Deck 28: Using the Internet and the World Wide Web

Question 1

If you connect to the Internet from an office or academic setting, you are probably connecting through a WAN.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The most popular Internet service is e-mail.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Cache memory is high-speed RAM that serves as a temporary storage area for data you access frequently.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A digital certificate is an electronic document similar to an ID card.

Question 5

In 1993, Marc Andreessen released Netscape , the first graphical browser.

Question 6

A hotspot is a public wireless hookup you can use to connect to the Internet when you cannot use your ISP.

Question 7

An ISP is an organization or company that provides connectivity to the Internet through a telecommunications line or wireless system.

Question 8

____ is a programming interface developed by Microsoft for Windows.

A) XML
B) HTML
C) ActiveX
D) HTTP

Question 9

____ is a text-based program that creates hyperlinked documents.

A) HTTP
B) HTML
C) URL
D) SSL

Question 10

The most popular browser is ____.

A) Firefox
B) Chrome
C) Safari
D) Internet Explorer

Question 11

A Web site that begins http:// is secure, and it is safe for you to enter your credit card or other personal information.

Question 12

A(n) ____ identifies a computer or Web site on the Internet.

A) domain
B) cookie
C) portal
D) digital certificate

Question 13

Web sites use cookies so that when you return to a site, it displays any preferences or other customized settings you selected.

Question 14

Dr. Tim Berners-Lee created a program called ____, which became the language computers use to transmit hypertext documents over the Internet.

A) HTTP
B) HTML
C) URL
D) SSL

Question 15

To save an image from a Web page to a file on your drive, right-click the image, then click Copy.

Question 16

Decryption is the process of converting data to plain text.

Question 17

Digital literacy is the ability to find, organize, understand, and analyze information using digital technology.

Question 18

A 404 error indicates that the page was created using settings for a previous browser version.

Question 19

Web 2.0 refers to Web sites where users can modify the content.

Question 20

A direct Internet connection means it is always available for Internet access.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT true about organizing and managing favorites?

A) Browsers provide a tool that makes it easy for you to return to a particular Web site.
B) Internet Explorer creates a file titled favorites.html.
C) Gmail includes a personalized Google Bookmarks service.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 22

Marcie tells Jack that using a Web ____, a Web site can quickly access a stored copy of data on your computer rather than downloading the data again.

A) cookie
B) cache
C) Web app
D) portal

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a method to reload a Web page in a browser?

A) Click the Refresh button on the Address bar.
B) Select View on the menu bar, and then click Refresh.
C) Press the F5 key.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 24

A(n) ____________________ is a software program you use to retrieve documents from the Web and display them in a readable format.

Question 25

In a browser, the URL of the active Web page is displayed in the ____ bar.

A) Address
B) Status
C) Title
D) Command

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT true about browser issues?

A) A Web page may load slowly because of heavy server traffic.
B) Pop-up ads display in the middle of a page you are trying to read.
C) The Internet Explorer pop-up blocker is turned off by default.
D) A page may not be found because an old index is still maintained in a search engine.

Question 27

In a browser, information about the progress of the Web page transactions is displayed in the ____ bar.

A) Address
B) Status
C) Title
D) Command

Question 28

Carmen is browsing the Web. She is exploring lots of different sites and learning about her browser. Carmen uses dogpile, a(n) ____ engine to search online.

A) ICE search
B) concept-based search
C) metasearch
D) stemming search

Question 29

Marcie is teaching Jack about the basics of the Internet. Marcie tells Jack that recent versions of Microsoft Office provide the option to save in ____ format to enable easier file exchange.

A) XML
B) FTP
C) HTML
D) ActiveX

Question 30

____ is a protocol for managing the security of message transmissions on the Internet.

A) XML
B) HTML
C) SSL
D) ISP

Question 31

You can use ____ to transfer files between computers.

A) SSL
B) FTP
C) HTTP
D) HTML

Question 32

Which of the following best describes the site shown in the figure above?

A) A site that features useful content but also contains links to other sites.
B) An online journal.
C) A social networking site.
D) A collaborative site where people can add, edit, remove, and organize Web page content.

Question 33

A(n) ____________________ is a Web site that features useful content but also contains links to other sites.

Question 34

Carmen is browsing the Web. She is exploring lots of different sites and learning about her browser. Carmen uses a(n) ____, which is a special card inside your computer that allows the computer to be networked.

A) ISP
B) SSL
C) IP
D) NIC

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT true about browser basics?

A) Using a browser, you can display both text and images.
B) Browsers support multimedia information, including sound and video.
C) A browser renders HTML code to display a Web page.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 36

The Web cannot exist without the ____________________.

Question 37

In a browser, the active Web page is displayed in the ____________________ window.

Question 38

The figure above shows an example of a(n) ____ Web site.

A) portal
B) metasearch engine
C) Web app
D) Weblog

Question 39

A(n) ____________________ is a small text file that Web sites put on your computer to store information about you and your preferences.

Question 40

To open a tool that enables you to search for content on a Web page, press Ctrl+____.

A) D
B) V
C) S
D) F

Question 42

What is the difference between the Internet and the Web? List one of Dr. Tim Berners-Lee's contributions to the Web. List one of Marc Andreessen's contributions to the Web. What does Web 2.0 mean?