COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Playing media from the hard drive
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The computer must have an IP address when connecting to a home network router, connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot, Communicating with another computer using TCP (Transmission control protocol). The option (d) is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -In case you’re wondering about the IP address you are using at a hotspot, it’s whatever the IP address is for that wireless network… and everyone using that particular Wi-Fi is sharing the same IP address. Next time you’re at a hotspot, visit WhatIsMyIPAddress.com to see the IP address you’re actually using.
Detailed explanation-3: -Without a unique IP address on your machine, you will not be able to communicate with other devices, users, and computers on the Internet. You can look at your IP address as if it were a telephone number, each one being unique and used to identify a way to reach you and only you.
Detailed explanation-4: -Every computer, whether it functions as a web site, is being used by a web surfer, is a mail server, and/or is used for any other function, has an IP address so it can communicate across the Internet.
Detailed explanation-5: -It’s used in all Internet communication to handle both addressing and routing. The protocol describes the use of IP addresses to uniquely identify Internet-connected devices. Just like homes need mailing addresses to receive mail, Internet-connected devices need an IP address to receive messages.