Exam 7: The Web and E-Mail

____ is the most frequently used HTTP method.

-In an e-mail message,such as the one found in the accompanying figure,the recipient's e-mail address and the message subject are found in the ____.

Researchers estimate that the most extensive search engines cover less than 20% of the Web.

In addition to using search engines,you can also find Web-based information using a(n)____ engine that searches a series of other search engines and compiles the search results.

An e-mail message in ____ format can include graphics in addition to a wide variety of fonts and font colors.

A(n)____________________ script consists of scripting statements that run on your local computer.

A(n)____ is a type of utility software that captures unsolicited e-mails before they reach your inbox.

As users are frequently deleting or blocking conventional cookies,marketers are turning to Flash cookies to track and target customers.

A(n)____ is client software that displays Web page elements and handles links between pages.

A(n)control is a program that extends the ability of the kind of applications shown in the accompanying figure to work with file formats._________________________

____________________ is a type of security software designed to identify and neutralize Web bugs,ad-serving cookies,and other spyware.

Both SSL and its successor,____,are protocols that encrypt data traveling between a client computer and an HTTP server.

Many search engines keep records of your queries.

A(n)____ helps people locate information on the Web by formulating simple keyword queries.

Jessica likes to participate in B2C e-commerce, but recently has had a number of friends who have had problems shopping online. She wonders if it is safe to shop online and just how much she is compromising her privacy by doing so. Jessica is justifiably worried about the security of the personal information and credit card information she regularly supplies while shopping on the Web. In addition, she knows that merchants who market goods and services over the Internet sometimes secretly gather information and provide it to advertisers or other interested parties. -As Jessica begins her research of just how shopping carts work,she is surprised to find that many e-commerce sites store information about her Web visits on her hard drive.What do these sites use to store visit information?

HTML documents use special instructions,called HTML logos,that specify how the document should appear when displayed on a computer screen or printed._________________________

Individuals who prefer not to leave a trail of their Internet activities surf through a(n)____________________ proxy service,which uses an intermediary server to relay Web page requests after masking the originating IP address.

An e-mail scam designed to persuade you into revealing confidential information by replying to an e-mail is called ____.

What are the pros and cons of Webmail?

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -A small chunk of data generated by a Web server and stored in a text file on your computer's hard disk