alleryStart learning →A browser turns a typed web address into a long number that identifies the machine. That number is an:
AIP address
BIT address
CID address
DIX address
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. IP address
1. A name means nothing to the machines carrying the data.
2. They route by a numeric label instead, much like a phone number.
3. That label is the IP address.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science, Chapter 5, Computer Systems Design._
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