Domains and DNS - 2024 Review

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What is the main purpose of an IP address on the Internet?

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To identify a specific device on the network

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is used to:

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Associate domain names with IP addresses

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What does DNS spoofing refer to?

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A hacker changes DNS info to redirect users to malicious websites.

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Why we don't to worry about IP addresses when browsing the web?

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DNS servers convert domain names to IP addresses

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What happens when your computer wants to visit a website like www.code.org?

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It first looks up the website's domain name using DNS.

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Internet Protocol (IP) is a set of rules that govern the transmission of data packets over the Internet.

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True

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Users need to know IP addresses to visit websites.

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False

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The Domain Name System (DNS) associates domain names with their corresponding IP addresses.

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True

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A single DNS server handles all the requests from all devices on the Internet.

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False

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Which TLD is most popular? Options: .gov, .net, .org, .com

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.com