3B OQ EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which protocol allows a computer using an analogue modem to make an initial
connection to the Internet? - ANSWER Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Approximately how many numeric IP addresses are possible with IPv4? -
ANSWER 4 billion
Which protocol is used to send Web pages from a Web server to a Web
browser? - ANSWER Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Which protocol is the Internet standard protocol for transmitting e-mail
messages over networks, and is responsible solely for sending -- but not
receiving -- e-mail messages? - ANSWER Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP)
Which protocol allows you to browse and manage e-mail messages while they
reside on the mail server? - ANSWER Internet Message Access Protocol
(IMAP)
Which protocol is used to host newsgroups and distribute mailing lists by
providing text output that users can access at their convenience and by allowing
multi-person input like a conference call? - ANSWER Network News Transfer
Protocol (NNTP)
Your company offers software applications for various topics. When a customer
purchases a desired app from your online store, she is directed to a page where
she can download the application directly. When the customer begins
downloading the app, the standard protocol that is most likely transferring the
application is: - ANSWER FTP.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is responsible for providing Web pages to
users who request them. The required elements for HTTP to function are: -
ANSWER client, server and TCP/IP.
, Which protocol is used to receive e-mail messages from an incoming mail
server, and forces you to download e-mail messages before reading, deleting or
otherwise managing them? - ANSWER Post Office Protocol (POP)
Which protocol is often used to publish Web pages to a Web server? -
ANSWER File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Which protocol is the data transmission standard for the Internet, responsible for
sending information from one computer to another using uniquely identifying
addresses? - ANSWER Internet Protocol (IP)
How many mail servers does the use of e-mail involve? - ANSWER Two --
incoming mail is handled by one server using Post Office Protocol (POP) or
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), and outgoing mail is handled by
another server using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)."
How is IPv6 able to offer more Internet addresses than IPv4? - ANSWER By
using 128-bit IP addresses
IPv4 addresses use a 32-bit address format that is divided into four sets of
numbers. What is the term for this address? - ANSWER Dotted quad
Which Internet resource is used to resolve IP addresses into easily recognizable
text-based names? - ANSWER The Domain Name System (DNS)
When Web users enter the URL www.CIWcertified.com in their browser
address bar, they can access the official CIW Web site at the IP address
72.44.192.233. Which technology enables users to do this, instead of having to
remember and enter the IP address? - ANSWER DNS
A domain name consists of letters (and sometimes numbers) separated by
periods. Which of the following is the host name component of a domain name?
- ANSWER The left-side component of the domain name, which categorizes
domains into groups by server name
Every domain name is unique. Once registered, it cannot be used by an
unauthorized organization or individual. What organization is responsible for
managing domain names? - ANSWER ICANN
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which protocol allows a computer using an analogue modem to make an initial
connection to the Internet? - ANSWER Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Approximately how many numeric IP addresses are possible with IPv4? -
ANSWER 4 billion
Which protocol is used to send Web pages from a Web server to a Web
browser? - ANSWER Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Which protocol is the Internet standard protocol for transmitting e-mail
messages over networks, and is responsible solely for sending -- but not
receiving -- e-mail messages? - ANSWER Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP)
Which protocol allows you to browse and manage e-mail messages while they
reside on the mail server? - ANSWER Internet Message Access Protocol
(IMAP)
Which protocol is used to host newsgroups and distribute mailing lists by
providing text output that users can access at their convenience and by allowing
multi-person input like a conference call? - ANSWER Network News Transfer
Protocol (NNTP)
Your company offers software applications for various topics. When a customer
purchases a desired app from your online store, she is directed to a page where
she can download the application directly. When the customer begins
downloading the app, the standard protocol that is most likely transferring the
application is: - ANSWER FTP.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is responsible for providing Web pages to
users who request them. The required elements for HTTP to function are: -
ANSWER client, server and TCP/IP.
, Which protocol is used to receive e-mail messages from an incoming mail
server, and forces you to download e-mail messages before reading, deleting or
otherwise managing them? - ANSWER Post Office Protocol (POP)
Which protocol is often used to publish Web pages to a Web server? -
ANSWER File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Which protocol is the data transmission standard for the Internet, responsible for
sending information from one computer to another using uniquely identifying
addresses? - ANSWER Internet Protocol (IP)
How many mail servers does the use of e-mail involve? - ANSWER Two --
incoming mail is handled by one server using Post Office Protocol (POP) or
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), and outgoing mail is handled by
another server using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)."
How is IPv6 able to offer more Internet addresses than IPv4? - ANSWER By
using 128-bit IP addresses
IPv4 addresses use a 32-bit address format that is divided into four sets of
numbers. What is the term for this address? - ANSWER Dotted quad
Which Internet resource is used to resolve IP addresses into easily recognizable
text-based names? - ANSWER The Domain Name System (DNS)
When Web users enter the URL www.CIWcertified.com in their browser
address bar, they can access the official CIW Web site at the IP address
72.44.192.233. Which technology enables users to do this, instead of having to
remember and enter the IP address? - ANSWER DNS
A domain name consists of letters (and sometimes numbers) separated by
periods. Which of the following is the host name component of a domain name?
- ANSWER The left-side component of the domain name, which categorizes
domains into groups by server name
Every domain name is unique. Once registered, it cannot be used by an
unauthorized organization or individual. What organization is responsible for
managing domain names? - ANSWER ICANN
