Fill in the blank with the appropriate term. The ______________model is a description framework for computer network protocols and is sometimes called the Internet Model or the DoD Model. Answer…

The correct answer is A. TCP/IP. Option A (TCP/IP) is correct because the TCP/IP model - developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - is the foundational framework describing how data is transmitted over the internet, which is why it carries the alternate names "Internet Model" and "DoD Model." It…

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate term. The ______________model is a description framework for computer network protocols and is sometimes called the Internet Model or the DoD Model. Answer: TCP/IP

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ATCP/IP

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Option A (TCP/IP) is correct because the TCP/IP model - developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - is the foundational framework describing how data is transmitted over the internet, which is why it carries the alternate names "Internet Model" and "DoD Model." It defines four layers (Network Access, Internet, Transport, Application) that map protocols like IP, TCP, UDP, and HTTP to their roles in communication.

Since this is a fill-in-the-blank with only one choice, there are no distractors to address - the question is testing pure recall of the TCP/IP model's alternate names.

Memory tip: Think DoD → TCP/IP - the Department of Defense funded ARPANET, which evolved into the internet, and the TCP/IP model was the protocol suite born from that project. If you remember "the military built the internet," you'll remember that the DoD Model = TCP/IP Model.

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