WorksheetsQuiz 2 - Networking and the Internet
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The software used to access web pages is called ......
an internet loader
a web viewer
a web browser
When a user wants to load a website, their computer needs to connect to it using an address written as a series of numbers. This is called ........
a postal address
a MAC address
an IP address
Because these addresses are hard to remember, people prefer to use memorable names to identify websites. These are called .......
domain names
location names
property names
The system used to match the addresses to the memorable names is called the ....... or DNS for short.
dual name system
disaster name server
domain name system
True or false? Web browsers use the IP address of a website to establish a connection behind the scenes.
True
False
True or false? Websites only load if the user types an IP address directly into the web browser.
True
False
True or false? Most people prefer to type IP addresses into their web browser rather than a domain name because an IP address is easier to remember.
True
False
True or false? People usually access websites using hyperlinks or addresses that use a domain name rather than an IP address.
True
False
In the website address bing.com/images, the domain name is ......
Domain names usually ...... with something like .com, .org or co.uk.
end
begin
The first part of a domain name often gives a good clue as to the ...... the website is associated with.
organisation
country
The last part of a domain name often gives a good clue as to the ...... the website is associated with.
organisation
country
What is a DNS system for?
Matching IP addresses with their MAC addresses
Matching web browsers with their computers
Matching domain names with their IP addresses
Matching MAC addresses with their domain names
What is the purpose of DNS?
To allow users to access websites more easily.
To make sure that only experts are able to access web pages.
To get rid of IP addresses altogether
To make connecting to websites more complicated
The process of finding an IP address from a domain name works using which one of the following?
A random number generator
A big table that the DNS server uses to look up the matching IP address
A complex algorithm that gives each letter in the domain name a number value
A complex system of levers and wheels
