Communications Essentials

Which technology translates the Web site name you type into your browser into its associated IP address, so that networks and servers can transfer the request to the correct computer?

• DNS (Domain Name System)

• URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

• TLD (top-level domain)

• ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

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

• domain names.

• top-level domains.

• host names.

• domain servers.

Which of the following is a network that uses radio signals to provide Internet connections to wireless computers and devices?

• Dial-up access

• FiOS (Fiber-Optic Service) Broadband

• Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)

• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

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

• .gov

• .biz

• .edu

• .com

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

• Web browser

• Web server

• Domain name

Javier has accessed a Web site for the latest shoes from a major shoe manufacturer. The site is dark except for the faint silhouette of the new shoe. He is unsure what to do next because there is no text on the page. As he moves his cursor over the silhouette, it changes from an arrow to a hand. What does this indicate?

• Javier should click the back button for ordering instructions.

• The silhouette is a hyperlink to more information.

Which of the following is an Internet Protocol address?

• 1327 W Main

• www.ciwcertified.com

• 124.63.92.125

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

• internet

• protocols

• IP addresses

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 Adress

• The domain name

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 converted by the DNS (Domain Name System)

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