Networks

Question 1

ability to prevent a file from being accidentally erased or damaged

Answer 1

file protection

Question 2

a degree to which a network can continue to function despite one or more of its processes or components breaking or being unavailable

Answer 2

fault-tolerance

Question 3

a device that sends data from one network to another

Answer 3

router

Question 4

a number used within a computer to identify a specific process

Answer 4

port

Question 5

a numerical reference to a particular device in a network

Answer 5

IP address

Question 6

a computer that handles requests and returns data to other computers in a network

Answer 6

server

Question 7

Which term describes the degree to which a network can continue to function despite one or more of its processes or components breaking or being unavailable?

Answer 7

fault-tolerance

Question 8

Which part of a network controls the flow of information among computers within a network?

Answer 8

switch

Question 9

A _____ handles requests and returns data to other computers in a network.

Answer 9

server

Question 10

A _____ is a device that sends data from one network to another.

Answer 10

router

Question 11

a company that provides Internet access to customers for a fee

Answer 11

ISP

Question 12

a protocol (a set of rules) for how web content should be sent and received by a web browser

Answer 12

HTTP

Question 13

the address of a webpage or website, such as www.microsoft.com/homepage.htm

Answer 13

URL

Question 14

a service on the Internet that translates back and forth between IP addresses and domain names

Answer 14

DNS

Question 15

a secure version of the protocol a web browser uses to request a webpage

Answer 15

HTTPS

Question 16

a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on world wide web pages

Answer 16

HTML

Question 17

The internet’s data pathways rely on what kind of hardware device to route data to its destination?

Answer 17

routers

Question 18

Which term describes a web address such as www.edgenuity.com?

Answer 18

domain name

Question 19

Which of these is a network of servers that store and deliver web content?

Answer 19

the World Wide Web

Question 20

each computer in a network can act as a server for all the other computers, sharing files and access to devices.

Answer 20

peer-to-peer

Question 21

Which term means a cryptographic protocol used to manage network devices securely when they are used with a network that is not secure, such as when remotely accessing a computer?

Answer 21

Secure Shell (SSH)

Question 22

rules used by a computer network.

Answer 22

Network protocol

Question 23

Which term describes a protocol used to retrieve email, deleting the email and its attachments from the server after the email is retrieved?

Answer 23

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP 3)