Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - NTP

What does NTP stand for?

• Network Timing Protocol

• Network Test Protocol

• Network Time Protocol

• Network Transfer Protocol

How does NTP synchronize computer clocks across multiple systems?

• Using the client-server model

• Using the peer-to-peer model

• Using the broadcast model

• Using the multicast model

What values does NTP use to calculate the round-trip delay?

• client reception timestamp, server response timestamp, server reception timestamp, client request timestamp

• client request timestamp, server response timestamp, server reception timestamp, client reception timestamp

• client request timestamp, server reception timestamp, server response timestamp, client reception timestamp

• server reception timestamp, client request timestamp, client reception timestamp, server response timestamp

How does NTP estimate the exact time on a remote server?

• By adding half of the total round-trip delay

• By subtracting half of the total round-trip delay

• By dividing the total round-trip delay

• By multiplying the total round-trip delay

Why is it common to make several NTP requests and average the latency?

• To complicate the time synchronization

• To introduce errors in the timestamp

• To produce a more accurate timestamp

• To slow down the synchronization process

What is the simplified version of NTP used by Windows and macOS?

• Basic Network Time Protocol (BNTP)

• Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

• Advanced Network Time Protocol (ANTP)

• Enhanced Network Time Protocol (ENP)

Which feature in Windows uses NTP to retrieve the current time from a time server?

• Clock Sync

• Time Sync

• Network Time

• Internet Time

What does the Date & Time System Preference in macOS use NTP for?

• To retrieve the current time

• To set the date and time manually

• To adjust the time zone

• To change the clock format

How is NTP used when syncing multiple clocks at once?

• As a peer-to-peer protocol

• As a client-server protocol

• As a broadcast protocol

• As a multicast protocol

What is the purpose of using NTP in time-syncing utilities?

• To synchronize computer clocks

• To transfer files between systems

• To monitor network traffic

• To encrypt data transmissions