1.3.1 Networks and Topologies - The internet #1

Before a web-page is sent to a computer so it can be viewed, it is broken down into ..?

(a)  

True or False - the World Wide Web is a vast network of inter-connected computers

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

• All devices connnected to the internet contain a permanent IP address

• All devices connnected to the internet contain a permanent MAC address

• IP addresses are made up of 4 groups numbers between 0-255

• MAC addresses are made up of 6 sets of hexadecimal numbers

What does DNS stand for?

• Digital Network Server

• Domain Network System

• Domain Name Server

• Digital Name System

Identify the URL which is surrounded by the red border

• Protocol

• Top-level domain

• Second-level domain

• Sub-level domain

Identify the URL which is surrounded by the red border

• Protocol

• Top-level domain

• Second-level domain

• Sub-level domain

Identify the URL which is surrounded by the red border

• Protocol

• Top-level domain

• Second-level domain

• Sub-level domain

Why are domain names used?

• Because they are easier for a computer to understand

• Because they are in a form that makes them easier to process

• Because humans find IP addresses harder to remember

• Because it is more secure

TRUE OR FALSE - data packets all take the same route when they are sent to their destintation?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do the initials MAC in MAC address, stand for?

• Modem Access Centre

• Multimedia Activity Centre

• Multi Analogue Controller

• Media Access Controller