FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these best describes fault-tolerance on the Internet?
A
The ability to stop cyberattacks
B
The ability to transmit data even when some connections have failed
C
The ability for DNS servers to retrieve the correct IP addresses of websites
D
The ability for the Internet to handle billions of unique users
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these best describes the fault tolerance of routing on the internet? There are multiple routes for each IP packet to follow. A packet can be re-routed if a path becomes unavailable.

Detailed explanation-2: -A big contributor to the fault tolerance of the Internet is the redundancy in network routing paths.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fault tolerance refers to the ability of a system (computer, network, cloud cluster, etc.) to continue operating without interruption when one or more of its components fail.

Detailed explanation-4: -Redundancy: The inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network. Fault Tolerance: Can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures.

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