Hosts files

Question 1

What was the original way that numbered network addresses were correlated with words

Answer 1

hosts files

Question 2

A flat file that contains, on each line, a network address followed by the host name it can be referred to as. Ex: 1.2.3.4 <web></web>

Answer 2

hosts file

Question 3

What does a host name mean? in Ex: 1.2.3.4 <web></web>

Answer 3

the computer where this host file resides, a user could just refer to <web> instead of the IP 1.2.3.4.</web>

Question 4

What are hosts file is evaluated by

Answer 4

the networking stack of an operating system

Question 5

What does the presence of an entry in a host file translate to?

Answer 5

anywhere I might refer to a networking address

Question 6

with entry Ex: 1.2.3.4 <web> in the hosts file, if I type, <web> into a browser URL bar or issue a ping command, what will it resolve to?</web></web>

Answer 6

1.2.3.4

Question 7

Why do our devices still need hosts files?

Answer 7

Loopback address

Question 8

What address always points to itself?

Answer 8

loopback address

Question 9

What way of sending traffic bypasses all network infrastructure itself and traffic like that never leaves the node?

Answer 9

loopback address

Question 10

What is the loopback IP for IPv4?

Answer 10

127.0.0.1

Question 11

What does almost every host file contain for the loop back address?

Answer 11

a line reading:
127.0.0.1 localhost
most likely followed by
::1 localhost
where ::1 is the loopback address for IPv6

Question 12

What is the loopback address for IPv6?

Answer 12

::1

Question 13

what are a popular way for computer viruses to disrupt and redirect user traffic?

Answer 13

host files

Question 14

what is examined before a DNS resolution attempt occurs on every major operating system?

Answer 14

host files

Question 15

how can I force an individual computer to think a certain domain name always points at a specific IP address?

Answer 15

Host file entries