COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is ICANN stand for?
A
Internet Corporation for Assigned Network and Numbers
B
Internet Corporation for Association Names and Numbers
C
International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
D
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN, http://www.icann.org) is the non-profit organization, which was chosen to take charge of the privatization of the administration of the Internet. Their role would be to implement policy to help transition the domain name system into the private sector.

Detailed explanation-2: -ICANN Whois is a utility which allows users to get details of the registering entity for generic domain names. The utility is under review in light of privacy concerns. ICANN is useful for UPSC exam due to the changing nature of the Cybersecurity landscape.

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