Question 1

________ is a model of computing in which firms and individuals obtain computing power and software applications over the Internet, rather than purchasing and installing it on their own computers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Client/server computing 
B)  P2P computing 
C)  Mobile computing 
D)  Cloud computing

Question 2

Which of the following allows users to communicate visually and aurally in real-time, and uses high-resolution monitors to simulate the presence of participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  telepresence 
B)  videoconferencing 
C)  VOIP 
D)  IP telephony

Question 3

You could expect to find all of the following services in a Web server software package except:

Accepted Answer

A)  security services. 
B)  FTP. 
C)  data capture. 
D)  an RSS aggregator.

Question 4

Which of the following is currently the most popular Web browser?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The concept behind document formatting had its roots in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  XML 
B)  SGML 
C)  HTML 
D)  GML

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the basic technological foundations of the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  client/server computing 
B)  Tracert 
C)  TCP/IP communications protocol 
D)  packet-switching hardware

Question 7

In the address http://www.company.com/clients.html, which of the following is the top-level domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  .com 
B)  company.com 
C)  www 
D)  http

Question 8

Which of the following is a Web application that enables Internet users to communicate with each other, although not in real time?

Accepted Answer

A)  online chat 
B)  online forum 
C)  IM 
D)  VoIP

Question 9

Which of the following statements about client/server computing is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It exploded the available communications capacity. 
B)  It provided communication rules and regulations. 
C)  It connects multiple powerful personal computers together in one network with one or more servers dedicated to common functions that they all need. 
D)  It does not provide sufficient computing capacity to support graphics or color.

Question 10

The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 
B)  Wi-Fi and WiMAX. 
C)  Bluetooth and 3G. 
D)  WiMAX and 3G.

Question 11

Which of the following is the "killer app" of 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  social networks 
B)  blogs 
C)  tablet PCs 
D)  search engines

Question 12

Computing devices attached to the Internet that are capable of making HTTP requests and displaying HTML pages are referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Computing devices attached to the Internet that...

Question 13

The Transport Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium 
B)  addressing, packaging, and routing messages 
C)  providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application 
D)  providing a variety of applications with the ability to access the services of the lower layers

Question 14

Transmission Control Protocol is the protocol that provides the Internet addressing scheme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ is one of the original Internet services and is used to transfer files from a server computer to a client computer and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

A TCP/IP network located within a single organization for the purposes of communication and information processing is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A TCP/IP network located within a single...

Question 17

The "hubs" where the backbone owners connect with one another are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). 
B)  Network Service Providers (NSPs). 
C)  Internet Service Providers (ISPs). 
D)  Metropolitan Access Points (MAPs).

Question 18

The layer of Internet architecture that ties the applications to the communications network and includes such services as security and authentication is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Network Technology Substrate layer. 
B)  Middleware Services layer. 
C)  Transport Services and Representation Standards layer. 
D)  Applications layer.

Question 19

XML is used to format the structure and style of a Web page.

Accepted Answer