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Assignment 2: Internet Basics
Read Snyder Chapter 3 & Do Lab 1.2
due: start of next class
10 Points Total
1) What is the URL of the webpage you posted in the lab?
2) Describe the following network protocols and for which activity they are used
a) Ethernet
b) TCP/IP
c) HTTP
d) FTP
3) HTTP and FTP are both standard ways of sending/receiving files through a network.
How do they compare with respect to privacy? How do they compare with respect to
convenience?
4) Recall pathnames from the last lab. Discuss at least one way in which pathnames and
URLs are similar.
5) Use the nslookup gateway from lab 1.2 to determine the IP address of the following
domain names:
a. mpc.edu
b. luna.mpc.edu
c. mlc104.csumb.edu
d. are there any similarities or patterns in the IP numbers?
6) What is the difference between connecting to the internet using an ISP vs a LAN
connection?
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7) If you are user mpc01a20 and the following folder/directory tree is how your account
on luna looks, what would be the complete URL of these files be. (NOTE: Keep in
mind that public_html is by default not included in the URL)
a. bio.txt file
b. index.htm file
mpc01a20
bin
me.txt
bio.txt
public_html
project1
index.htm
text
ufo.jpg
8) What is the difference between a client and a server?
9) Project 1 Idea Generation: Read through the handout on Project 1, your Website of
Misinformation, and list three possible ideas for the deceptive information you will
convey. For example, it turns out Floyd Landis (Tour de France ‘winner’) really did
fail the blood test due to an excessive consumption of European beer, which is laced
with genetically modified growth hormones. Remember, half-truths are more
convincing than far out fabrications!
a)
b)
c)