CIW Lesson 3
Each segment of a dotted quad consists of a number between:
0 and 255
How many bits does the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address format use?
128
What device connects a wireless local area network to a wireless phone network at broadband speeds?
4G mobile hotspot
A wireless access point (AP) is:
A device that enables wireless systems to communicate with each other, provided that they are on the same network
Which of the following services are you using when a third party is hosting your Web site but your company has its own Web address with its own domain name?
A shared domain
Which of the following is a common advantage of cloud computing?
Cost Reduction
What is the name of the problem-solving model in which a task ordinarily performed by one person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts of data?
Crowdsourcing
Which of the following statements is true about Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)?
DSL is similar to Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) lines, but DSL is much faster
What are E carriers?
Dedicated digital telephone lines used in Europe
What are T carriers?
Dedicated digital telephone lines used in North America
What are fractional T and E lines?
Digital phone lines consisting of one of more individual T or E carrier channels, rather than the entire T or E carrier line.
Which of the following is used solely to resolve human-readable domain names into their computer-readable IP addresses?
Domain name servers
Which of the following connection types provides the fastest direct connection speed?
Fiber-optic cable
Which of the following protocols is used to transfer files between two computers on the Internet?
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
To which type of server are you usually when you download software programs and documents from Web sites?
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
What is the term for the complete domain name of an Internet computer?
Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)
Which of the following is an accurate description of cloud computing?
Hosting applications and services offered by a third party and run almost entirely from one or more servers that reside on the internet
Which of the following protocols is used to transfer Web pages from a Web server to a Web client?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Which of the following wireless mode types uses a centralized access point known as a wireless access point (AP)?
Infrastructure
Which of the following dial-up connection types has been largely superseded by direct Internet connections?
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
Which of the following protocols enables you to browse and manage e-mail messages while they reside on the server?
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
What is the term for an organization that maintains a gateway to the Internet and rents access to customers on a per-use or subscription basis?
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
What functions does the Domain Name Server (DNS) perform?
It resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable text based names.
What is term for a device that converts digital data into analog signals and back again?
Modem
Which server type provides text output that users can access at their convenience and also allows multi-person input?
News server
Which of the following protocols can connect an entire network to the Internet?
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
What is the term for the server at the highest level of the Domain Name System (DNS)
Root-Level Server
Which of the following server types is responsible solely for sending e-mail messages?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server
To what does the term "cloud" in "cloud computing" refer?
The network of servers and connections that make up the Internet
What is Internet Protocol (IP)?
The protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet
What is the top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS)?
The right-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by common type or geography.
For what purpose would you use a cable modem?
To connect to the internet through your cable television system
A LAN can be connected to the Internet by a router, provided that the LAN uses:
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
The 802.11 standard, which was developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), refers to a family of specifications for:
Wireless network technology
In an IP address such as 72.44.192.233, the last number in the address (on the far right) identifies:
a specific computer
Which of the following top-level domains would generally refer to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
net
Direct Internet connections:
provide continuous access to the Internet through permanent network connections