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Networking & Internet Quiz
Networking & Internet · Medium
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Networking connects computers and devices to enable communication and data sharing. The internet - a global network of networks - has become the backbone of modern life, supporting...
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All 20 questions in this Networking & Internet quiz
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What does DNS do?
- A. Encrypts data
- B. Stores files
- C. Sends emails
- D. Resolves domain names
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What is the purpose of a 'Load Balancer' in a large-scale web architecture?
- A. To increase the storage capacity of a database
- B. To distribute incoming network traffic across multiple servers
- C. To encrypt all outgoing emails
- D. To prevent users from visiting certain websites
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What does 'VPN' stand for?
- A. Very Personal Network
- B. Visual Processing Node
- C. Virtual Private Network
- D. Virtual Power Node
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Which protocol is primarily used for sending emails between servers?
- A. IMAP
- B. POP3
- C. SMTP
- D. HTTP
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What does HTTP stand for?
- A. Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
- B. High Transfer Text Program
- C. HyperText Transfer Protocol
- D. High Text Transfer Program
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Which protocol is considered 'connectionless' because it sends data packets without establishing a formal handshake or checking for errors?
- A. TCP
- B. UDP
- C. FTP
- D. SSH
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What does 'IoT' stand for?
- A. Input Output Technique
- B. Internal Online Tool
- C. Internet of Things
- D. Internet of Technology
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What is the purpose of 'NAT' (Network Address Translation)?
- A. To translate English websites into other languages
- B. To allow multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address
- C. To convert digital signals into analog for old modems
- D. To speed up the delivery of video content
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What is the name of the first network to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite, which eventually became the foundation of the modern internet?
- A. Sputnik
- B. ARPANET
- C. WorldWideWeb
- D. Bitnet
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What is the purpose of 'Traceroute'?
- A. To download a copy of a website's code
- B. To display the path and measure transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network
- C. To find the physical address of a server
- D. To encrypt a local Wi-Fi connection
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What does 'P2P' stand for?
- A. Peer to Peer
- B. Page to Page
- C. Path to Path
- D. Point to Point
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What is the 'Three-Way Handshake' in the context of the TCP protocol?
- A. A security check for physical hardware
- B. The process used to establish a reliable connection (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK)
- C. A method for compressing large files
- D. A way to connect three different routers together
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What is the 'Tor' network primarily used for?
- A. To download large files at high speeds
- B. To provide anonymous communication by routing traffic through multiple volunteer-run nodes
- C. To connect to a company's internal server
- D. To play online games with low latency
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How many bits are used in an IPv6 address?
- A. 32 bits
- B. 64 bits
- C. 128 bits
- D. 256 bits
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What is the 'Loopback Address' in IPv4?
- A. 192.168.1.1
- B. 127.0.0.1
- C. 8.8.8.8
- D. 255.255.255.255
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Which protocol is used for email?
- A. SMTP
- B. TCP
- C. HTTP
- D. FTP
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What is a 'CDN' (Content Delivery Network) used for?
- A. To create a backup of a company's internal files
- B. To serve web content from servers located geographically closer to the user
- C. To block malicious traffic from reaching a website
- D. To manage the payroll of a tech company
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What is 'Zero Trust' architecture?
- A. A network where no users are allowed
- B. A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the network perimeter
- C. A way to use the internet without a password
- D. A network that uses no encryption
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What does 'URL' stand for?
- A. Universal Radio Link
- B. User Remote Line
- C. Uniform Resource Locator
- D. Unified Resource List
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What is the term for a network that spans a whole city?
- A. MAN
- B. LAN
- C. PAN
- D. WAN