Exam 23: The Internet

______________ is a terminal emulation program for TCP/IP networks that uses port 23 and enables you to connect to a server or fancy router and run commands on that machine as if you were sitting in front of it.

One popular ______________ service is AT&T's U-verse, which generally offers download speeds from 1 to 75 Mbps and upload speeds from 384 Kbps to 8 Mbps.

Which protocol do Internet games employ to send information using ports reserved by the game?

______________ uses ports 20 and 21.

What service runs from the provider straight to a home or office, using fiber the whole way?

All home routers use a technology called ______________ to present an entire LAN of computers to the Internet as a single machine.

With most ISPs, a(n) ______________ server will provide your computer with the proper TCP/IP information.

Phone lines have a speed based on a unit called a ______________, which is one cycle per second.

What are Web servers?

Telephone wires transfer data via analog signals that continuously change ______________ on a wire.

______________ has replaced Telnet in most cases because it uses an encrypted connection.

Internet backbones span the major cities of the earth and interconnect at special locations called ______________.

The oldest family of chat programs is based on the ______________ protocol.

If you have only local connectivity and can't reach the Internet, what could be the problem?

______________ enables you to give anyone control of your desktop or take control of anyone else's desktop.

TCP/IP provides the basic ______________ structure for communication on the Internet.

Describe the contents of the Advanced tab in the Internet Options applet.

What term refers to the amount of time a packet takes to get to its destination?

What is the most widely used standard for receiving e-mail?

Most open wireless hotspots do not provide any level of ______________.