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 This activity contains 42 questions.

Question 1.
The organization called ICANN is responsible for:
 
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Question 2.
All ISPs in ____________ are fully and directly interconnected to each other.
 
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Question 3.
Tier 1 ISPs usually use ____________ to communicate with each other.
 
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Question 4.
A network access point consists of a group of:
 
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Question 5.
Home users connect to a Tier 3 ISP via a:
 
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Question 6.
The ____________ enables users to share files that reside on local computers with remote computers.
 
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Question 7.
According to the current IP protocol, each octet in an IP address can have a value ranging from 0 to:
 
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Question 8.
The new proposed Internet protocol in which addresses are composed of eight groups of 16 bits each is called:
 
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Question 9.
____________ allows a single IP address to represent several unique IP addresses by adding a network prefix to the end of the last octet.
 
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Question 10.
Which of the following is NOT true about public-key encryption?
 
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Question 11.
The protocol that provides a secure connection between a client and a server, over which any amount of data can be sent securely.
 
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Question 12.
The HTML language is composed of special symbols called:
 
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Question 13.
____________ provides a methodology by which your browser can request that a program file be run instead of just being delivered to the browser.
 
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Question 14.
____________ consists of transmitting phone calls over the same data lines and networks that make up the Internet.
 
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Question 15.
Public and private keys are characteristic components of:
 
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Question 16.
The organization responsible for providing leadership for the orderly growth of the Internet is called:
 
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Question 17.
Data is transmitted along the Internet using:
 
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Question 18.
The protocol responsible for sending e-mail over the Internet is called:
 
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Question 19.
All e-mail client software now uses the ___________ protocol for attaching files.
 
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Question 20.
____________ programs enable users to communicate in real time with others who are also online.
 
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Question 21.
Another word for Virtual Private Network (VPN) is ""intranet.""
   
 
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Question 22.
Networks with different network operating systems cannot communicate with each other.
   
 
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Question 23.
The most efficient method to support communications between computers in a network is circuit switching.
   
 
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Question 24.
XHTML has more stringent rules regarding markup tags than HTML.
   
 
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Question 25.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing is also known as supernetting.
   
 
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Question 26.
Government entities own pieces of the communications infrastructure that makes the Internet work.
   
 
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Question 27.
T-3 lines, often used by Tier 2 ISPs and very large businesses, are a bundle of 28 T-1 lines.
   
 
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Question 28.
A point of presence is a bank of routers through which many users can connect to an ISP simultaneously.
   
 
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Question 29.
The TCP protocol prepares data for transmission.
   
 
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Question 30.
The TCP/IP suite consists of only two protocols.
   
 
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Question 31.
Dynamic addressing provides for better security measures to keep hackers out of computer systems.
   
 
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Question 32.
VeriSign is the current ICANN-accredited domain name registrar for the .com and .net domains.
   
 
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Question 33.
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) provides for the encryption of data transmitted using TCP/IP protocols such as HTTP.
   
 
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Question 34.
XML is more flexible than HTML.
   
 
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Question 35.
You can send sensitive information using instant messaging because it is NOT susceptible to interception and possible misuse by hackers.
   
 
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Question 36.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol for connecting to a remote computer and a TCP/IP service that runs on a remote computer to make it accessible to other computers.
   
 
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Question 37.
In private-key encryption, two keys, known as a key pair, are created.
   
 
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Question 38.
Instant messaging (IM) is a peer-to-peer application.
   
 
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Question 39.
XML is used extensively in e-commerce for exchanging data between corporations.
   
 
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Question 40.
A domain name is merely a name that stands for a certain IP address.
   
 
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Question 41.
Match the following protocols with their applicable definitions.
A matching question presents 6 answer choices and 6 items. The answer choices are lettered A through F. The items are numbered 41.1 through 41.6. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A used with e-mail attachments
B prepares data for transmission
C enables file sharing
D runs on a remote computer to make it accessible to other computers
E sends data between computers on the Internet
F provides dynamic addressing
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 42.
Match the following terms with their applicable definitions.
A matching question presents 6 answer choices and 6 items. The answer choices are lettered A through F. The items are numbered 42.1 through 42.6. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A packet was not received in understandable form
B encryption program
C provides for the encryption of any amount of data transmitted using TCP/IP protocols
D methodology by which your browser can request that a program file be executed
E tools you can use to build your own markup language
F bank of modems through which many users can connect to an ISP at the same time
 
 
 
 
 
 
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