IGCSE CS 5.2 How web pages are located

What is the internet?

• A type of web page

• A type of browser

• A service provided on the internet

• A collection of interconnected networks spanning the world

What is the most common function of servers located on the internet?

• Sending emails

• Playing music videos

• Hosting websites and dealing with clients requests

• Playing online games

What files are a web page stored as?

• Excel spreadsheets

• Word documents

• PDF files

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other multimedia files

What is the first step in the process of rendering a web page correctly?

• The client requests the URL via a web browser

• The browser sends the domain name to a domain name server

• The browser sends a get request for the web page

• The web server returns the requested web page

What is the purpose of the domain name service?

• To send emails

• To play music videos

• To return an IP address to a specific server hosting a web page from a human-friendly URL

• To host websites

What is the role of the domain name server in the process of locating web pages?

• Hosts websites

• Maps the domain name to an IP address and returns it to the browser

• Plays online games

• Sends emails

What does the root name server respond with in the domain name service process?

• The address of the domain name server

• The IP address of the web server

• The address of the top-level domain name server

• The address of the client's web browser

What is the purpose of the top-level domain server in the domain name service process?

• Sends emails

• Hosts websites

• Plays music videos

• Responds with the IP address of the domain's name server

What does the recursive resolver do in the domain name service process?

• Sends emails

• Plays online games

• Sends a query to the domain's name server

• Hosts websites

What does the name server return to the resolver in the domain name service process?

• The IP address of the web server

• The address of the top-level domain name server

• The IP address of google.com

• The address of the root name server