1. What is TCP/IP

Question 1

Apranet

Answer 1

An experimental network that was the birthplace of TCP/IP.

Question 2

Domain Name

Answer 2

An alphanumeric name associated with an IP address through TCP/IP’s DNS name service system.

Question 3

Gateway

Answer 3

A router that connects a LAN to a larger network. In the days of proprietary LAN protocols, the term gateway sometimes applied to a router that performed some kind of protocol conversion.

Question 4

IP Address

Answer 4

A logical address used to locate a computer or other networked device (such as a printer) on a TCP/IP network.

Question 5

Local Area Network (LAN)

Answer 5

A small network belonging to a single office, organization, or home, usually occupying a single geographical location.

Question 6

Logical Address

Answer 6

A network address configured through the protocol software.

Question 7

Name service

Answer 7

A service that associates human-friendly alphanumeric names with network addresses. A computer that provides this service is known as a name server, and the act of resolving a name to an address is called name resolution.

Question 8

Network Protocol

Answer 8

A set of common rules defining a specific aspect of the communication process.

Question 9

Physical Address

Answer 9

An address associated with the network hardware. In the case of an ethernet adapter, the physical address is typically assigned at the factory.

Question 10

Port

Answer 10

An internal channel or address that provides an interface between an application and TCP/IP’s Transport layer.

Question 11

Protocol Implementation

Answer 11

A software component that implements the communication rules defined in a protocol standard.

Question 12

Protocol System or Protocol Suite

Answer 12

A system of interconnected standards and procedures (protocols) that enables computers to communicate over a network.

Question 13

Request for Comment (RFC)

Answer 13

An official technical paper providing relevant information on TCP/IP or the Internet. You can find the RFCs at several places on the Internet; try www.rfc-editor.org.

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Question 14

Router

Answer 14

A network device that forwards data by logical address and can also be used to segment large networks into smaller subnetworks.

Question 15

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Answer 15

A network protocol suite used on the Internet and also on many other networks around the world.