Exam 10: Internet-Based Applications

A ________ is an intermediary program that acts as both a server and a client for the purpose of making requests on behalf of other clients.

A number of protocols are instrumental in supporting multimedia traffic.

When using HTTP,a network data object or service that can be identified by a URL is called a ____________.

HTTP is a ________ protocol; each transaction is treated independently.

End users should not run virus protection software that examines incoming mail because the administrators of the email servers have already checked for viruses.

The ________ and the Internet Message Access Protocol support retrieval of mail between a client system and a server that holds the mail for the client.

Image-based applications include facsimile,computer-aided design (CAD),publishing,and medical imaging.

In order to be compliant,a mail system must include all five of the additional MIME headers.

The five header fields defined in MIME are: MIME version,content-type,content-transfer-encoding,content-ID,and ___________.

The rapid growth in the use of the Web is due to the standardization of all the elements that support Web applications.

Which of the following is NOT a standard MIME content type?

SMTP returns an end-to-end acknowledgement to the originator to indicate that the message was successfully delivered to the recipient.

________ refers to the combination of HTTP and SSL to implement secure communication between a Web browser and a Web server.

When HTTPS is used,which element of the communication is encrypted?

HTTP uses a request / response style of communication.

The _________ accepts the message submitted by an MUA and enforces the policies of the hosting domain and the requirements of Internet standards.

The ________ relays mail for one application-level hop.

________ media refers to multimedia files that begin playing immediately or within seconds after it is received by a computer from the Internet or Web,thus the media content is consumed as it is delivered from the server rather than waiting until an entire file is downloaded.

The ________ is a directory lookup service that provides a mapping between the name of a host on the Internet and its numerical address.

________ is the protocol used for transfer of mail from a user agent to an MTA and from one MTA to another.