ALLIED ISY101 MODULE 7 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points
1. A(n)
__________ is client software that displays Web page elements and handles links
between pages.
a. explorer
b. browser
c. navigator
d. manager
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2. HTML is
called a markup language because authors mark up their documents by inserting
HTML tags, which represent special instructions that specify how the document
should appear when displayed on a computer screen or printed.
a. True
b. False
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3. The
__________ for a Web site’s main page, such as www.cnn.com, is usually short
and to the point.
a. domain name
b. uniform resource
locator (URL)
c. HTML
d. boolean operator
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4. __________
is a protocol that works in conjunction with TCP/IP to get Web resources to
your desktop.
a. HTML
b. URL
c. HTTP
d. FTP
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5. A Web
server’s response to a browser’s request includes an HTTP __________ that
indicates whether the browser’s request could be fulfilled.
a. socket code
b. protocol code
c. status code
d. completion code
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6. A
__________ enables a Web server to keep track of your activity and compile a
list of your purchases.
a. cookie
b. plug-in
c. socket
d. style sheet
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7. __________
provides tools specifically designed to enter and format Web page text,
graphics, and links.
a. A text editor
b. Web authoring
software
c. Web Creator
d. W3C
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8. When you
purchase a textbook online from a site such as www.amazon.com, you are
participating in __________; however, when you purchase a used digital camera
directly from the owner on an online auction, you are participating in
__________ e-commerce.
a. B2C/C2C
b. C2C/B2C
c. G2B/B2B
d. B2G/C2C
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9. As
Jessica begins her research of just how shopping carts work, she is surprised
to find that many e-commerce sites store information about her Web visits on
her hard drive. What do these sites use to store visit information?
a. Certificate
authorities
b. Cookies
c. Digital
certificates
d. Web servers
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10. Most
e-mail software has an HTML option. If the recipient of your HTML e-mail does
not have HTML-compliant e-mail software, your message will be delivered as
plain, unformatted __________ text.
a. binary
b. MIME
c. ASCII
d. RTF
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11. __________
temporarily stores new messages in your inbox on an e-mail server. When you
request your mail, it is downloaded and stored on your computer.
a. Web-based mail
b. POP (Post Office
Protocol)
c. IMAP (Internet
Messaging Access Protocol)
d. SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol)
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12. Web-based
e-mail allows you to use a(n) __________ to access and view your e-mail
messages.
a. operating system
b. server
c. browser
d. crawler
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13. __________
e-mail stores your e-mail messages on a server, where you have less control
over who can access them.
a. POP
b. IMAP
c. SMTP
d. Web-based
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14. To avoid
becoming a spam victim you should:
a. reply to spam when
you receive it.
b. always click on
the links in e-mail messages.
c. provide your
e-mail address to all sites that request it.
d. use a disposable
e-mail address when you register for online sites.
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15. __________
schemes redirect users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a
fake IP address, whereas __________ is an e-mail scam designed to persuade you
into revealing confidential information by replying to an e-mail.
a. Filtering/pharming
b.
Hypertexting/spoofing
c. Proxy/anonymizing
d. Pharming/phishing