Internet and its problems

3.2. Comprehension tasks

Using the information in the article, complete these statements

1. At the ceremony at the ICANN headquarters in Miami,
   • the IPv4 addresses were declared exhausted
   • the era of IPv6 addresses was launched
   • the Regional Internet Registries were to distribute the available addresses to their clients around the globe
   • the IPv6 addresses are difficult to write down
2. The tiniest fraction of IPv6 addresses is in use because
   • this protocol requires advanced equipment
   • the Internet is likely to be switched off
   • Operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS X do not work well
   • switching from IPv4 to IPv6 is seamless
3. The solution to the scarcity of addresses that Comcast is currently testing, may result in
   • serious problems for all Internet users
   • lack of privacy for Internet users
   • inability for advanced users to exploit the Internet to full extent
   • close watch on the Internet usage
4. Carrier Grade NAT is supposed to give an advantage to the ISPs because
   • they will get an opportunity to get rid of file-sharing problem
   • they will easily communicate with copyright holders
   • they will be able to make technological improvements
   • they will get government support
5. The .com domain is expected
   • to be banned by countries that consider it offensive
   • to be used by the insane
   • to experience tough competition
   • to lose its popularity