Internet and Networking Vocabulary

URL stands for ...

• Uniform Resource Locator
• Universal Resource Locator

• Unique Resource Locator

Domain Name System (DNS) is used to .

• translate domain names into IP addresses
• translate IP addresses into domain names

• store web pages

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is a protocol that .

• standardizes the language for talking to web serve
• encrypts data

• stores web pages

An IP Address is .

• a unique address assigned to each device on the in
• a protocol for sending data

• a computer that stores web pages

A Web Server is ...

• a computer that stores web pages
• a protocol for sending data

• a unique address assigned to each device

Routing is the process of ...

• sending data between two computers
• storing web pages

• encrypting data

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows for .

• sending multiple packets between computers
• encrypting data

• storing web pages

Fill in the blank: An access point that allows for network management and security configuration is called a _______.

• router

• switch

• modem

• hub

A system that will operate with no interruption when one or more of its components fail is called:

• Fault-tolerant

• Non-redundant

• Single-threaded

• Non-resilient

Fill in the blank: When data is passed from one network segment to another, it is called a _______.

• Hop

• Jump

• Skip

• Leap