CLT CHAPTER 2 EXAM VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

CLT CHAPTER 2 EXAM VERIFIED SOLUTIONS EXPLAIN HOW Arpanet CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF THE INTERNET. - ANSWER allowed scientists at different physical locations to share information and work together on military and scientific projects. could function even if part of the network were disabled or destroyed by a disaster such as a nuclear attack. describe the role of a host on a network - ANSWER is any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network identify the role of the W3C - ANSWER oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet. define the term broadband - ANSWER broadband-users can download webpages quickly, play online games, communicate in real time with others. state the purpose of a hot spot and where might find one. - ANSWER is a wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile computers and devices. public locations hotels schools shopping malls coffee shops and city parks are WIFI hot spots ISP stands for - ANSWER Internet Service Provider and IP address means Internet Protocol Address. Your ISP is how you gain access to the Internet. briefly describe how data and information travel the internet - ANSWER When you send an e-mail to someone, the message breaks up into packets that travel across the network. Different packets from the same message don't have to follow the same path. That's part of what makes the Internet so robust and fast. Packets will travel from one machine to another until they reach their destination. As the packets arrive, the computer receiving the data assembles the packets like a puzzle, recreating the message. describe the purpose and composition of an IP. what are IPv4 and IPv6 - ANSWER numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol.Every device attached to a network has a number assigned to it. This unique number is called the IP Address, and you might be familiar with the format of Currently the most common form of IP Address is IPv4 which uses 32 bits to store an address.IPv6 uses 128 bits for each address define the term domain name - ANSWER is a text based name that corresponds to the IP address of a server that hosts a website identify the purpose of several generic TLDs. identify ICANN's role with TLDs - ANSWER ICANN is the organization that approves and controls TLD. which stands for internet corporation for assigned names and numbers. every TLD represents a different purpose(.gov=government agencies.EDU educational institutions. .MIL military organization) describe how and why cybersquatters register domain names - ANSWER Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. state the purpose of a DNS server - ANSWER is the method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. differentiate between static and dynamic webpages - ANSWER static webpagevisitors can all see the same content. dynamic- visitors can customize some or all of the viewed content such as desired stock quotes weather for a region or ticket availability for flights distinguish among the web, webpage, a website, and a web server - ANSWER web- consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents. webpage- each electronic document on the web. website- is a collection of related webpages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a web server. web serveris a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device explain the purpose of a browser. list ways you can browse safely. - ANSWER is an application that enables users with an internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile device. Ways to browse safely: verify the website is safe, clear your browsing history, use a phishing filter, enable a pop-up blocker, browse anonymously name examples of popular browsers for personal computer and mobile devices. - ANSWER chrome, firefox, internet explorer, safari, opera describe the function of tabbed browsing - ANSWER where the top of the browser shows a tab for each webpage you display. to move from one displayed webpage to another, you tap or click the tab in the browser. explain how a phishing filter can protect you - ANSWER a program that warns or blocks you from potentially fraudulent or suspicious websites define the term web address. name a synonym - ANSWER a webpage has a unique address called web address or URL. a browser retrieves a webpage using its web address. HOME PAGE-SYNONYM describe the purpose of a web feed and the role of a feed reader - ANSWER contains content that h