Deck 10: Internet-Based Applications

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

HTTP uses a request / response style of communication.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A widely used extension to the RFC 822 framework that expands what can be sent via email is called _________.

A)MIME
B)ASCII
C)VoIP
D)SMTP

Question 5

A number of protocols are instrumental in supporting multimedia traffic.

Question 6

SMTP can be used to send executable files and other binary file types.

Question 7

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

A)audio
B)binary
C)messages
D)image

Question 8

Upon receipt,the SMTP receiver must decide whether to place the message in the appropriate user mailbox or local outgoing mail queue.

Question 9

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

Question 10

A security policy should be established and careful consideration given to the personnel allowed external access to internal systems.

Question 11

SMTP does not place any requirements on the contents or message bodies of mail it processes.

Question 12

Email functions visible to a user,such as facilities for preparing and submitting messages,filing,replying,and forwarding,are considered:

A)message transfer agent functions
B)client functions
C)email client functions
D)user agent functions

Question 13

Email functions concerned with the protocol operations needed to transmit and deliver messages are considered:

A)message transfer agent functions
B)client functions
C)email client functions
D)user agent functions

Question 14

The simplest form of electronic mail is a single-system facility where all users of the facility exchange messages.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

SMTP is the standard protocol in the TCP / IP protocol suite for transferring email between hosts.

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement regarding SMTP processing of messages?

A)messages typically are sent through multiple SMTP systems while going from the sender to the recipient
B)the SMTP sender remains responsible for a message until it has been delivered to the recipient
C)SMTP does not guarantee that all messages are delivered
D)SMTP attempts to send messages until the recipients become available

Question 19

In general,public and Internet mail systems offer access to a wider range of services and more robust applications.

Question 20

MIME subtypes of the multi-part type are used to describe how the different parts of a message go together.

Question 21

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

A)URL of the requested document
B)contents of the document
C)cookies sent from browser to server
D)all of the above

Question 22

The ________ works on behalf of user actors and user applications and is their representative within the e-mail service.

A)MUA
B)MHS
C)MSA
D)MTA

Question 23

A(n)_________ is an Internet e-mail provider.

A)POP
B)ADMD
C)DNS
D)IEP

Question 24

________ defines a format for text messages that are sent using e-mail.

A)RFC 208
B)RFC 1939
C)RFC 137
D)RFC 822

Question 25

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

A)client
B)server
C)host
D)resource

Question 26

Which of the following types of intermediate devices can be used in an HTTP network?

A)proxies
B)gateways
C)tunnels
D)all of the above

Question 27

The term "multimedia" refers to four distinct types of media: text,graphics,video,and ________.

Question 28

VoIP,streaming audio,and streaming video are considered _________ applications even though each involves a single media type.

Question 29

The _________ is fundamentally a client / server application running over the Internet and TCP / IP intranets.

A)World Wide Web
B)ADMD
C)MDA
D)Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 30

The ________ service supports the communication of individual pictures,charts,or drawings.

Question 31

The ________ relays mail for one application-level hop.

A)MSA
B)MS
C)MTA
D)MDA

Question 32

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

Question 33

When using HTTP,an application program that accepts connections in order to service requests by sending back responses is called a ___________.

A)client
B)server
C)host
D)resource

Question 34

When using HTTP,an application program that establishes connections for the purpose of sending requests to a server is called a __________.

A)client
B)server
C)host
D)resource

Question 35

The ________ service carries sequences of pictures in time,in essence,making use of a sequence of raster-scan images.

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

________ 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.

Question 40

SSL provides three categories of security: confidentiality,message integrity,and ___________.

Question 41

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

Question 42

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.

Question 43

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

Question 44

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.

Question 45

A _______ is a network data object or service that can be identified by a URL.