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Web Page Design-Chapter 1-Internet Fundamentals

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Two or more computers connected together in a way that allows them to communicate is called a packet.
 

 2. 

Every device on the Internet has a unique IP address.
 

 3. 

The ping command can be used to determine whether a device at a specific IP address is responding.
 

 4. 

The address www.google.com is an example of a top-level domain name.
 

 5. 

No single organization runs the Internet.
 

 6. 

ICANN coordinates the assignment of Internet addresses and domain names.
 

 7. 

Al Gore founded theWorld Wide Web Consortium in 1994.
 

 8. 

The tracert command is used to create a collection of information about the IP packet.
 

 9. 

If a corrupt packet is found, the destination sends a request for that packet to be sent again.
 

 10. 

The Domain Name System was devised to help data flow directly between computers.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

An IP address is actually four numbers separated by ____.
a.
spaces
c.
hyphens
b.
dots
d.
colons
 

 12. 

Networked computers communicate with each other using a common set of rules called a ____.
a.
router
c.
backbone
b.
checksum
d.
protocol
 

 13. 

In Windows, the tracert command can be accessed from the ____.
a.
DOS prompt
c.
LAN
b.
IP address
d.
TCP/IP
 

 14. 

The Internet is what type of network?
a.
prompted
c.
transmitted
b.
packet-switched
d.
router-driven
 

 15. 

The large transmission lines of the Internet are called the ____.
a.
domain
c.
packet
b.
router
d.
backbone
 

 16. 

What defines how data is routed over the Internet?
a.
TCP
c.
IP
b.
ICANN
d.
LAN
 

 17. 

Top-level domain names are sometimes called ____.
a.
extensions
c.
IP addresses
b.
name servers
d.
devices
 

 18. 

Which organization develops technical standards for the World Wide Web?
a.
ICANN
c.
TCP
b.
W3C
d.
IAB
 

 19. 

Which is an important concept in understanding how the Internet works?
a.
TCP/IP
c.
Domain Name System
b.
Internet addresses
d.
All of the above
 

 20. 

A typical IP packet is ____.
a.
given a unique IP address
c.
less than 1500 characters in length
b.
monitored by ICANN
d.
attached to a protocol
 

Essay
 

 21. 

Explain why an address is cached.
 

 22. 

What is the Internet Society (ISOC)?
 

 23. 

Are the World Wide Web and the Internet the same thing? Explain.
 

 24. 

What is the protocol used for communication on the Internet?
 

 25. 

How does data flow between computers over the Internet?
 

 26. 

What happens when you use the tracert command?
 

 27. 

What are some benefits of networking computers?
 

 28. 

What is the purpose of routers?
 

 29. 

What must a network do to become part of the Internet?
 

 30. 

Give an example of an IP address.
 



 
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