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

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

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

    What characterizes the nature of the Internet backbone?

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

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