How well do you know the Battle of Hastings?
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What was the date of the Battle of Hastings?

  • 14 October 1066 (correct)
  • 28 September 1066
  • 20 September 1066
  • 25 December 1066

    • Who was the English king during the Battle of Hastings?

  • Edward the Confessor
  • Harald Hardrada
  • William, the Duke of Normandy
  • Harold Godwinson (correct)

    • What was the outcome of the Battle of Hastings?

  • A decisive Norman victory (correct)
  • A draw
  • A decisive English victory
  • An inconclusive battle

    • What tactic did the Normans use to defeat the English army at the Battle of Hastings?

    <p>Pretending to flee in panic and then turning on their pursuers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the only serious opponent of William, the Duke of Normandy, during the Norman Conquest of England?

    <p>Harold Godwinson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?

    <p>A hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet or other IP networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of DNS?

    <p>To translate domain names to numerical IP addresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of authoritative name servers in DNS?

    <p>To delegate authority over sub-domains of allocated name space to other name servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most common types of records stored in the DNS database?

    <p>Start of Authority (SOA), IP addresses (A and AAAA), SMTP mail exchangers (MX), name servers (NS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What protocol was originally used for DNS transport over IP?

    <p>User Datagram Protocol (UDP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?

    <p>A hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the DNS?

    <p>To translate domain names to IP addresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a DNS name server?

    <p>A server that stores the DNS records for a domain and responds with answers to queries against its database</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most common types of records stored in the DNS database?

    <p>Start of authority (SOA), IP addresses (A and AAAA), SMTP mail exchangers (MX), name servers (NS), pointers for reverse DNS lookups (PTR), and domain name aliases (CNAME)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What protocol was originally used as transport over IP for the DNS?

    <p>User Datagram Protocol (UDP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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