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Networking covers LAN, MAN, WAN and wireless networks, network topologies, transmission media, devices such as switches, routers and modems, and the OSI and TCP/IP models. Internet concepts include IP addresses, DNS, URLs, web browsers, email, protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and SMTP, and basic network security.
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- A. Downloading
- B. Uploading
- C. Data transmission
- D. Down-sizing
Explanation: Uploading refers to the process of transferring data from a client computer (like your personal device) to a server computer on the…
Correct answer: Uploading422. HTML stands for:
- A. Hypertext Markup Language
- B. Hyperlink Text Madeup Language
- C. Hypertext Middle Language
- D. Hotmail Text Module Language
Explanation: HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a standard coding language used to design and structure web pages.
Correct answer: Hypertext Markup Language- A. Pagers
- B. Email
- C. HTTP
- D. FTP
Explanation: Email (electronic mail) is a method of sending and receiving messages between people using electronic devices.
Correct answer: Email424. URL stands for:
- A. Unidirectional Reserve locator
- B. Undefined resource locator
- C. Uniform resource locator
- D. All of the above
Explanation: A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a string of characters that identifies a specific resource on the internet.
Correct answer: Uniform resource locator- A. hotbot.com
- B. msn.com
- C. Altavista.com
- D. Hotmail.com
Explanation: Hotmail.com is a web-based email service, not a search engine. Search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo are designed to find…
Correct answer: Hotmail.com- A. FTP
- B. MIME
- C. HTTP
- D. HTML
Explanation: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) is a standard that enables the transmission of various data types, including multimedia…
Correct answer: MIME427. MIME stands for:
- A. Many Internet Mail Enhance
- B. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
- C. Multimedia Internet Mail Evaluator
- D. All of the above
Explanation: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) is a standard that extends the format of email messages to allow the transmission of various…
Correct answer: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension- A. Alphabets
- B. Digits
- C. Underscore
- D. All of the above
Explanation: A user ID in an email address can consist of letters (alphabets), numbers (digits), underscores (_), and sometimes even periods (.) and…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 5
- D. 8
Explanation: There are five common addressing schemes used in computer networks:Logical Addressing (e.g., IP addresses): Identifies a device on a…
Correct answer: 5- A. Searching
- B. Hyperlinking
- C. Web publishing
- D. None of these
Explanation: Web publishing refers to the process of creating and making a website accessible on the internet.
Correct answer: Web publishing- A. Phone-line modem
- B. DSL
- C. Cable modem
- D. All of the above
Explanation: These are all common methods for connecting a computer to the internet:Phone-line modem: Uses a telephone line to transmit and receive…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Enhance Mail
- B. Electromagnetic mail
- C. Electrical Mail
- D. Electronic Mail
Explanation: Email stands for Electronic Mail. It's a method for exchanging digital messages between users on electronic devices.Enhance Mail…
Correct answer: Electronic Mail- A. website
- B. webpage
- C. web browser
- D. web server
Explanation: A web server is a computer program that stores websites and delivers them to web browsers when requested.
Correct answer: web server434. An IP Address is a:
- A. combination of four numbers separated by period
- B. string of four numbers separated by dot
- C. Name of computer on Internet
- D. none of the above
Explanation: An IP address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a network that uses the Internet Protocol Standard…
Correct answer: combination of four numbers separated by period- A. e-mail server
- B. web server
- C. file server
- D. all of the above
Explanation: All the options (a), (b), and (c) can be considered special or dedicated services provided by servers.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. machine
- B. web
- C. modems
- D. website
Explanation: An Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigns a unique IP address to a machine (your computer or other device) connecting to the internet.
Correct answer: machine- A. code
- B. extension
- C. address
- D. protocol
Explanation: URL (Uniform Resource Locator) acts as the address of a website or web resource on the internet.
Correct answer: address- A. adress
- B. path
- C. type
- D. all of these
Explanation: The information in the image suggests that the type of server might be specified in the URL.
Correct answer: type- A. URL
- B. PC
- C. mailbox
- D. domain
Explanation: An email address is used to identify a specific mailbox where electronic messages are delivered.
Correct answer: mailbox- A. password
- B. client computer
- C. user name
- D. server name
Explanation: n an email address, the part before the "@" symbol identifies the user's mailbox or account.
Correct answer: user name