Internet Protocols Quiz

Date First Published: 5th July 2022

This is the quiz about the internet protocols subtopic. All 10 questions in this quiz are covered in the articles.

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Question 1

The correct answer is: b: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol and it is the protocol used for transferring information between servers and browsers over the World Wide Web.

Question 2

The correct answer is: a: ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

Question 3

The correct answer is: d: 4

Short for the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, the TCP/IP protocol defines four layers that devices use for communicating over a network. These include:

Application
Network
Transport
Datalink

Question 4

The correct answer is: c: To maintain a pool of IP addresses and automatically assign them to devices on a network.

Option B is incorrect as that is the role of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).

Question 5

The correct answer is: d: IMAP

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) works by storing the email message on a server and synchronising it across multiple devices through an internet connection. For example, if a user with access to the email account deleted an email, it would be deleted for all other users.

Option A is incorrect as that stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. This extends the original SMTP and enables users to use text in character sets other than ASCII, layouts, fonts, and colours that are categorised as rich text, supports unlimited message length, and add attachments of images, audio, videos, documents, and more in an email message.

Option B is incorrect as that stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. SMTP is only used for transferring outgoing mail from one server to another. It is never used for receiving mail.

Option C is incorrect as that stands for Post Office Protocol Version 3. POP3 works by downloading the email message to a device and then deleting it from the server. It does not synchronise email messages across multiple devices.

Question 6

The correct answer is: b: False

Telnet is an insecure protocol. This is because it is one of the oldest protocols on the internet. Anyone that is monitoring the connection could gain access to this sensitive information since it is unencrypted. However, Telnet has been replaced by a more secure protocol, called SSH (Secure Shell) that uses public-key encryption to encrypt messages into ciphertext.

Question 7

The correct answer is: a: A cellular connection to a mobile phone network.

Option B is incorrect as an internet connection is not required to send a short text message using SMS.

Option C is incorrect as successfully sending an SMS message does not require the recipient's phone to be turned on. When an SMS message is sent, but the recipient’s phone is turned off, the SMS service will hold onto the message until the recipient turns on their phone. The recipient won't see the message whilst their phone is turned off, but SMS does hold onto the sender's message until their phone is turned on.

Question 8

The correct answer is: a: Application-layer

The application layer is the top layer of the TCP/IP protocol and it is the type of applications that require communication with the network. IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an example of an application-layer protocol.

Question 9

The correct answer is: c: A record

An 'A' record is the simplest type of DNS record used to map a specified IPv4 address to a domain name.

Option A is incorrect as that is no such DNS record.

Option B is incorrect as that stands for Certificate Authority Authorisation record and is used to restrict which certificate authorities are authorised to issue SSL certificates for a domain name. Without a CAA record, it is possible for any Certificate Authority to issue an SSL certificate for a domain name.

Question 10

The correct answer is: d: Necessary information about those files.

Files shared through the BitTorrent protocol with the '.torrent' file extension do not contain the contents of the distributed file. They contain information about the file, such as the name, size, and folder.