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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a connection-oriented transport protocol providing reliable ordered byte delivery?
A. FTP
B. TCP
C. Search engine
D. CDN
Correct Answer: B
TCP is a connection-oriented transport protocol providing reliable ordered byte delivery.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an email-access protocol designed to synchronize mail stored on a server across clients?
A. IMAP
B. Peer-to-peer network
C. Ping
D. VPN
Correct Answer: A
IMAP is an email-access protocol designed to synchronize mail stored on a server across clients.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an email-retrieval protocol commonly used to download messages from a mail server?
A. POP3
B. Search index
C. Website
D. Intranet
Correct Answer: A
POP3 is an email-retrieval protocol commonly used to download messages from a mail server.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: the main protocol used to send and relay email?
A. Cache
B. Netiquette
C. SMTP
D. TLS
Correct Answer: C
SMTP is the main protocol used to send and relay email.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a legacy remote-terminal protocol that transmits data without modern encryption?
A. Packet
B. Session cookie
C. SSH
D. Telnet
Correct Answer: D
Telnet is a legacy remote-terminal protocol that transmits data without modern encryption.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a protocol for secure remote login and command execution?
A. Mobile broadband
B. Digital footprint
C. CDN
D. SSH
Correct Answer: D
SSH is a protocol for secure remote login and command execution.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a secure file-transfer protocol that runs over SSH?
A. Netiquette
B. IMAP
C. SFTP
D. DSL
Correct Answer: C
SFTP is a secure file-transfer protocol that runs over SSH.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a protocol designed for transferring files between networked systems?
A. Hyperlink
B. World Wide Web
C. Private IP address
D. FTP
Correct Answer: D
FTP is a protocol designed for transferring files between networked systems.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a defined set of rules governing communication between networked systems?
A. Protocol
B. Internet
C. Phishing
D. VPN
Correct Answer: A
Protocol is a defined set of rules governing communication between networked systems.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an address that identifies the location and access method of a web resource?
A. Phishing
B. Streaming
C. URL
D. HTTPS
Correct Answer: C
URL is an address that identifies the location and access method of a web resource.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a domain that is part of a larger parent domain?
A. Protocol
B. Subdomain
C. Proxy server
D. FTP
Correct Answer: B
Subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger parent domain.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: the highest-level suffix in a domain name, such as .com, .org, or a country-code TLD?
A. Hotspot
B. Cloud computing
C. Top-level domain
D. DHCP
Correct Answer: C
Top-level domain is the highest-level suffix in a domain name, such as .com, .org, or a country-code TLD.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: the distributed naming system that maps domain names to records such as IP addresses?
A. DNS
B. DSL
C. Search index
D. Fiber-optic Internet
Correct Answer: A
DNS is the distributed naming system that maps domain names to records such as IP addresses.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: a human-readable hierarchical name that can be resolved to Internet resources?
A. Ping
B. Domain name
C. Web page
D. IMAP
Correct Answer: B
Domain name is a human-readable hierarchical name that can be resolved to Internet resources.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an address used by a host to refer to itself for local testing?
A. HTTP
B. Cable Internet
C. Loopback address
D. Subdomain
Correct Answer: C
Loopback address is an address used by a host to refer to itself for local testing.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an address reserved for internal networks and not globally routed on the public Internet?
A. Traceroute
B. Public IP address
C. Private IP address
D. Web server
Correct Answer: C
Private IP address is an address reserved for internal networks and not globally routed on the public Internet.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an address intended to be globally routable on the public Internet?
A. Extranet
B. Public IP address
C. CDN
D. Protocol
Correct Answer: B
Public IP address is an address intended to be globally routable on the public Internet.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an Internet Protocol version using 128-bit addresses?
A. Mobile broadband
B. Hyperlink
C. Public IP address
D. IPv6
Correct Answer: D
IPv6 is an Internet Protocol version using 128-bit addresses.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an Internet Protocol version using 32-bit addresses?
A. Protocol
B. IPv4
C. Cache
D. Switch
Correct Answer: B
IPv4 is an Internet Protocol version using 32-bit addresses.
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Which Internet-related term best matches this description: an organization that provides Internet connectivity or related network services?
A. Hyperlink
B. CDN
C. Proxy server
D. ISP
Correct Answer: D
ISP is an organization that provides Internet connectivity or related network services.