Deck 13: Understanding Ip Addresses, Domain Names, and Protocols

Question 1

________ addressing means that the IP address for a computer never changes and is most likely manually assigned by a network administrator.

Answer 1

Static

Question 2

The original IP addressing scheme created in the early 1980s is called ________.

Answer 2

Internet Protocol version 4; IPv4

Question 3

All IP addresses must be registered with the ________, which is responsible for allocating IP addresses to network administrators.

A) IETF
B) ICANN
C) CIDR
D) W3C

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Traditional landline telephones use ________, which is a dedicated connection between two points that remains active for the duration of transmission.

A) packet switching
B) an open circuit
C) circuit switching
D) a closed circuit

Question 5

________ is the main protocol suite developed for the Internet.

Question 6

The communications methodology that computers use to transfer data is called ________.

A) static addressing
B) packet transfer protocol
C) packet switching
D) circuit switching

Question 7

How does the computer know the IP addresses of other computers?

A) Your computer uses a "spider" to access a file that contains all users' IP addresses at all times.
B) Your computer consults the IPv6 protocol to determine the IP address of another computer on the Internet.
C) Your computer uses a search engine like Google to access other IP addresses.
D) Your computer consults a database maintained on a domain name server (DNS) to determine other IP addresses.

Question 8

________ is the main suite of protocols used on the Internet.

A) MIME
B) TCP/IP
C) DNS
D) POP

Question 9

197.169.73.63 is an example of a(n) ________.

A) packet
B) network prefix
C) IP address
D) domain name

Question 10

Packet switching is the communications methodology where data is broken into ________ that are sent over various routes at the same time.

Question 11

The ________ IP addressing scheme will provide more available IP addresses by using 8 groups of 16-bit numbers.

Question 12

Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. circuit switching
II. static IP
III. packet switching
IV. dynamic IP
V. IPv4
A. breaks information down into pieces that can take different paths
B. forms a dedicated connection between two communicating parties
C. changeable IP address
D. manually assigned IP address
E. original IP addressing scheme

Question 13

________ addressing means that your ISP assigns your computer a temporary IP address from an available pool of IP addresses each time you log on to the Internet.

A) Dynamic
B) Static
C) Automatic
D) Manual

Question 14

When using ________ addressing, your computer is assigned an address from an available pool of IP addresses.

Question 15

An IP address that does not change and is usually assigned manually by a network administrator is called a ________.

A) dynamic address
B) static address
C) fixed address
D) stationary address

Question 16

At a minimum, all data packets must contain the ________.

A) recipient's address, sender's address, reassembling instructions, and data
B) sender's address, packet size, reassembling instructions, and data
C) sender's address, packet type, packet size, and data
D) recipient's address, reassembling instructions, packet size, and data

Question 17

Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. IP address
II. domain name
III. DNS server
IV. static addressing
V. dynamic addressing
A. acts like an IP address phonebook for computers
B. used in place of an IP address
C. IP address for a computer is assigned from a pool of available IP addresses
D. IP address for a computer does not change
E. unique identification number identifying each computer, service, or other Internet connected device