Which of the following statements regarding the Internet is FALSE?

Question

Options

• AIt is a global network relying on interconnections provided by Internet service providers.
• BIt is a continuous and interconnected set of public IP networks, advertised and shared across the globe.
• CIt is a settlement-free global network that provides interconnection between Internet service providers.
• DIt is a network that allows any Internet service provider to reach every other Internet service provider in the world.

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  93% (42)

Explanation

Option C is false because the Internet is not settlement-free - ISPs have complex financial relationships involving transit agreements (where smaller ISPs pay larger/upstream ISPs for access) and peering agreements (which may or may not involve payment depending on traffic balance). The term "settlement-free" applies only to specific bilateral peering arrangements between networks of roughly equal size, not to the Internet as a whole.

Options A, B, and D are all accurate descriptions: the Internet genuinely is a global network built on ISP interconnections (A), it operates as a collection of public IP networks advertised via routing protocols like BGP (B), and by design it enables any ISP to reach any other ISP worldwide (D).

Memory tip: Think about your monthly internet bill - you pay your ISP, and your ISP pays upstream providers. Money changes hands throughout the hierarchy, so the Internet cannot be "settlement-free." If you see "settlement-free" applied to the entire Internet, that's your red flag.

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