CIW IBA Lesson 3 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
4G (fourth generation) - CORRECT ANSWER - Wireless phone network capable of
delivering high-speed broadband Internet access to mobile devices.
4G mobile hotspot - CORRECT ANSWER - A device that connects a wireless local area
network to a wireless phone network at broadband speeds.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A U.S.
Department of Defense agency that created the first global computer network.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) - CORRECT ANSWER -A
computer network, funded by ARPA, that served as the basis for early networking research and
was the backbone during the development of the Internet.
backbone - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest level in the computer network hierarchy,
to which smaller networks typically connect.
bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of information, sometimes called traffic,
that can be carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data
transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second.
client - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual computer connected to a network. Also, a
system or application (such as a Web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another
computer (the server) and is used to access files or documents.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - CORRECT ANSWER - A high-speed direct Internet
connection that uses all-digital networks.
domain name - CORRECT ANSWER - An IP address represented in words.
, domain name server - CORRECT ANSWER - A server that resolves domain names into IP
addresses.
Domain Name System (DNS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A system that maps uniquely
hierarchical names to specific Internet addresses.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - CORRECT ANSWER - An Internet protocol used to
transfer files between computers; allows file transfer without corruption or alteration.
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) - CORRECT ANSWER - The complete domain
name of an Internet computer, such as www.CIWcertified.com.
gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - A node on a network that serves as a portal to other
networks.
hexadecimal - CORRECT ANSWER - A base-16 number system that allows large
numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular
base-10 system. In hexadecimal, the number 10 is represented as the letter A, 15 is represented as
F, and 16 is represented as 10.
host - CORRECT ANSWER - A computer that other computers can use to gain
information. In network architecture, a host is a client or workstation.
hypertext link - CORRECT ANSWER - Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that,
when clicked, links the user to another location or Web page.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - CORRECT ANSWER - The protocol for
transporting HTML documents across the Internet.
and CORRECT Answers
4G (fourth generation) - CORRECT ANSWER - Wireless phone network capable of
delivering high-speed broadband Internet access to mobile devices.
4G mobile hotspot - CORRECT ANSWER - A device that connects a wireless local area
network to a wireless phone network at broadband speeds.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A U.S.
Department of Defense agency that created the first global computer network.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) - CORRECT ANSWER -A
computer network, funded by ARPA, that served as the basis for early networking research and
was the backbone during the development of the Internet.
backbone - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest level in the computer network hierarchy,
to which smaller networks typically connect.
bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of information, sometimes called traffic,
that can be carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data
transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second.
client - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual computer connected to a network. Also, a
system or application (such as a Web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another
computer (the server) and is used to access files or documents.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - CORRECT ANSWER - A high-speed direct Internet
connection that uses all-digital networks.
domain name - CORRECT ANSWER - An IP address represented in words.
, domain name server - CORRECT ANSWER - A server that resolves domain names into IP
addresses.
Domain Name System (DNS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A system that maps uniquely
hierarchical names to specific Internet addresses.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - CORRECT ANSWER - An Internet protocol used to
transfer files between computers; allows file transfer without corruption or alteration.
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) - CORRECT ANSWER - The complete domain
name of an Internet computer, such as www.CIWcertified.com.
gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - A node on a network that serves as a portal to other
networks.
hexadecimal - CORRECT ANSWER - A base-16 number system that allows large
numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular
base-10 system. In hexadecimal, the number 10 is represented as the letter A, 15 is represented as
F, and 16 is represented as 10.
host - CORRECT ANSWER - A computer that other computers can use to gain
information. In network architecture, a host is a client or workstation.
hypertext link - CORRECT ANSWER - Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that,
when clicked, links the user to another location or Web page.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - CORRECT ANSWER - The protocol for
transporting HTML documents across the Internet.
