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Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A service that assigns IP addresses automatically to the hosts on a network






2. A workstation that does not have a hard disk drive.






3. A port number combined with an IP address






4. A program located on a host that queries a DNS server to resolve a host name to an IP address






5. A signal that tests the NIC to insure it is working properly






6. A network within a network






7. A TCP/IP network classification that supports up to 65 -000 hosts on each of 16 -000 networks






8. An IP address that is entered manually for each host on a network






9. A TCP/IP network classification that supports up to 254 hosts on each of 2 million networks






10. A service that finds the MAC address of a host when the IP address is known






11. An 8-bit (1 byte) binary value






12. A number similar to an IP address that is used to determine in which subnet a particular IP address belongs






13. A service that finds the IP address of a host when the MAC address is known






14. A service that uses a central database of MAC addresses and IP assignments of all devices on the network and assigns the appropriate IP address to a host when it boots






15. Assigning an IP address manually






16. Automatically assigns IP addresses






17. A system that associates a host or domain name with an IP address - making it easy to identify and find hosts and networks






18. the address of the computer that provides the connection to the Internet






19. An IP address that is issued automatically - typically when the computer boots and joins the network






20. A service that resolves NetBIOS names to IP addresses






21. Any level domain located beneath the secondary domain. Also called a lower-level domain.






22. A number associated with the TCP/IP protocol and used to create a virtual connection between two computers running TCP/IP






23. A feature that assigns an IP address from a special set of IP addresses that have been set aside by IANA when a DHCP server cannot be reached






24. A combination of a host name and a domain name






25. A protocol that translates private IP addresses into an assigned internet IP address - and vice versa. In other words - it allows a private network address to communicate with a legally registered IP address






26. A branch of the US Government that was responsible for regulating the internet - overseeing the issuing of domain names - and assigning IP addresses to them. Replaced by ICANN in 1998






27. A company that manages domain name registration by allocating domain name registration to select - private companies






28. A TCP/IP network classification that supports up to 16 million hosts on each of 126 networks






29. An Internet addressing scheme that uses 128 bits to represent an IP address - divided into 8 units of 16 bits each






30. A private company that ius assigned a pool of IP addresses by ICANN and handles domain registration






31. A name for a computer - printer - or network device associated with an IP address on a TCP/IP network