Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Border Gateway Protocol

What does BGP stand for?

• Biggest Gateway Provider

• Basic Gateway Protocol

• Best Global Protocol

• Border Gateway Protocol

What is the main function of BGP?

• Sending physical mail

• Routing data transmissions over the Internet

• Playing online games

• Managing social media posts

What is the purpose of routing tables in BGP?

• To send physical mail across the globe

• To play online games efficiently

• To manage data flow like the post office

• To list available routers by IP address

What is the role of routers in data transmission?

• Each router along the data transmission route is called a 'hop'

• Each router is responsible for delivering physical mail

• Each router is used for playing online games

• Each router is used for managing social media posts

How can you view the hops between your location and a server?

• Using a traceroute command

• Using a search engine

• Using a video streaming service

• Using a social media platform

What is the benefit of BGP in terms of network congestion?

• Avoiding network congestion

• Adaptability for network congestion

• Ignoring network congestion

• Creating network congestion

What is the benefit of BGP in terms of network outages?

• Ignoring network outages

• Preventing network outages

• Redundancy when network outages occur

• Causing network outages

What is the benefit of BGP in terms of scalability?

• Scalability to add or remove routers

• Limiting the number of routers

• Increasing network congestion

• Decreasing network outages

What is the benefit of BGP in terms of autonomous operation?

• Manual operation

• Remote operation

• Semi-autonomous operation

• Autonomous operation

What is the additional benefit provided by CDNs compared to BGP?

• Increasing network outages

• Creating network congestion

• Hosting data at 'edge nodes' around the world

• Decreasing network efficiency