Networks and Internet

What is the purpose of DNS?

• To connect computers and servers
• To translate domain names into IP addresses
• To send information using telephone or television cables
• To translate IP addresses into domain names

What is the function of DSL/Cable?

• To connect computers and servers
• To transmit information using light
• To send information using telephone or television cables
• To translate domain names into IP addresses

What is a URL?

• A wireless method of sending information
• A connection that uses light to transmit information
• A number assigned to any item connected to the Internet
• An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page

Why are packets resent if they get lost while traveling through the internet?

• To make sure the whole message arrives correctly

• To make the internet slower

• To ensure only part of the message is received

• To test the connection speed

What is an IP address?

• A small chunk of information
• A wireless method of sending information
• A group of computers and servers connected to each other
• A number assigned to any item connected to the Internet

How do IP addresses help in sending information on the internet?

• They tell the message where to go

• They translate the message into different languages

• They slow down internet traffic

• They make the internet safer

The specially formed chunks of information that are able to easily flow through any of the internet's channel is known as __________________ .

• packets

• Packages

• Ethernet

• Envelops

What is the full form of DNS?

• Domain Name Server

• Domain Name System

• Digital Network System

• Data Network Service

Why are messages chopped into smaller pieces called packets before being sent over the internet?

• To make the messages smaller

• So they can travel faster and through different routes

• To hide the message

• To slow down the message delivery

What happens when some packets get lost during transmission?

• The message is deleted

• The message is sent again in a different format

• The missing packets are resent, and the message waits for

• The message continues without the missing packets