9/25 Daily Do Now

Where is the video you are currently watching stored?

• A local hard drive on your device

• A solid-state device within a data center

• A satellite orbiting Earth

• Your internet service provider's local office

What is the primary disadvantage of using satellites for internet data transmission?

• High cost of satellite maintenance

• Limited bandwidth availability

• Significant delay (latency) due to long travel distance

• Vulnerability to weather conditions

How is internet data primarily transmitted across long distances to avoid high latency?

• Through a network of cellular towers

• Via a system of high-altitude balloons

• Using an optical fiber network

• By direct radio wave transmission

What is the main function of an IP address for a device connected to the internet?

• To encrypt data for secure transmission

• To uniquely identify the device on the internet

• To boost the device's internet speed

• To store temporary internet files

What is the primary function of a DNS server?

• To convert electrical signals to light signals.

• To manage IP address assignments and domain name registrations.

• To translate domain names into IP addresses.

• To transmit data in the form of electromagnetic waves.

How is data primarily transferred through optical fiber cables?

• As electrical signals.

• As sound waves.

• As light pulses.

• As electromagnetic waves.

Which organization is responsible for managing IP address assignment and domain name registration globally?

• Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

• The United Nations

• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

What makes data transfer efficient on the internet?

• Data is sent as a single, continuous stream.

• Data is chopped into small chunks called packets.

• Data is converted into analog signals.

• Data is transmitted only through cellular networks.