Exam 2: Technology Infrastructure: the Internet and the World Wide Web

HTML, XML, and XHTML have descended from the original _____ specification.

A hierarchical hyperlink structure resembles conventional paper documents in that the reader begins on the first page and clicks the Next button to move to the next page in a serial fashion.

The early versions of _____ let Web page designers create text-based electronic documents with headings, title bar titles, bullets, lines, and ordered lists.

_____ is a subset of the computers on the Internet that are connected to one another in a specific way that makes them and their contents easily accessible to each other.

In subnetting, a computer called a _____ device converts private IP addresses into normal IP addresses when it forwards packets from those computers to the Internet.

A(n) _____ is an e-mail address that forwards any message it receives to any user who has subscribed to the list.

A newer e-mail protocol that performs the same basic functions as POP, but includes additional features, is known as _____.

Describe the two main protocols used by the Internet.

The first e-mail mailing lists appeared on military and education research networks.

A(n) _____ has a hypertext reference (HREF) property, which specifies the remote or local document's address.

_____ was the first Web browser that became widely available for personal computers.

In 1979, a group of students and programmers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina started _____, which allows anyone who connects to the network to read and post articles on a variety of subjects.

An intranet extends beyond the organization that created it.

What is the difference between a public network and a private network?

An HTML document is similar to a word-processing document in that it specifies how a particular text element will appear.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a common protocol used for sending and retrieving e-mail.

Usenet survives on the Internet today, with more than 1000 different topic areas that are called _____.

Networks of computers and the Internet that connects them to each other form the basic technological structure that underlies virtually all electronic commerce.

The _____________ can be difficult or impossible to research because available data that is never requested remains hidden.

Extranets were used to save money and increase efficiency by replacing traditional communication tools such as fax, telephone, and overnight express document carriers.