Deck 9: The Evolving Internet

Question 1

Every host computer on the Internet has a(n)________.

A)similar IP address
B)unique 15-digit number
C)unique IP address
D)DNS

Answer 1

C

Question 2

ARPANET was funded by ________.

A)the U.S. government
B)IBM
C)CERN
D)a group of interested scientists

Answer 2

A

Question 3

This IP address doesn't change every day:

A)static IP address.
B)dynamic IP address.
C)unique IP address.
D)common name and number.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In the email address [e-mail],"bowles" is the ________.

A)password
B)server name
C)user name
D)client computer

Question 5

All of the following are top-level domains EXCEPT ________.

A).com
B).net
C).info
D).bus

Question 6

Open standards refers to

A)standards not owned by any company.
B)standards used by all countries.
C)standards that are free to all parties.
D)software programs running on different types of operating systems.

Question 7

The .gov domain might be used by ________.

A)U.S. Army
B)US Senate
C)an Internet service provider
D)eBay

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about IPv6?

A)IPv6 increases the amount of available IP addresses.
B)IPv6 supports multicast.
C)IPv6 is a more efficient way to transmit data.
D)IPv6 is supported on all machines.

Question 9

TCP/IP was developed as an experiment in ________,connecting different types of networks and computer systems.

A)internetworking
B)intranetworking
C)connecting
D)wiring

Question 10

The IP protocol defines the ________ system of the Internet.

A)packet
B)browser
C)addressing
D)search engine

Question 11

Which department of the U.S.government developed the initial stages of the Internet?

A)Department of Commerce
B)Department of Defense
C)CIA
D)Judicial Department

Question 12

Which of the following is a legal IP address?

A)124.14.19
B)144.12.18.8
C)13.15.188.12.4
D)123.44.1.14.1.55

Question 13

All of the following are top-level domains EXCEPT ________.

A).com
B).mil
C).army
D).org

Question 14

TCP/IP protocols define how information can be transferred between machines and how machines on the network can be identified with ________ addresses.

A)unique
B)similar
C)identical
D)multiple

Question 15

With the TCP protocol,a message is sent on the Internet broken into ________.

A)addresses
B)packets
C)URLs
D)clusters

Question 16

The way in which information is transmitted to multiple,Internet-connected devices is called

A)Internet connectivity.
B)domaining.
C)multitasking.
D)multicasting.

Question 17

In what decade was ARPANET developed?

A)1950s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1980s

Question 18

The Internet is controlled by ________.

A)the U.S. government
B)IBM, Intel, and Microsoft
C)no one in particular
D)the U.S. taxpayers

Question 19

A(n)________ server maintains look-up tables that map domain names to IP addresses.

A)DNS
B)Web
C)DHCP
D)Ethernet

Question 20

A URL can specify the IP address of the Web ________ that houses a Web page.

A)server
B)client
C)page
D)email recipient

Question 21

Using Internet applications differs from using PC applications because the Internet is based on a ________ model.

A)login
B)distributed server
C)digital server
D)client/server

Question 22

In the e-mail address [e-mail],"sou" is the

A)host computer in a business with the name "sou."
B)host computer in an educational domain.
C)client computer in a commercial business.
D)client computer in an educational domain.

Question 23

RSS-reading applications which periodically visit Web sites,examine the feeds,and display new content are known as ________.

A)blogs
B)aggregators
C)plug-ins
D)cookies

Question 24

In the Web address www.bbc.co.uk,"uk" is a(n)________.

A)country code
B)protocol
C)domain name
D)file path

Question 25

The first part of a URL refers to the ________ that must be used to access information,for example http.

A)protocol
B)user name
C)host
D)domain

Question 26

In a client/server model,a client program ________.

A)asks for information
B)provides information and files
C)serves software files to other computers
D)distributes data files to other computers

Question 27

The World Wide Web is a distributed browsing and searching system originally developed at ________.

A)CSPAN
B)CERN
C)POTS
D)Microsoft

Question 28

The protocol used to transfer Web pages is ________.

A)http
B)ftp
C)smtp
D)dns

Question 29

To register a business name and create a unique URL,a business pays a fee that goes to ________.

A)a domain name registry company
B)the Department of Commerce
C)Google
D)Microsoft

Question 30

The World Wide Web was introduced in ________.

A)1969
B)1984
C)1991
D)2000

Question 31

Unlike the Web protocol,the ________ protocol is designed solely to allow files to be transferred from a server to a client.

A)HTTP
B)HTTPS
C)SMTP
D)FTP

Question 32

Web authoring software includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A)Microsoft Expression Web
B)Adobe Dreamweaver
C)Apple's iWeb
D)Adobe Acrobat

Question 33

Which of the following statements about Web page authoring is FALSE?

