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CIW IBA Lesson 3 Exam Questions and
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4G (fourth generation) - ✔✔Wireless phone network capable of delivering high-speed broadband Internet
access to mobile devices.
4G mobile hotspot - ✔✔A device that connects a wireless local area network to a wireless phone network
at broadband speeds.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - ✔✔A U.S. Department of Defense agency that created the
first global computer network.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The highest level in the computer network hierarchy, to which smaller networks typically
connect.
bandwidth - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
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Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - ✔✔A high-speed direct Internet connection that uses all-digital networks.
domain name - ✔✔An IP address represented in words.
domain name server - ✔✔A server that resolves domain names into IP addresses.
Domain Name System (DNS) - ✔✔A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific Internet
addresses.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - ✔✔An Internet protocol used to transfer files between computers; allows
file transfer without corruption or alteration.
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) - ✔✔The complete domain name of an Internet computer, such as
www.CIWcertified.com.
gateway - ✔✔A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks.
hexadecimal - ✔✔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 - ✔✔A computer that other computers can use to gain information. In network architecture, a host is
a client or workstation.
hypertext link - ✔✔Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that, when clicked, links the user to
another location or Web page.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - ✔✔The protocol for transporting HTML documents across the
Internet.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - ✔✔A communication standard for sending voice, video or
data over digital telephone lines.
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CIW IBA Lesson 3 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
4G (fourth generation) - ✔✔Wireless phone network capable of delivering high-speed broadband Internet
access to mobile devices.
4G mobile hotspot - ✔✔A device that connects a wireless local area network to a wireless phone network
at broadband speeds.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - ✔✔A U.S. Department of Defense agency that created the
first global computer network.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The highest level in the computer network hierarchy, to which smaller networks typically
connect.
bandwidth - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
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Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - ✔✔A high-speed direct Internet connection that uses all-digital networks.
domain name - ✔✔An IP address represented in words.
domain name server - ✔✔A server that resolves domain names into IP addresses.
Domain Name System (DNS) - ✔✔A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific Internet
addresses.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - ✔✔An Internet protocol used to transfer files between computers; allows
file transfer without corruption or alteration.
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) - ✔✔The complete domain name of an Internet computer, such as
www.CIWcertified.com.
gateway - ✔✔A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks.
hexadecimal - ✔✔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 - ✔✔A computer that other computers can use to gain information. In network architecture, a host is
a client or workstation.
hypertext link - ✔✔Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that, when clicked, links the user to
another location or Web page.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - ✔✔The protocol for transporting HTML documents across the
Internet.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - ✔✔A communication standard for sending voice, video or
data over digital telephone lines.
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