Mastering Intranet and Internet Technology

Please write answers to the following questions.

All that is required is a few words, or a line or two.

• 1. What is the format of an IP Address?
• 2. What is a URL?
• 3. What does the Internet Society do?
• 4. Define the Internet.
• 5. What is Address Resolution?
• 6. What documentation will you be looking for from the Internet?
• 7. List some of the organisations involved in the management of the Internet and their roles.
• 8. List any terms that you are not sure of, or would like more information on.
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1. What is the format of an IP Address?

• 32 bits
• 4 Octets
• Expressed as Decimals
• Dotted Octet Notation or Dotted Decimal Notation

2. What is a URL?

• Uniform Resource Locator
• Schema and Schema Details
• Access Method and Site Address

3. What does the Internet Society do?

• Standards Generation and Approval - RFCs
• IP Address Allocation
• Domain Name Registration

4. Define the Internet.

• An interconnection of networks
• "On Ramp to the information Super Highway"

5. What is Address Resolution?

• A Domain name System operation
• Convert Domain names to IP Addresses
• Convert IP Addresses to Domain Names

6. What documentation will you be looking for from the Internet?

• RFCs
• FAQs
• FYIs
• Standards

7. List some of the organisations involved in the management of the Internet and their roles.

• IETF
• IAB
• Internet Society
• World Wide Web Consortiom
• Internet Network Information Center
• IESG

8. List any terms that you are not sure of, or would like more information on.

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