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What is the Internet?
What is the Internet?
- A global system of interconnected computer networks using TCP/IP (correct)
- A network of networks with no specific protocol
- A collection of independent networks with no interconnection
- A single network controlled by a central governing body
What characterizes the largest network within the Internet?
What characterizes the largest network within the Internet?
- It operates with a central governing body
- It is globally distributed and comprises many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks (correct)
- It is centrally controlled by a single organization
- It consists of only private and academic networks
What is the scale of Internet usage as of 2013?
What is the scale of Internet usage as of 2013?
- More than 3 billion people, over half of Earth's population
- Exactly 2.1 billion people, exactly a third of Earth's population
- Less than 1 billion people, only a small fraction of Earth's population
- More than 2.1 billion people, nearly a third of Earth's population (correct)
How does the Internet operate?
How does the Internet operate?
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What does the Internet allow connected computers to do?
What does the Internet allow connected computers to do?
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