CIW IBA Lesson 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - A worldwide network of interconnected
networks
Direct Internet connections: - CORRECT ANSWER - provide continuous access to the
Internet through permanent network connections
Which of the following protocols can connect an entire network to the Internet? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
What is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The right-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by common
type or geography
What is Internet Protocol (IP)? - CORRECT ANSWER - The protocol by which data is
sent from one computer to another on the Internet
A LAN can be connected to the Internet by a router, provided that the LAN uses: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP
In the client/server model: - CORRECT ANSWER - the server is responsible for storing
and providing information
What enables dissimilar systems connected to the Internet to communicate with one another? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
What happens when you click a hypertext link? - CORRECT ANSWER - Another location
in the same Web page or another Web page appears.
, What are E carriers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dedicated digital telephone lines used in
Europe
What is the term for a device that determines the best path for data to take across a network? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Router
Which of the following enabled private (i.e., commercial) business to be conducted over
networks connected to NSFnet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Private telecommunications
companies
In the client/server environment, what is the main function of client software? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It enables users to communicate with and request information from the server.
What function does the Domain Name System (DNS) perform? - CORRECT ANSWER -
It resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names.
What are fractional T and E lines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Digital phone lines consisting
of one or more individual T or E carrier channels, rather than the entire T or E carrier line
What is the name of the problem-solving model in which a task ordinarily performed by one
person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts
of data? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crowdsourcing
What is the term for a collection of related HTML documents located on a host computer on the
Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Web site
Why might a Web page appear differently in different browsers? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Each browser interprets HTML somewhat differently.
What are T carriers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dedicated digital telephone lines used in
North America
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - A worldwide network of interconnected
networks
Direct Internet connections: - CORRECT ANSWER - provide continuous access to the
Internet through permanent network connections
Which of the following protocols can connect an entire network to the Internet? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
What is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The right-side component of a domain name, which categorizes domains into groups by common
type or geography
What is Internet Protocol (IP)? - CORRECT ANSWER - The protocol by which data is
sent from one computer to another on the Internet
A LAN can be connected to the Internet by a router, provided that the LAN uses: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP
In the client/server model: - CORRECT ANSWER - the server is responsible for storing
and providing information
What enables dissimilar systems connected to the Internet to communicate with one another? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
What happens when you click a hypertext link? - CORRECT ANSWER - Another location
in the same Web page or another Web page appears.
, What are E carriers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dedicated digital telephone lines used in
Europe
What is the term for a device that determines the best path for data to take across a network? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Router
Which of the following enabled private (i.e., commercial) business to be conducted over
networks connected to NSFnet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Private telecommunications
companies
In the client/server environment, what is the main function of client software? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It enables users to communicate with and request information from the server.
What function does the Domain Name System (DNS) perform? - CORRECT ANSWER -
It resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names.
What are fractional T and E lines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Digital phone lines consisting
of one or more individual T or E carrier channels, rather than the entire T or E carrier line
What is the name of the problem-solving model in which a task ordinarily performed by one
person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts
of data? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crowdsourcing
What is the term for a collection of related HTML documents located on a host computer on the
Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Web site
Why might a Web page appear differently in different browsers? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Each browser interprets HTML somewhat differently.
What are T carriers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dedicated digital telephone lines used in
North America
