Web Hosting and DNS

Open Ended

Explain the differences between a LAN and a WAN

Multiple Choice

What is web hosting?

• A service that provides email accounts.
• A type of software for editing images.
• A platform for creating social media accounts.
• Web hosting is a service that enables websites to be stored and accessed on the internet.

Multiple Choice

What is an IP Address?

• An IP Address is a type of computer virus.
• An IP Address is a physical location of a device.
• An IP Address is a software application for networking.
• An IP Address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device on a network.

Multiple Choice

What is a URL?

• A URL is a type of computer virus.
• A URL is a programming language.
• A URL is a hardware component of a computer.
• A URL is an address used to access resources on the internet.

Multiple Choice

What is an ISP?

• A type of software for browsing the internet.
• A device that boosts internet speed.
• A protocol for data transmission over the web.
• An ISP is a company that provides internet access.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a URL?

• https://www.example.com
• [e-mail]

• 137.54.28.111

• F8:32:A1:2E:BC:82

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an IP Address?

• http://www.amazon.com

• 11:22:33:44:55:66

• [e-mail]

• 192.168.1.1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following gives examples of ISPs

• 255.212.85.1

  123.234.21.9

• Sky
  BT

  Virgin

• Fibre Optic

  Ethernet

• http://www.bbc.com

Open Ended

What is the purpose of the DNS system?

Reorder

Reorder the following to show the stages of accessing a website

• The user types a URL into their browser

• The URL is sent to the DNS

• The DNS looks up the URL and finds the matching IP Address

• The IP Address is sent back to the client

• The client uses the IP Address to send a request to the web server for the website. The server returns the page and it is loaded on the client device.

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