IBA - Lesson 3.2

Which protocol allows a computer using an analog modem to make an initial connection to the Internet?

• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

• Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Which protocol is used to send Webpages from a Web server to a Web browser?

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• Post Office Protocol (POP3)

• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Which protocol is used to host newsgroups and distribute mailing lists by providing text output that users can access and by allowing multi-person input?

• Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

• Post Office Protocol (POP)

• Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

Which Internet resource is used to resolve IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names?

• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

• Domain name servers

• Root-level servers

• The Domain Name System (DNS)

Every domain name is unique. Once registered, it cannot be used by an unauthorized organization or individual. What organization is responsible for managing domain names?

• ICANN

• ISO

• W3C

• TCP/IP

Consider the following address:

http://www.CIWcertified.com/courses/iba.htm

Which part of this address represents the server name on which this page resides?

• www

• .CIWcertifed.com

• /courses/

• .CIWcertified

Which protocol is often used to publish Webpages to a Web server?

• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

• Internet Protocol (IP)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

A domain name server performs which function?

• It resolves machine addresses to domain names.

• It resolves domain names to machine names.

• It resolves IP addresses to Web URLs.

• It resolves domain names to IP addresses.

Consider the following address:

http://www.CIWcertified.com/courses/iba.htm

Which part of this address represents the domain name?

• /courses/

• www

• iba.htm

• .CIWcertifed.com

How many mail servers does the use of email involve?

• One -- both incoming and outgoing mail are handled by one server using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

• One -- both incoming and outgoing mail are handled by one server using Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

• Two -- incoming mail is handled by one server using Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), and outgoing mail is handled by another server using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

• Two -- incoming mail is handled by one server using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and outgoing mail is handled by another server using Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).