Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice:

1. 
   What was the department of the U.S. government that developed the initial stages of the Internet?
   

1. 
   Department of Commerce
   
2. 
   Department of Defense
   
3. 
   Department of the Military
   
4. 
   Judicial Department
   

2. 
   In what decade was ARPANET developed?
   

1. 
   1950s
   
2. 
   1960s
   
3. 
   1970s
   
4. 
   1980s
   

3. 
   ARPANET was funded by:
   

1. 
   the U.S. government.
   
2. 
   IBM.
   
3. 
   Microsoft.
   
4. 
   a group of interested scientists.
   

4. 
   The Internet is controlled by:
   

1. 
   the U.S. government.
   
2. 
   IBM, Intel, and Microsoft.
   
3. 
   no one in particular.
   
4. 
   the U.S. taxpayers.
   

5. 
   The first users of the Internet were:
   

1. 
   universities and government research centers.
   
2. 
   computer companies.
   
3. 
   all U.S. universities and colleges.
   
4. 
   IBM and Microsoft.
   

6. 
   Much, or nearly all, of the cost of initially building and operating the Internet was supplied by:
   

1. 
   the largest computer companies.
   
2. 
   the U.S. government.
   
3. 
   U.S. research universities.
   
4. 
   personal users of the Internet.
   

7. 
   TCP/IP stands for:
   

1. 
   Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
   
2. 
   Transmission Control Procedures/Internet Procedures.
   
3. 
   Translation Computing Procedures/International Protocols.
   
4. 
   Transaction Computing Printing/Internet Processing.
   

8. 
   Open standards refers to:
   

1. 
   standards not owned by any company.
   
2. 
   standards used by all countries.
   
3. 
   standards that are free to all parties.
   
4. 
   software programs running on different types of operating systems.
   

9. 
   Host systems of the Internet that use software to decide how to direct transmissions are called:
   

1. 
   servers.
   
2. 
   pathways.
   
3. 
   packet switching.
   
4. 
   routers.
   

10. 
    Every host computer on the Internet has a(n):
    

1. 
   similar IP address.
   
2. 
   unique 15-digit number.
   
3. 
   unique IP address.
   
4. 
   common name and number.
   

11. 
    The system that translates an IP address into an easier to remember name is the:
    

1. 
   packet-switching domain system.
   
2. 
   domain name system.
   
3. 
   domain.
   
4. 
   domain numbering system.
   

12. 
    All of the following are top-level domains EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   .com.
   
2. 
   .mil.
   
3. 
   .army.
   
4. 
   .org.
   

13. 
    All of the following are top-level domains EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   .coop.
   
2. 
   .net.
   
3. 
   .biz.
   
4. 
   .bus.
   

14. 
    A recently created additional top-level domain name is:
    

1. 
   .pro.
   
2. 
   .plan.
   
3. 
   .business.
   
4. 
   .school.
   

15. 
    A URL can specify the IP address of the Web ____________ that houses a Web page.
    

1. 
   server
   
2. 
   client
   
3. 
   page
   
4. 
   e-mail recipient
   

16. 
    In the e-mail address bowles@sou.edu, “bowles” is the:
    

1. 
   password.
   
2. 
   server name.
   
3. 
   user name.
   
4. 
   client computer.
   

17. 
    In the e-mail address bowles@sou.edu, “sou” is the:
    

1. 
   host computer in a business with the name “sou.”
   
2. 
   host computer in an educational domain.
   
3. 
   client computer in a commercial business.
   
4. 
   client computer in an educational domain.
   

18. 
    In the Web address www.casamexicana.com.mx, “mx” is a(n):
    

1. 
   country code.
   
2. 
   domain name for multiplex facilities.
   
3. 
   area of the U.S. Internet.
   
4. 
   server on the Internet.
   

19. 
    Three basic types of connection to the Internet include all EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   direct connection.
   
2. 
   dial-up.
   
3. 
   broadband.
   
4. 
   direct satellite.
   

20. 
    T1 and T3 connections are considered:
    

1. 
   direct connections.
   
2. 
   dial-up connections.
   
3. 
   broadband.
   
4. 
   direct satellite connections.
   

21. 
    If you are at home and do not have a direct Internet connection, you will most likely connect through a:
    

1. 
   server.
   
2. 
   modem.
   
3. 
   black box processor.
   
4. 
   coaxial cable.
   

22. 
    Telephone modem connections are also called ____________ connections, because they offer little bandwidth compared to other types of connections.
    

1. 
   narrow-width
   
2. 
   small-band
   
3. 
   narrowband
   
4. 
   skinnyband
   

23. 
    Broadband connections include all of the following EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   cable modems.
   
2. 
   satellites.
   
3. 
   telephone modems.
   
4. 
   DSL.
   

24. 
    DSL stands for:
    

1. 
   digital server lines.
   
2. 
   digital subscriber line.
   
3. 
   digits serviced per line.
   
4. 
   damaged service line.
   

25. 
    ____________ service was offered by phone companies in the 1990s; many believe it will soon be obsolete.
    

