ISA 235 - Chapter 6 questions with accurate answers
"The Internet" Ans✓✓✓ A large collection of networks that are public
and you use when you access a public website or email
Access Point Ans✓✓✓ A component attached to a LAN network that
converts wireless signals into signals that can travel over a wired
connection
Cable Lines Ans✓✓✓ Provides high-speed internet using cable
television lines
Commerce Server Ans✓✓✓ A application that runs on a server that
receives a request and performs some action (access a database) and then
sends the results back
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) Ans✓✓✓ Uses you telephone lines to
connect you to the internet; operates so internet signals and phone
signals do not interfere
Domain Name Ans✓✓✓ A unique name that is affiliated with a public
IP address; DNS (domain name system) is a worldwide collection of
servers that transform a website name (google.com) into an IP address
(46.434.5.185)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Ans✓✓✓ used to move files over the
internet; upload files to websites/servers from remote computers
, HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) Ans✓✓✓ Most common
language for defining the structure and content of a webpage
Hyperlink Ans✓✓✓ A pointer (url) to a different webpage
Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) Ans✓✓✓ Protocol used between
browsers and web servers; enables program-to-program communication
ICANN Ans✓✓✓ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers; the entity that manages the unique IP addresses all over the
world
Internet Ans✓✓✓ A network of networks; connected LANs, WANs
and other networks
Internet Protocol (IP) Ans✓✓✓ The primary protocol of the internet
that specifies the routing of the packets through all of the networks that
comprise the internet; provides internet routing for packets
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Ans✓✓✓ A company that provides
internet access by connecting your home LAN to the entire internet of
networks; gateway to the entire internet; receives your computer's
communication and passes them on to the internet and vice versa
Intranet Ans✓✓✓ A private internet that is used within an organization
"The Internet" Ans✓✓✓ A large collection of networks that are public
and you use when you access a public website or email
Access Point Ans✓✓✓ A component attached to a LAN network that
converts wireless signals into signals that can travel over a wired
connection
Cable Lines Ans✓✓✓ Provides high-speed internet using cable
television lines
Commerce Server Ans✓✓✓ A application that runs on a server that
receives a request and performs some action (access a database) and then
sends the results back
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) Ans✓✓✓ Uses you telephone lines to
connect you to the internet; operates so internet signals and phone
signals do not interfere
Domain Name Ans✓✓✓ A unique name that is affiliated with a public
IP address; DNS (domain name system) is a worldwide collection of
servers that transform a website name (google.com) into an IP address
(46.434.5.185)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Ans✓✓✓ used to move files over the
internet; upload files to websites/servers from remote computers
, HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) Ans✓✓✓ Most common
language for defining the structure and content of a webpage
Hyperlink Ans✓✓✓ A pointer (url) to a different webpage
Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) Ans✓✓✓ Protocol used between
browsers and web servers; enables program-to-program communication
ICANN Ans✓✓✓ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers; the entity that manages the unique IP addresses all over the
world
Internet Ans✓✓✓ A network of networks; connected LANs, WANs
and other networks
Internet Protocol (IP) Ans✓✓✓ The primary protocol of the internet
that specifies the routing of the packets through all of the networks that
comprise the internet; provides internet routing for packets
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Ans✓✓✓ A company that provides
internet access by connecting your home LAN to the entire internet of
networks; gateway to the entire internet; receives your computer's
communication and passes them on to the internet and vice versa
Intranet Ans✓✓✓ A private internet that is used within an organization
