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The Internet and Protocols

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The TCP/IP protocol is used for communication over the internet.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In the TCP/ IP Protocol, the TCP part is responsible for which two things

a)

reassembling any received messages

b)

allowing a browser to request individual files from a web server

c)

preparing messages for transmission

d)

providing the destination address and the source address to each packet

3.

In the TCP/ IP Protocol, the IP part is responsible for which two things

a)

providing the destination address to each packet

b)

providing the the source address to each packet

c)

encrypting data prior to being sent

d)

adding a sequence number

4.

What does URL stand for?

a)

Unique resource locator

b)

Uniform resource loader

c)

Uniform resource locator

5.

Which is a valid example of an IP address?

a)

76.215.67.190

b)

100.210.190

c)

100.210.87.157.1

6.

What does a DNS do?

a)

saves internet data into a database

b)

acts as a directory of every domain name

c)

serves clients around the world

7.

Messages, once downloaded from the server, are deleted.


What does this describe?

a)

POP

b)

IMAP

c)

SMTP

8.

The protocol used for sending emails across the internet

a)

POP

b)

IMAP

c)

SMTP

9.

Ethernet is a family of standards that covers what three things?

a)

how to handle network errors

b)

how your network data broadcasts over radio waves

c)

physical design of plugs, sockets and cables

d)

how devices will handle data exchange

e)

how data is exchanged without any need for a physical connection

10.

What is a bluetooth connection popular with

a)

Smart-phone to car entertainment systems

b)

fast data transfer

c)

connecting to a wifi network

11.

In Ethernet networks, the format for a packet is called a 'frame'. Frames include: (multiple choice)

a)

The data being sent

b)

The MAC address of the device sending the packet

c)

The MAC address of the device receiving the packet

d)

Error checking bits

12.

What does Wi-Fi use to send and receive data

a)

radio waves

b)

light

c)

electrical signals

13.

Which protocol is most commonly used to deliver web pages?

a)

HTTP

b)

HTML

c)

CSS

d)

FTP

14.

What does TCP guarantee?

a)

delivery of data and packets delivered in the right order

b)

the route data will take

c)

fast, low latency delivery of data

d)

safe data without viruses

15.
Ethernet is responsible for controlling the transmission of data along a network cable.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
TCP splits data into packets before sending it.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
HTTPS encrypts web page data before it is sent out of the browser.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which of the following is the newer version of IP addresses because the previous version only provided 4 billion unique addresses?
a)
IPv6
b)
IPv4
c)
IPv7
d)
IPv5
19.

IP (Internet Protocol) is responsible for packet switching

a)

True

b)

False

20.
What is a MAC address?
a)
The address of a communication devices in your computer
b)
A 32 bit binary number expressed in dotted decimal
c)
A temporary address which is allocated on a computer on a network
d)
It's the IP address of the DNS server
21.
The Internet is
a)
another name for the WWW
b)
was invented by Sir Tim Berners Lee
c)
a network of networks
d)
written in HTML and XML
22.
Which of these is an advantage of linking computers in a network?
a)
It allows users to share hardware
b)
You get faster internet
c)
It makes it harder for malware to spread
d)
Network workstations are cheap as chips