CS-Unit 2 Practice Quiz

What is the main problem with a network where each person is connected to only one other person by a single wire?

• Limited bandwidth
• Lack of redundancy
• Difficulty in routing packets
• Inability to send messages

What is the purpose of addressing in the Internet?

• To assign unique numbers to devices
• To route packets to their destination
• To ensure accurate transmission of data
• To provide redundancy in the network

What is the role of a router in a network?

• To forward data across the network
• To assign IP addresses to devices
• To check for errors in packets
• To translate domain names into IP addresses

What is the purpose of the DNS?

• To translate domain names into IP addresses
• To ensure accurate transmission of data
• To provide redundancy in the network
• To assign unique numbers to devices

Which protocol is used for sending packets quickly with minimal error-checking?

• TCP
• UDP
• HTTP
• DNS

What is the World Wide Web?

• A system of linked pages, programs, and files
• A protocol for sending packets
• A type of computer that forwards data
• A group of interconnected computing devices

What is the purpose of the HTTP protocol?

• To translate domain names into IP addresses
• To ensure accurate transmission of data
• To request and share web pages
• To forward data across the network

What is the term for differing access to computing devices and the Internet based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics?

• Net neutrality
• Internet censorship
• The digital divide
• Redundancy

What is the purpose of the Internet Dilemmas project?

• To learn about net neutrality
• To explore the concept of redundancy
• To investigate internet censorship
• To examine the digital divide

What is the term for the capacity of a system to change in size and scale to meet new demands?

• Scalability
• Redundancy
• Protocol
• Bandwidth