Name: Alec R.

Stevens Date: 10/12/18 Period: A1

INTERNET LESSON ONE

Assignment – Answer the following questions using tools explored in lecture:

1. What is your computer’s IP address?

205.124.38.88 (The address supplied to you by your internet provider, hence
IP.
2. What is the IP address of www.graniteschools.org?
205.124.170.4
3. How many hops is it to www.graniteschools.org?
N/A ***
4. How many hops is it to bbc.co.uk?
N/A ***
5. How many IP collisions have occurred?
0
6. What is the hardware or mac address of your computer’s Ethernet connection?
a8:66:7f:27:21:94
7. What is the IP of www.google.com?
172.217.14.110
8. How long does it take for a packet to return to your computer when you ping
google.com?
34.669 ms
9. How long does it take for a packet to return to your computer when you ping
bbc.co.uk?
44.931 ms
10. Using http://traceroute.monitis.com what is the closest street/road in proximity to
euobserver.com?

Doesn’t show closest street.

11. Using http://www.dnsstuff.com/ What is the address of the domain registrant for
bbc.co.uk?
Doesn’t show address of the domain registrant.

Use WEBOPEDIA to look up the definitions for the following terms:

Terms Definitions
Internet A global computer network consisting of
interconnected networks
using standardized communication protocols
IP Address V4 IP addresses must have 4 numbers and
each number must be between 0 and 255
ISP Internet Service Provider
 ~The company that provides you an internet
connection.
World Wide Web Servers on the internet hosting webpages
accessible through people with a connection
to the internet.
URL Uniform Resource Locator
~The webpages address
Domain When you buy a domain (friendly name),
you get an IP address. Anyone can get a
domain name.
Hypertext Link Links that we use on webpages

Search Engine Search engine is a database filled with

information ready for search queries.
Star Network A star network is a Local Area Network or
LAN with witch all nodes are connected to a
common central computer.
Ring Network A network in which each node is directly
connected to exactly 2 nodes forming a ring.
Line Network A single strand of network cable that
connects to a customer with which the user
can make phone calls or have a connection to
the internet.
Bus Network A local area network in which each node is
connected to a main cable or link called a
bus.
Tree Network A combination of two or more star networks.

Local-Area Network A network that links all of its devises within

a building or group of adjacent buildings.
Wide-Area Network A computer network in which the computers
connected may be far apart. (usually a radius
of a half mile or more.)