ICT Communications Practice

Rosalie needs to connect to a specific computer on her network. The information that she has is 124.63.92.125. What is this information?

• The URL

• The Internet Protocol address

• The domain name

• The TCP/IP

Lamar's professor asks him to identify the best example of a URL. Which of the following would he indicate?

• .com

• Star Wars Web page

• starwars.com

• http://www.starwars.com/films/

What is the largest worldwide network of interconnected networks known as?

• WWW (World Wide Web)

• IP addresses

• Protocols

• Internet

Domains such as .com, .mil, .edu, and .net are known as:

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• host names.

• domain names.

• top-level domains.

• domain servers.

What online software application should Ron use to research information related to frogs?

• Internet Service Provider (ISP)

• Web browser

• Domain name

• Web server

Patricia knows that computers communicate by identifying each other via IP addresses. However, when she wants to visit a Web site, she types in the name in plain text. How does the computer know the IP address to visit based on the text she has typed?

• It is interpreted by the TLD (top-level domain)

• It is converted by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

• It is converted by the DNS (Domain Name System)

• There is no need for conversion if it is the correct URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

Which definition best describes an IP address?

• The physical location of your house

• Another term for a hotspot

• A type of broadband service

• A number that uniquely identifies each computer

Domains typically represent the type of organization that uses them. What kind of domain would a large university most likely use?

• .biz

• .gov

• .edu

• .com

Mrs. Kamel is having an open discussion about her school's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). She asks, "Why is it important that our school have an AUP?"

• So students know how to use the Internet at home

• So students can avoid downloading viruses or other malware on their computer systems.

• So students know how they can appropriately use the Internet services provided by their school.

• So students can be aware of the protection that the school provides against cyberbullying.

You were assigned to write a report about "The Golden Age of Aviation." You conducted Internet research and found information on several sites that describes this period of aviation history. If you include quotes from the Web sites in your report, you should:

• copyright the information so others can't use it without your permission.

• cite the source of the information to credit its original author.

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• assume that, because the information is on the Internet, it is in the public domain.

• allow the information to be used by others under the concept of "fair use."