CodeHS The Internet Practice Test

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• What does HTTPS add to HTTP?
• What does IP stand for?
• What does HTTP stand for?
• Public key cryptography basics state that
• Which protocol is used to translate a domain name into an IP address?
• What does the Host header do in HTTP requests?
• Which statement about packets is true?
• Which concept is associated with sharing content that isn't yours?
• What is CORS in web development?
• What is an HTTP header?
• Which term best describes the trend where online learning blends with traditional classroom approaches?
• An IP address uniquely identifies a device on a network. How many bits are in an IPv4 address?
• What is bandwidth in a computer network?
• What is a CDN and what is its purpose?
• Which statement best describes cyberwarfare?
• Which statement about relative URLs is true?
• During the TCP three-way handshake, which packet is sent first?
• What is a response header?
• Which concept relates to privacy and online identity?
• Which statement about UDP is true?
• What is the primary way a CDN improves web performance?
• What is the primary role of a web server?
• In an HTTP request, which header indicates what content types the client can handle in the response?
• Which medium uses radio waves for data transmission?
• What is a hyperlink?
• Which DNS record maps a domain to an IPv6 address?
• Which item is an online communication?
• Which of the following is a top-level domain (TLD)?
• Which statement about latency is true?
• Which term describes disparities in internet access?
• In digital signaling, what happens when timing information is included in bit transmission?
• Citizen science
• Which part of a URL is optional according to the material?
• What is a web session?
• Which header indicates the media type of the resource?
• What device determines the route data takes between two computers on a network?
• What is a protocol?
• In networking, latency means what?
• What does HTTP status code 404 mean?
• What is the role of a router?
• The Open Source movement is best described as which of the following?
• What happens during the TCP three-way handshake?
• Which DNS record creates an alias from one domain name to another domain name?
• The DMCA primarily concerns which area?
• How do computers typically locate or identify other devices on a network?
• Which statement best describes radio waves in networking?
• What best distinguishes the Internet from the World Wide Web?
• Which term describes solving problems by enlisting help of a large online crowd?
• What is a DDoS attack?
• A network is defined as what?
• In the DNS hierarchy, what is the term for the part like 'karel' in 'karel.codehs.me'?
• What is a web browser?
• Which option correctly defines a domain name?
• What is a proxy server?
• What does the digital divide refer to?
• What is the purpose of a public key provided by a website for secure communication?
• IPv6 addresses are true description.
• Which technology maps a domain name to an IP address?
• If a domain has both A and AAAA records, what does that enable?
• What is the purpose of the User-Agent header?
• What is the definition of a network?
• Which statement best describes the difference between an absolute URL and a relative URL?
• DNS Spoofing involves which of the following?
• What does HTTP status code 302 mean?
• Which statement about URL query strings is true?
• What is the key difference between TCP and UDP?
• IPv4 addresses are expressible as a 32-bit number.
• In the IPv4 example 93.184.216.34, which part identifies the network?
• What is the main benefit of redundancy in networks?
• What big question about Internet users is discussed?
• Which statement best describes the role of a Certificate Authority regarding public keys?
• Which platform is associated with providing access to classified or sensitive information, potentially dangerous?
• Which role do governments and companies play in addressing the digital divide?
• Which description best describes the function of a web server?
• Which is an example of online entertainment mentioned in the material?
• In an HTTP response, which header is used to indicate how long a response should be cached?
• Which term refers to how devices on a network locate other devices or services?
• Which of the following is not part of a typical URL component as described?
• Which statement best describes static content?
• What happens to the HTTP request after DNS resolves the domain?
• Which statement about IP addressing is true?
• What is a DNS cache?
• What components make up a URL?
• In DNS hierarchy, what is the top-level directory called?
• If a DNS change is made at the authoritative server but users still see the old IP, what is happening?
• Which of the following is a defense in cybersecurity?
• How many groups and digits are in an IPv6 address?
• Which of the following statements describes the meaning of a 302 status code?
• What is the primary function of a router in a network?
• Which set of HTTP methods is commonly used in RESTful APIs?
• In the process of requesting a web source, which step comes after checking memory/cache?
• Which property describes IP's design?
