AP CSP Internet Review

Which of the following actions poses the greatest risk to your Internet privacy?

• Connecting to secured networks using the provided network name and password when visiting hotels

• Encrypting your files and sharing your private key to ensure others whom you choose to share files with can read them

• Using cloud storage to ensure access to your files from all your devices

Which of the following are true statements about digital certificates in Web browsers?

I. Digital certificates are used to verify the ownership of encrypted keys used in secured communication

II. Digital certificates are used to verify the connection to a Web site is fault tolerant

• I. and II.

• II. only

• I. only

Which of the following accurately defines a binary question?

• A question with two possible answer types

• Two questions sharing the same answer

• A question which can be answered in only one of two possible ways

The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Which of the following is NOT one its responsibilities?

• To close the digital divide between those who have access to cutting-edge communications services and those who do not

• To conduct research on topics related to Internet protocols, applications, architecture and technology

• To acquire, hold, and maintain intellectual property and other property used in connection with Internet standards

The working of the Internet can be modeled by the 4 layer TCP/IP Model. Which way does TCP; the Transport Control Protocol layer interact with the other layers of the Internet?

• TCP assembles all packets received in the correct order and transmits it to the Application layer that uses protocols like SMTP for email

• TCP applies to and from addresses to each packet of information and hands it off to the physical Internet layer

• While sending messages; the TCP layer breaks information down into packets and hands it off to the IP layer

• Both:TCP assembles all packets received in the correct order and transmits it to the Application layer that uses protocols like SMTP for email AND While sending messages; the TCP layer breaks information down into packets and hands it off to the IP layer

The Internet is a packet-switched system through which digital data is sent by breaking data into packets which contain both the data being transmitted and the control information for routing the data. Which one of the following statements is an accurate statement about packet switching?

• If even a single packet gets dropped along the path, the entire message has to be resent to the destination computer

• Irrespective of the route taken, all packets must arrive to the destination computer at the same time

• Packets from a sender can take different routes to reach the same destination computer

A bandwidth test of your Internet tells you that your download speed is 40 megabytes per second and that your upload speed is 6 megabytes per second. Which of the following are NOT possible explanations for this difference?

• A download has greater latency than an upload

• The Internet Service Provider controls this so sites download as fast as possible for users

• An upload has less latency than a download

According to the domain name system (DNS), which of the following is a subdomain of the domain example.com?

• about.example.com

• example.org

• example.com.org

• example.co.uk

What is the term used to describe a network system in which many paths exist between any two devices?

• Abstraction

• Protocol

• Latency

• Redundancy

A hierarchy is a classification of items in different levels relative to each other. Which ONE of the following examples does NOT function in a hierarchical classification or arrangement?

• The IP Addressing System of the Internet

• The Domain Name System of the Internet

• Addressing system adopted by the US Postal System

• An iteration performed in an Algorithm