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Internet, Addresses and Domains - Quiz

Each question is worth one point. Select the best answer or answers for each question.
1. What does the term "Internet backbone" refer to? Please select the best answer. Please select the best answer.
  A. A trade organization that lobbies for Internet Service Providers when U.S. legislation threatens service regulations.
  B. A conglomerate of international Internet Service Providers who share Domain Name Service data and registrations.
  C. The data registry that manages Network Access Points via control mechanisms at the local level.
  D. Very high-bandwidth lines interconnected with fast, high-capacity routers, spanning large geographic areas.

2. Which of the following are true about NAPs (Network Access Points)? Please select all the correct answers. Please select all the correct answers.
  A. NAPs permit reduction of network lengths for long distance communication.
  B. There are fewer NAPS than there are ISPs.
  C. NAPs provide for more bandwidth efficiency.
  D. There is a finite number of NAPs.
  E. NAPs tie together various ISPs and their users.

3. For the domain name http://www.ibma.org, what does the "http" part refer to? Please select the best answer. Please select the best answer.
  A. Hypertext Transfer Portion
  B. The opening numbers of an IP address
  C. The protocol requested
  D. Hyperlinked Timed Transfer Protocol

4. What might an IP address identify other than a specific web site? Please select the best answer. Please select the best answer.
  A. A particular computer on a network
  B. A corporate entity that has registered multiple domain names
  C. An international version of a web site
  D. The physical location of a LAN

5. Which one of these pairs gives a correct example of a TLD and a ccTLD? Please select the best answer. Please select the best answer.
  A. TLD = .com; ccTLD = .cc.com
  B. TLD = .gov; ccTLD = .us
  C. TLD = .org; ccTLD = .cc.to.org
  D. TLD = .net; ccTLD = .net.com