Lesson 1 Communications

Question 1

What is a web browser?

Accepted Answer

A software application that accesses and displays webpages

Question 2

Which protocol do many browsers assume when entering a URL in the address field?

Accepted Answer

http://

Question 3

Which U.S. government agency originally funded the development of the Internet?

Accepted Answer

ARPA

Question 4

Which technology allows both a URL and an IP address to refer to the same site?

Accepted Answer

DNS

Question 5

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is:

Accepted Answer

a company that provides access to the Internet.

Question 6

Doc created in HTML that contains hypertext links that users can click for locations/documents:

Accepted Answer

Webpage

Question 7

Which connection type is a wireless method of sending information using radio waves?

Accepted Answer

Wi-Fi

Question 8

What is an easy-to-remember address for calling a webpage?

Accepted Answer

URL

Question 9

Which of the following uses light pulses to send data?

Accepted Answer

Fiber-optic cable

Question 10

What type of address uses a number that uniquely identifies each computer?

Accepted Answer

IP address

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