Which of the following organizations is responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses?

The correct answer is B. ICANN. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the global nonprofit responsible for coordinating the assignment of domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters - it essentially manages the "phone book" of the internet. ISO (A) is an international…

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Question

Which of the following organizations is responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses?

Options

AISO
BICANN
CW3C
DANSI

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A
2% (1)
B
87% (52)
C
7% (4)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the global nonprofit responsible for coordinating the assignment of domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters - it essentially manages the "phone book" of the internet. ISO (A) is an international standards organization focused on industrial and commercial standards, not internet addressing. W3C (C) develops web standards like HTML and CSS but has no role in address assignment. ANSI (D) oversees standards in the United States across many industries but does not manage internet naming or addressing systems.

Memory tip: ICANN = "I Can Assign Names and Numbers" - the acronym itself describes its job.

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