You connect a computer to the network. Assuming you have configured a static address to its NIC, what protocols will the computer run in order to…

The question states the computer has a static IP address, meaning its network configuration (IP, mask, gateway, DNS server) is manually set. Therefore, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not used. To connect to a website by its name, "YouTube.com," the computer must first use the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol to resolve the human-readable domain name into a machine-readable IP address. For a "secure" connection, the browser will then use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) to encrypt the communication with the server.

B. DHCP is not used with a static IP. FTP is for file transfer. HTTP5 is not a standard protocol.

C. DHCP is not used because the computer's network address is statically configured.

D. DHCP is not used with a static IP, and the essential DNS protocol for name resolution is missing.

E. FTP is a file transfer protocol, not used for web browsing. The essential DNS protocol is also missing.

- Mockapetris, P. (1987). RFC 1035: Domain Names - Implementation and Specification. IETF. Section 1 describes the purpose of DNS as mapping domain names to IP addresses.

- Dierks, T., & Rescorla, E. (2008). RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2. IETF. This document (and its successor, RFC 8446 for TLS 1.3) defines the cryptographic protocol that provides security for HTTPS.

- MIT OpenCourseWare. (2018). 6.033 Computer System Engineering, Spring 2018. Lecture 15: Naming. This lecture explains the hierarchical structure and resolution process of DNS.