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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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441. DARPA stands for:
- A. Defend Advance Research Project Agency
- B. Defense Advance Research Project Agency
- C. Defense Advance Proper Agency
- D. Defend Advance Research Project Agent
Explanation: DARPA is the acronym for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a U.S.
Correct answer: Defense Advance Research Project Agency- A. Belies
- B. Venus
- C. Geneva
- D. paris
Explanation: The World Wide Web (WWW) was indeed launched at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Correct answer: Geneva- A. protocol
- B. domain
- C. sender
- D. URL
Explanation: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a set of rules that governs how data is formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers.
Correct answer: protocol- A. TCP/IP
- B. HTTP
- C. Ethernet
- D. FTP
Explanation: The World Wide Web (WWW) relies on the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) suite for communication.
Correct answer: TCP/IP- A. hypertext document
- B. web document
- C. hyper document
- D. websites
Explanation: Web pages are documents formatted using hypertext markup language (HTML).
Correct answer: hypertext document- A. IP Address
- B. web address
- C. site address
- D. HTML
Explanation: A domain name is a human-readable address that translates to a numerical IP address.
Correct answer: IP Address- A. 21.56.680.200
- B. 255.8000.30.20
- C. 235.123.400.23
- D. All of these are correct IP addresses
Explanation: A valid IP address consists of four sets of numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods.
Correct answer: 255.8000.30.20- A. client
- B. host
- C. server
- D. guest
Explanation: A server is a computer program or a device that provides services to other computers on a network.
Correct answer: server- A. data
- B. content of that particular computer
- C. web server
- D. IP Address
Explanation: Every device connected to the internet is assigned a unique IP address that identifies it on the network.
Correct answer: IP Address- A. website
- B. webpage
- C. web browser
- D. none of these
Explanation: The devices listed in (a) website, (b) webpage, and (c) web browser do not typically have fixed or unchangeable addresses.
Correct answer: none of these- A. host name
- B. domain name
- C. server name
- D. both a and b
Explanation: In the web address "www.gmail.com", the key parts are:www: This subdomain often indicates the World Wide Web portion of a website, but…
Correct answer: domain name- A. E-mail address
- B. Street address
- C. IP address
- D. Server vendor name
Explanation: An IP address, on the other hand, is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the…
Correct answer: IP address