Question

the internet is a client/server network because

a. information is served to people for free
b. the web is a client of the server called the internet
c. devices connect as clients and ask for data from a computer that serves back results
d. devices need to pay as clients to access the internet.

Explanation:

In a client/server network, clients (devices) request data and servers respond. Option C correctly describes this relationship as devices connect as clients asking for data from a server (computer) that serves back results. Option A is incorrect as cost - free information isn't the defining characteristic. Option B has the relationship reversed (the Internet isn't a server of the web in this context). Option D is wrong as payment isn't the key aspect of the client/server model for the Internet.

Answer:

C. devices connect as clients and ask for data from a computer that serves back results