Exam 7: The Internet

A company that provides other companies or individuals with access to,or presence on,the Internet is a(n)__________.

The __________ is a communications protocol for use in TCP / IP networks for fetching the files from the appropriate servers as specified by the hyperlinks.

The most important service an ISP provides is access to other _________ networks.

A paradigm for electronic communications where a dedicated path is opened and maintained during the exchange is called _________.

A computer connected to the Internet is called a "host".

The domain ________ is for network support centers,Internet service providers,and other network-related organizations.

The Internet evolved from the _________,which was developed in 1969 by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)of the U.S.Department of Defense.

In the Internet,individual hosts and / or local area networks are connected to an Internet services provider through a point-of-presence.

The ________ is a global information system logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol or its subsequent extensions / follow-ons.

Traditionally,the two primary paradigms for electronic communications were circuit switching and _________ switching.

Commercial use of the Internet was discouraged until approximately 1988.

A paradigm for electronic communications where messages are split into blocks of data with limited size,which are then transmitted one-by-one across the network is called _________.

________ is based on a hierarchical database containing resource records that include the name,IP address,and other information about hosts.

When using message switching instead of packet switching,a dedicated path must be established between the parties for all messages that are sent.

The Internet is an unusual corporate tool in that it is owned and managed by a single entity.

The networks connected at an IXP are owned and operated by _________.

__________ is telecommunications equipment that is located on the customer's physical location rather than on the provider's premises or in between.

Packet switching is like message switching except that the unit of data sent at one time is limited in size,thus requiring larger messages to be broken into pieces.

Individual hosts and LANs are connected to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)through a __________.

The Internet is able to support communications using the ________ suite or its subsequent extensions / follow-ons,and / or other IP-compatible protocols.