Exam 7: Connecting to the Internet

Every device on the Internet has a unique network access point that identifies it in the same way that a street address identifies the location of a house.

Which of the following is an example of an IP address?

____________________ devices are not tethered to network cables.

The equipment of network service providers and links are tied together by a(n) ____.

Packets are shuttled to their destinations by a device called a ____.

In the figure above, which item represents wireless connections?

The term ____ refers to any pathway that can be used to transfer data into or out from a computer.

Internet connection speed is measured in ____.

In the figure above, the icon represented by item 2 means the computer ____.

Describe dial-up Internet service and an alternate to dial-up access for Internet service.

Fast connections that blaze away at speeds over 100 Mbps (100 million bits per second) are called ____ connections.

Every device on the Internet has an assigned ____ address that identifies it.

____ refers to a set of wireless networking technologies that transmits data using radio waves.

____ service distributes broadband asymmetric Internet access by broadcasting signals to and from a personal satellite dish.