1. 
   ISDN
   
2. 
   Cable modem
   
3. 
   DSL
   
4. 
   Satellite connection
   

26. 
    All of the following are disadvantages of a DSL connection EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   it is fairly expensive.
   
2. 
   it can be complicated to install.
   
3. 
   it is only offered in some areas.
   
4. 
   it cannot share signals with a telephone line of voice traffic.
   

27. 
    Cable modems use the same media as:
    

1. 
   the educational facilities in your area.
   
2. 
   your local Internet access provider.
   
3. 
   the telephone lines in your house.
   
4. 
   coaxial cables for television signals.
   

28. 
    Wi-Fi technology refers to:
    

1. 
   wireless LAN connections.
   
2. 
   wires connecting a computer to the Internet.
   
3. 
   a drive on a laptop that connects to the Internet.
   
4. 
   the bandwidth of the server to which a laptop connects.
   

29. 
    A ____________ is a computer connected to two networks.
    

1. 
   gateway
   
2. 
   link
   
3. 
   server
   
4. 
   bridgeway
   

30. 
    Services or products that an ISP might provide include all of the following EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   an e-mail account.
   
2. 
   server space to post a Web page.
   
3. 
   technical help.
   
4. 
   assistance with Office software.
   

31. 
    In a client/server model, a client program:
    

1. 
   asks for information.
   
2. 
   provides information and files.
   
3. 
   serves software files to other computers.
   
4. 
   distributes data files to other computers.
   

32. 
    A university might have a(n) ____________ to manage the mail of students, faculty, and staff.
    

1. 
   email server
   
2. 
   client server
   
3. 
   email and URL address
   
4. 
   bridge
   

33. 
    FTP stands for:
    

1. 
   first transfer preference.
   
2. 
   file transactions and procedures.
   
3. 
   folder transfer and protocol.
   
4. 
   file transfer protocol.
   

34. 
    The World Wide Web was introduced in:
    

1. 
   the 1960s.
   
2. 
   the mid-1970s.
   
3. 
   1991.
   
4. 
   2000.
   

35. 
    URL stands for:
    

1. 
   unique resource locator.
   
2. 
   uniform resource location.
   
3. 
   unique representation location.
   
4. 
   uniform resource locator.
   

36. 
    The protocol used to transfer Web pages is:
    

1. 
   http.
   
2. 
   ftp.
   
3. 
   url.
   
4. 
   the path.
   

37. 
    HTML commands, such as

    , are known as:
    

1. 
   labels.
   
2. 
   tickets.
   
3. 
   browser requests.
   
4. 
   tags.
   

38. 
    Web pages can be created using:
    

1. 
   any word processor.
   
2. 
   only Web authoring software.
   
3. 
   only Microsoft products.
   
4. 
   only Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver.
   

39. 
    Web authoring software includes all of the following EXCEPT:
    

1. 
   Microsoft FrontPage.
   
2. 
   Macromedia Dreamweaver.
   
3. 
   Adobe GoLive.
   
4. 
   Adobe Acrobat.
   

40. 
    To register a business name and create a unique URL, a business pays a fee and goes to:
    

1. 
   a domain name registry company.
   
2. 
   the Department of Commerce.
   
3. 
   the Department of Defense.
   
4. 
   Microsoft.
   

41. 
    An Internet diary or ongoing commentaries are known as:
    
    1. 
       blogs.
       
    2. 
       an intranet.
       
    3. 
       plug-in.
       
    4. 
       a cookie.
       

42. 
    Downloadable software extensions that add new features to a browser are known as:
    

1. 
   plug-ins.
   
2. 
   cookies.
   
3. 
   search engines.
   
4. 
   frames.
   

43. 
    The first step when creating a Web site should be to:
    

5. 
   write the program.
   
6. 
   use HTML to write the code.
   
7. 
   offer links to popular Web sites.
   
8. 
   start with a plan.
   

44. 
    Many experts believe that ____________ will eventually replace HTML.
    

1. 
   HTTP
   
2. 
   XML
   
3. 
   SML
   
4. 
   applets
   

45. 
    A software robot that systematically searches the Web is a:
    

1. 
   search engine.
   
2. 
   Web rabbit.
   
3. 
   Weblog
   
4. 
   spider.
   

46. 
    Yahoo!, MSN, and Netscape Netcenter are examples of:
    

1. 
   servers.
   
2. 
   bridges.
   
3. 
   Web directories.
   
4. 
   portals.
   

47. 
    ____________ is used when information is delivered to a client computer through a server at the client’s request.
    

1. 
   Pull technology
   
2. 
   Push technology
   
3. 
   P2P computing
   
4. 
   Peer-to-peer file sharing
   

48. 
    Using Napster to make music files from one hard drive available to others rather than posting on a central server is an example of:
    

1. 
   client/server sharing.
   
2. 
   server/client software downloading.
   
3. 
   LAN sharing.
   
4. 
   peer-to-peer file sharing.
   

49. 
    An internal, self-contained, intraorganizational network is known as a(n):
    

1. 
   firewall.
   
2. 
   WAN.
   
3. 
   LAN.
   
4. 
   intranet.