Internet Addressing and Naming Quiz

What are the three basic functions of Internet communication?

• Addressing, naming, and routing

• Connecting, sending, and receiving

• Identifying, locating, and delivering

• Searching, sorting, and filtering

What is the size of an IPv4 address?

• 32-bit

• 64-bit

• 128-bit

• 16-bit

How many unique addresses can IPv6 provide?

• Over 3.4 * 10^38

• About 4.3 billion

• Approximately 1 million

• Around 256

What does DNS stand for?

• Distributed Network System

• Dynamic Name Service

• Data Network Service

• Domain Name System

What does the resolver do in the DNS name lookup process?

• Returns the IP address immediately

• Queries the local name server first

• Directly accesses the root domain server

• Caches the results for future queries

Which module in Python provides capabilities to manipulate IPv4/IPv6 addresses?

• network

• dns

• ipaddress

• socket

What does the function socket.gethostname() return?

• The MAC address of the machine

• The domain name of the server

• The hostname of the current machine

• The IP address of the machine

Which function is used to get the IP address from a domain name?

• socket.getaddrinfo()

• socket.gethostbyname()

• socket.getfqdn()

• socket.gethostname()

What is the purpose of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

• To provide human-friendly identities to Internet nodes

• To encrypt data transmitted over the Internet

• To manage network traffic

• To store user data securely

What is the main difference between IPv4 and IPv6?

• IPv4 supports more devices than IPv6

• IPv4 is faster than IPv6

• IPv4 is more secure than IPv6

• IPv4 is 32-bit, while IPv6 is 128-bit