URL, IP Address, and Domain Name System

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering URLs, IP addresses, DNS, and Top-Level Domains.

One way to access a web page is to enter its distinctive address called the __________ located in the browser's address bar or location field.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

A URL begins with the __________, which specifies the format to be used for transmitting data.

protocol

Most often, the protocol at the beginning of a URL is __________, which is the text form of a numeric address for every computer on the Internet that follows the protocol.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

In a detailed URL structure, the portion following the top-level domain that designates a specific location within a website hierarchy is the __________.

Subfolder

The numeric address that rarely appears in a web's URL is commonly referred to as an __________ address.

IP (Internet Protocol)

The primary purpose of an IP address is to handle the __________ between devices that send and receive information across a network.

connection

IP addresses reveal the geolocation of internet-connected devices, which can include City, __________, and Area code.

ZIP code

Local or Private IP addresses are automatically generated, while Public IP addresses are assigned by an __________.

ISP

__________ IP addresses are permanent and used by servers or other important equipment, whereas __________ IP addresses occasionally change and are used for consumer equipment.

Static; Dynamic

IPv4 uses numeric dot-decimal notation and provides 4.3 billion addresses, whereas IPv6 uses __________ notation.

alphanumeric hexadecimal

Unlike IPv4, IPv6 provides $7.9 \times 10^{28}$ addresses, ensuring that every device can have a __________ address.

unique

VPNs enhance IP address security by protecting users against ad tracking, hackers, government surveillance, and __________.

Wi-Fi snoops

DNS is a categorized naming system built on a __________ database for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network.

distributed

The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names from human-readable terms into __________ associated with networking equipment.

numerical identifiers

A domain name consists of one or more parts, technically called __________ that are conventionally concatenated and delimited by dots.

labels

A Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the final part of a web address that comes after the __________.

last dot

The generic top-level domain .org is primarily used by __________.

Non-profit Organizations

The generic top-level domain .net stands for Network Providers, Tech Firms, & __________.

Internet Infrastructures

The top-level domain .ai is designated for Artificial Intelligence Projects & __________.

Tech Startups

The country-code top-level domain .au represents Australia, while .ca represents __________.

Canada

The country-code top-level domain .de represents __________, and .fr represents France.

Germany

The country-code top-level domain .ph represents the Philippines, while .sg represents __________.

Singapore