Test your basic knowledge |

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. An 8-bit (1 byte) binary value






2. A service that assigns IP addresses automatically to the hosts on a network






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. A network within a network






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Automatically assigns IP addresses






24. A port number combined with an IP address






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






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






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






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






29. A service that resolves NetBIOS names to IP addresses






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






31. Assigning an IP address manually