CS Unit 2

a computing device is

• a machine that can run a program

• a group of computers working together for a common purpose

• a group of connected computers that can send or receive data

• a sequence of direct connections

a computing system is

• a group of connected computers that can send or receive data

• a group of computers working together for a common purpose

• a machine that can run a program

• a sequence of direct connections

a computing network is

• a sequence of direct connections

• a group of connected computers that can send or receive data

• a group of computers working together for a common purpose

• a group of connected computers that can send or receive data

a path is

• a group of connected computers that can send or receive data

• a sequence of direct connections

• a machine that can run a program

• a group of computers working together for a common purpose

Which of the following best describes the protocols used on the Internet?

• The protocols of the Internet are open and used by all devices connected to the network

• The protocols of the Internet are designed by government agencies to ensure they remain free to use

• Each device connected to the Internet will use a protocol designed by the company that manufactured it

• The protocols of the Internet are secret to maintain the privacy and security of people using them

Jesse purchases a new smartphone and is immediately able to use it to send a photo over the Internet to a friend who lives in a different country. Which of the following is NOT necessary to make this possible?

• A single direct connection is established between any two devices connected to the Internet

• Both devices are using the same shared and open protocols

• Both devices are directly connected to at least one part of the Internet

• The data of the image is routed through a sequence of directly connected devices before arriving at its destination

Which of the following is true of how the Internet has responded to the increasing number of devices now using the network?

• The Internet protocols are changed every year to adapt to the new devices that have been connected to the network

• While the number of devices connected to the Internet has grown, the network itself has not grown

• The protocols of the Internet are no longer necessary thanks to the large number of devices now connected to the network

• The protocols of the Internet were designed to scale as new devices are added

Which of the following is true of how packets are sent through the Internet?

• Packet metadata is only included on important packets to indicate they should get access to faster paths through the network

• Packet metadata is used to route and reassemble information travelling through the Internet

• Information sent through the internet is only encapsulated in packets if the message is too large to be sent as a datastream

• Information sent through the internet is split into two packets, one which contains the message and another which contains the metadata

Emilee is watching an online video. The video is being sent to her laptop by a server over the Internet which splits the video into packets and sends them in the order they appear in the video. Which of the following is true about how the packets will arrive at her computer?

• Packets that arrive out of order will be sent back to the server.

• The packets may arrive out of order

• Either every packet will reach her computer or none of them will.

• The packets will always be received in the order that they were sent

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an IP address?

• IP addresses provide a unique number for identifying devices that send and receive information on the Internet

• IP addresses indicate the location where an internet-connected computing device was manufactured

• IP addresses assist in the reconstruction of a message that has been divided into many packets

• IP addresses indicate how many times an individual packet has been requested by a router