1. A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is:

options:

a) A  distributed network of servers that are located in multiple locations around the world

b) Designed to deliver website content, including images, videos, and other media files, to users more quickly and efficiently.

c) Has the capacity to  improve page load times, reduce bandwidth usage, and enhance the overall user experience

d) All of the above

 

2. In a stream of ones and zeros the Internet knows where a packet starts and where it ends
options:

a) From the packet size, all packets are the same size

b) From the packet headers and footers

c) From the information in the payload

d) Actually, it doesn't know or need to know

 

3. ICANN

options:

a) Gives out unique Internet addresses

b) Is responsible for coordinating Content Delivery Networks

c) No longer exists

d) Attempts to compensate for the Internation "Digital Divide"

 

4.  Denial of Service Attacks

options:

a) Attempt to overwhelm a network-connected server with a large number of hits

b) Are no longer a problem because of packet payload encryption

c) Attempt to overwhelm routers in the center of the network rather than servers at the edge

d) None of the above

 

5. The function of a VPN is to

Options:
a) Prevent the possibility of secure encrypted communication between two points on the net 

b) Route packets 

c) Assemble packets back into their original sequential order 

d) Provide for secure encrypted communication between two points on the net

6. The Internet backbone refers to 

options: 

a) Primarily international network connections 

b) Local Wi-Fi routers 

c) The connection between local Wi-Fi routers and the ISP 

d) The connection between an ISP and the Network Access Point peering connection

 

7. The network neutrality debate is basically a battle between 

options: 

a) Academic versus commercial interests 

b) Internet users versus Internet Service Providers 

c) The FCC and ICANN 

d) The red states and the blue states

 

8. The Internet of Things is 

options: 

a) Going to multiply demand for available new Internet addresses 

b) Based on video streaming 

c) A fad among teenage gamers and social media activists 

d) All of the above

 

9. A firewall would typically be located between
options:

a) A WAN and a LAN

b) TCP and IP

c) One ISP and another ISP

d) The application layer and the physical layer of the ISO model

 

10. The idea of a network externality refers to
options:

a) The fact that the intelligence lies in the network not in the peripheral devices attached to it

b) IPv6

c) The value of a network being determined by the number of nodes (people) connected to it

d) Software as a Service

 

11. We included a case study of the Internet in Chattanooga because of the unique
options:

a) Optical technology

b) Use of 5G cellular infrastructure

c) Use of Content Delivery Networks

d) Public ownership

12. An example of a LAN is
options:

a) Google.Com

b) The World Wide Web

c) NYU.EDU

d) A Blockchain

13. The Domain Name System (DNS)
options:

a) Is limited to the continental United States, ICANN takes care of the rest of the world

b) Is basically a look-up system matching names to Internet addresses

c) Is being replaced by The Internet of Things

d) All of the above

 

14. Bitcoin is an implementation of
options:

a) The dark web

b) Virtual private networks

c) Social media profiteering

d) Block chain technology