INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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Question
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The computers cannot communicate, because different manufacturers use different communication protocols.
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The computers can communicate, but additional hardware is needed to convert data packets from one computer’s protocol to the other computer’s protocol.
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The computers can communicate directly only if the messages consist of text. Other formats cannot be interpreted across computers.
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The computers can communicate directly because Internet communication uses standard protocols that are used by all computers on the Internet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -One is running a Web server and the other is running a Web browser. Which of the following best describes whether these two computers can communicate with each other across the Internet? The computers cannot communicate, because different manufacturers use different communication protocols.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following best explains how messages are typically transmitted over the Internet? The message is broken into packets. The packets can be received in any order and still be reassembled by the recipient’s device. A new device is given as IP address and added to a network so that it can access the Internet.
Detailed explanation-3: -A web server is software and hardware that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and other protocols to respond to client requests made over the World Wide Web. The main job of a web server is to display website content through storing, processing and delivering webpages to users.