Web Communication Basics
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What is the main difference between the path from a website to a web browser and the telephone conversation?

  • The path from a website to a web browser does not involve a reserved circuit, unlike the telephone conversation. (correct)
  • The path from a website to a web browser involves a reserved circuit, unlike the telephone conversation.
  • The path from a website to a web browser uses circuit switching, unlike the telephone conversation which uses packet switching.
  • The path from a website to a web browser is unidirectional, unlike the bidirectional telephone conversation.

What is the term used for organizing data into chunks and sending them between the web browser and the server?

  • Data switching
  • Network switching
  • Packet switching (correct)
  • Circuit switching

What is the role of routers in the path between the web browser and the web server?

  • Routers establish reserved circuits between the web browser and the web server
  • Routers convert packet switching to circuit switching between the web browser and the web server
  • Routers organize data into packets between the web browser and the web server
  • Routers route traffic between different smaller networks (correct)

What attribute makes internet packet switching both reliable and unreliable at the same time?

<p>Heterogeneity of the internet network (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do packets move from one internet service provider (ISP) to another in packet switching?

<p>Packets go through routers every time they cross the boundary from one ISP to another (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept is used for data transmission in the path from a website to a web browser?

<p>Packet switching (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary analogy used to describe the path from a website to a web browser?

<p>A two-way conversation like a telephone call (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for organizing data into chunks and sending them between the web browser and the server?

<p>Packet switching (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental difference between the path from a website to a web browser and a telephone conversation?

<p>No reserved circuit in web browsing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes internet packet switching reliable and unreliable at the same time?

<p>Packet fragmentation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do packets move from one internet service provider (ISP) to another in packet switching?

<p>By passing through intermediary routers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of routers in the path between the web browser and the web server?

<p>To route traffic between different networks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the way data transmission occurs in the path from a website to a web browser?

<p>Circuit switching (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Internet backbone?

<p>To carry large volumes of Internet traffic across continents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Internet backbone facilitate data transmission?

<p>By carrying large volumes of internet traffic across and between continents (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the nature of the Internet backbone?

<p>It is a decentralized and unpredictable network infrastructure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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