• What is the Internet?
• What does DNS do?
• Which description best matches a web browser?
• Which DNS level designates a specific page within a domain, such as 'blog' in 'blog.example.com'?
• Why are data packets broken into packets during transmission?
• What does an HTTP response status code 200 indicate?
• Who decides these protocols?
• In the process of viewing a web page, what is typically the first user action?
• Which term describes the capacity of data transfer in a system?
• Which of the following describes a means to address the digital divide?
• What is TLS and why is it used with HTTPS?
• What is the primary function of TCP?
• Which statement best describes the Open Source movement?
• What is the difference between HTTP status codes 301 and 302?
• In routing cost, which factors are evaluated when selecting a path?
• What is a major disadvantage of fiber optic cables?
• What does E-commerce enable?
• Which statement about the Internet's foundations is true?
• Why does the browser perform a DNS lookup before making an HTTP request?
• Which TCP feature helps ensure correct ordering and reliability by assigning sequence numbers to packets?
• The Internet is best described as which of the following?
• What is a URL query string?
• Which port is typically used for HTTP and which for HTTPS?
• In DNS hierarchy, which term describes the second-level domain such as 'example' in 'example.com'?
• Which entity is responsible for linking a public key to a site's identity?
• What does HTTP status code 403 mean?
• What does HTTP status code 200 mean?
• Name two common HTTP request methods.
• What is the purpose of SSL/TLS in web security?
• The Internet connects devices and networks all over the world, helps people collaborate, and helps people communicate. Which statement best summarizes its role?
• Which protocol is used to transfer documents on the Web?
• How is the bandwidth of a network typically measured?
• What does HTTP status code 500 indicate?
• Where does the browser obtain the IP address after you enter a URL?
• What does a Certificate Authority do in securing website communications?
• Access to Information
• What is the role of the Domain Name System (DNS)?
• What is the Content-Type header used for?
• The Internet is described as a massive network of what?
• What is caching in browsers?
• The Internet Engineering Task Force is described as what?
• Which protocol is connection-oriented and provides reliability guarantees, unlike UDP?
• Why can DNS changes take time to propagate?
• What is a cookie in web browsing?
• What is the purpose of HTTP in web communications?
• In the client-server model, who requests resources and who provides them?
• Which statement about the Internet is accurate?
• What is a key benefit of DNS's hierarchical design?
• What does latency measure in a network context?
• Which statement about fiber optic cables and latency is true?
• Which item is defined as buying online directly from retailers and finding the best price?
• What is the standard definition of latency?
• What is true about Twitter's public key in secure communication?
• Online learning is often characterized by which statement?
• What is a data packet in network communication?
• During a DNS lookup, which server is contacted after memory/cache?
• Which statement describes Ethernet cables in networking?
• Which concept refers to protecting a user's identity online?
• Which topic concerns restricting access to content on the Internet?
• Memes are mentioned as a form of what?
• Distributed computing
• What does bitrate describe?
• What does a DNS A record do?
• What does the HTTP status 304 mean?
• The number of possible addresses is 2^x. What does x represent?
• Which statement reflects the Internet's role in collaboration?
• Which strategy is described as part of addressing the digital divide?
• What is the term for a device that forwards a request from one computer to another?
• What does bandwidth measure?
• Which action is a recommended cybersecurity practice?
• In RESTful design, resources are identified by what?
• Which statement describes fiber optic cables in networking?
• Crowdfunding
• What is a top-level domain (TLD)?
• Which technologies work together to send packets over the Internet and ensure the information inside the packets can be understood?
• Which statement describes the role of TCP in web communication?
• The Digital Divide refers to disparities in what?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as an impact of the digital divide?
• What is static content vs dynamic content on the web?
• Which of the following is a recommended cybersecurity practice?
• What is a request header?
• In the IPv4 address 93.184.216.34, which part represents the device?
• How many bits are in an IPv6 address?
• What is the primary role of DNS in web connections?
• In an HTTP request, what does the line 'GET /homepage.html HTTP/1.1' represent?
• What is a RESTful API?
• Which item is NOT typically included in TCP packet metadata?
• What does HTTPS indicate about a website?