A)Web pages can be written without any special Web authoring tool.
B)Microsoft Expression Web is an example of a Web authoring tool.
C)Programs such as Microsoft Word cannot be used to author Web pages.
D)Web authoring tools generate the underlying HTML code for a Web page.

Question 34

Which of the following domains is restricted?

A).org
B).net
C).edu
D).info

Question 35

After an HTML document is completed,it needs to be uploaded onto a ________ server before it's visible on the Web.

A)FTP
B)Web
C)Email
D)File

Question 36

The following are all examples of broadband access EXCEPT ________.

A)DSL
B)cable
C)satellite
D)dial-up

Question 37

Which of the following IS NOT an example of a Web authoring tool?

A)Adobe Dreamweaver
B)Microsoft Expression Web
C)Apple's iWeb
D)Adobe Acrobat

Question 38

Downloadable software extensions that add new features to a browser are known as ________.

A)plug-ins
B)cookies
C)search engines
D)toolbars

Question 39

URLs uniquely identify ________.

A)a Web site
B)an email address
C)a computer
D)a Web page

Question 40

All of the following domains are open to anyone without restriction EXCEPT ________.

A).net
B).org
C).info
D).gov

Question 41

Each unique Internet addresses had an applet.

Question 42

When radio or TV broadcasts are streaming at the same time they are happening,it is called

A)real-time.
B)plug-in.
C)3-D.
D)RealOne.

Question 43

All e-mail addresses consist of a user name,followed by the @ sign,followed by a host address.

Question 44

________ is an XML-based family of formats used to publish frequently updated documents,including blogs.

A)Pull technology
B)RSS
C)Internet2
D)Peer-to-peer file sharing

Question 45

The first step when creating a Web site should be to

A)write the program.
B)use HTML to write the code.
C)offer links to popular Web sites.
D)start with a plan.

Question 46

One example of a scripting language is PHP.

Question 47

What markup language includes all of the features of HTML and includes customized tags that give information more meaning?

A)HTTP
B)XML
C)SGML
D)applets

Question 48

The top-level domains for countries consist of two letters.

Question 49

Bill Gates was the original developer of the World Wide Web.

Question 50

________ is used when information is delivered to a client computer through a server at the client's request.

A)Pull technology
B)Uploading
C)P2P computing
D)Peer-to-peer file sharing

Question 51

Browsers can be enhanced with software extensions called plug-ins.

Question 52

Which of the following is a popular scripting language for programming Web servers?

A)XML
B)ActiveX
C)PHP
D)JavaScript

Question 53

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat display PDF documents.

Question 54

A Web server receives incoming mail,stores it,and provides it to the email client program when requested.

Question 55

Which of the following is Microsoft's tool for creating interactive media-rich Web components?

A)Flash
B)Silverlight
C)Photoshop
D)Expression Web

Question 56

A software robot that systematically searches the Web is a(n)________.

A)search engine
B)indexer
C)Web portal
D)spider

Question 57

The latest version of the Internet Protocol is IPv9.

Question 58

EarthLink is an example of an ISP.

Question 59

Yahoo!,MSN,and AOL/Netscape are examples of ________.

A)servers
B)ISPs
C)Web directories
D)portals

Question 60

Nonprofit organizations' URLs typically end with .net.

Question 61

A server that allows transmission of electronic messages is also known as a(n)________ server.

Question 62

Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight both can be used to create media-rich Web components.

Question 63

File ________ distribute programs,media files,and other data files across LANs and the Internet.

Question 64

________ IP addresses are commonly used for computers that are temporarily connected to the Internet.

Question 65

The digital divide separates people in the world with access to technology and digital information from those who do not.

Question 66

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet access should be free from restrictions related to the type of communication taking place on it.

Question 67

ISP stands for Internet ________ provider.

Question 68

DSL,cable modems,and wireless connections are classified as ________ connections.

Question 69

A data-driven Web site is a site with content that rarely changes.

Question 70

Combining other people's works in to one Web page is known as a podcast.

Question 71

An example of an IP ________ might be 192.168.17.22.

Question 72

A(n)________ server stores programs such as Microsoft Office and makes them available to client programs that request them.

Question 73

XML is used to write small programs called applets.

Question 74

________ is connecting different types of networks and computer systems.

Question 75

When a user accesses a remote server and copies a file to his/her own personal computer,it is known as ________.

Question 76

When a message is sent through the Internet,it is broken into ________ and then sent.

Question 77

TCP/IP specifications were published as ________ standards,meaning that they are not owned by any company or government.

Question 78

The newest version of the Internet Protocol is known by the abbreviation ________.

Question 79

A content-management system allows users to edit Web sites without having to deal with HTML and FTP.

Question 80

Experts debate whether Internet addiction is a true addiction or simply a compulsion.