser was developed by Microsoft?

internet explorer

ISP stands for:

internet service provider

What 3 items are needed to install a home WiFi network?

internet signal modem router

Fiber optic cable is _____ expensive than coaxial cable to install.

less

Broadband is measured in _____ .

mbps

The word modem stands for ____.

modulator-demodulator

Although it sounds ironic, searching the _____ in your area is an efficient way to search for an ISP.

newspaper

Paul Baran developed a technology called _____ switching that made the Internet possible and reliable

packet

The BitTorrent protocol is often called ___ file sharing

peer to peer

A request for an electronic "echo" or response from another computer or server is called a ____

ping

Software that can be added to a browser to increase its functionality are called ___

plug-ins

The device that connects 2 networks is a _____

router

Your ___ can provide hardware firewall protection for your home network where it connects to the ISP's network, just as ISP networks have firewalls where they connect to the Internet.

router

Because they're both Apple products, the browser that works smoothest with Macintosh OS X is ___ .

safari

Contact your ISP if your actual Internet speed is _____ than advertised

slower

Which sites offer internet speed test services?

speedtest.net testmy.net

A security system separating 2 networks or even computers on the same network is called a ___ .

switch

The highest level in the domain name hierarchy is known as the ___ .

top level domain

Many cellular ISPs offer modem/router combination devices that can create a _____ wherever there's adequate cell service

wifi hotspot

WWW stands for

world wide web

Select the domain name

www.cnet.com


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