Deck 1: The Environment and the Tools

Question 1

A computer ______ consists of connected computers, mobile devices, printers, and data storage devices that share computing resources and data.

A)Internet
B)network
C)web
D)hotspot

Answer 1

B

Question 2

DSL, CATV, FTTP, and Satellite all are examples of what type of connection?

A)broadband
B)wireless
C)modem
D)streaming

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What are 3G and 4G used to describe?

A)transfer rates
B)standards for mobile communications
C)ISP services
D)types of mobile hotspots

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which term refers to the speed at which data travels from one device to another?

A)broadband
B)Wi-Fi
C)stream speed
D)transfer rate

Question 5

The term ______ computing refers to an environment where files and software are stored and shared online.

A)app
B)cloud
C)network
D)web

Question 6

RWD stands for ______ web design.

A)responsive
B)reactive
C)responsible
D)retroactive

Question 7

A(n)______is a program or app that provides a scheduling, communication, and document sharing platform for students and teachers.

A)cloud educational platform
B)open courseware
C)learning management system
D)web school system

Question 8

Which type of e-commerce accounts for the majority of e-commerce transactions in the corporate world?

A)B2B
B)B2C
C)C2C
D)C2B

Question 9

Browsing or ______ the web is exploring by moving from one webpage to another.

A)cruising
B)jumping
C)surfing
D)scanning

Question 10

Which term refers to a location that provides public Internet access?

A)hot spot
B)Bluetooth
C)ISP
D)cellular service

Question 11

Which of the following best describes a hashtag?

A)Another term for meta data.
B)An online encyclopedia.
C)A word or phrase that creates an easily searched group of related messages.
D)An online journal or diary.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of an IM chat program?

A)Yahoo! Messenger
B)Google Drive
C)Gmail
D)Thunderbird

Question 13

Which of the following best describes an ISP?

A)An internal antenna or wireless card used to connect to the Internet.
B)A list of protocols for online safety.
C)A generation of mobile communications.
D)A business that provides Internet connections to individuals and companies.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of email software?

A)Trillian
B)Yahoo! Messenger
C)Mozilla Thunderbird
D)All of the above

Question 15

Video or sound that downloads to a computer continuously to be watched or listened to in real time is called what?

A)wireless content
B)cloud computing
C)streaming media
D)satellite data

Question 16

Websites that allow users to communicate with each other using text, audio, video, whiteboard, and shared files are called _____ workspaces.

A)collaborative
B)cloud
C)home office
D)community

Question 17

A(n)______ is a saved link to a webpage.

A)bookmark
B)shortcut
C)favorite
D)All of the above

Question 18

A(n)______ page is the page on a website that a visitor sees when he or she clicks a link from an ad, a search engine result, or social media promotion.

A)landing
B)subsidiary
C)front
D)promotional

Question 19

Chrome, Opera and Safari are examples of what type of program or app?

A)browser
B)hotspot
C)LMS
D)file sharing

Question 20

Which of the following best describes a wiki?

A)A group of related webpages to which users add, edit, or delete content.
B)An online encyclopedia.
C)An online course delivered over the web, often for free.
D)A word or phrase used as a form of commentary.

Question 21

Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla are examples of a(n)______.

A)PHP
B)CSS
C)SDK
D)CMS

Question 22

To find webpages on particular topics using a search engine, you enter terms or phrases called ______.

A)hits
B)keywords
C)tags
D)metasearches

Question 23

Which of the following best describes spamdexing?

A)Preventing your website from the victim of spam emails and other messaging.
B)When search engines look for spam in order to create a list of websites to avoid presenting in search results.
C)Accepted SEO practice for gaining higher search result rankings.
D)When a website uses repeated phrases, unrelated tags, and misleading headers to manipulate search results.

Question 24

What web design role is best described as writing for the web environment and creating and revising text and other content?

A)UI/UX manager
B)SEO expert
C)system architect
D)web programmer

Question 25

Info.com and Dogpile are examples of ______ engines that search multiple search engines' indexes.

A)megasearch
B)multisearch
C)metasearch
D)magnasearch

Question 26

In the URL http://www.boston.com/news, www.boston.com is the ______.

A)domain name
B)folder name
C)protocol
D)top-level domain

Question 27

In the URL http://www.boston.com/news, http is the ______.

A)domain name
B)folder name
C)protocol
D)top-level domain

Question 28

What web design role is best described as creating a website that is enjoyable to visit and enables easy location and purchase of the features and products promoted by the website?

A)UI/UX manager
B)SEO expert
C)system architect
D)web programmer

Question 29

Which of the following is primarily used to facilitate the consistent sharing of information by defining content types?

A)WML
B)XML
C)HTML
D)XHMTL

Question 30

Matches between a keyword search and resulting occurrences are called ______.

A)hits
B)keywords
C)tags
D)metasearches

Question 31

Which type of web developer role focuses on aspects that are visible to the website visitor, such as design.

A)full-stack
B)front-end
C)back-end
D)All of the above

Question 32

A web template or ______ is a predesigned webpage that you can customize.

A)model
B)script
C)theme
D)bootstrap

Question 33

Which of the following best describes the use of CSS?

A)Write short programs that execute when a webpage downloads.
B)Enable RWD and other adaptive features as specified by the W3C.
C)Standardize the content of webpage content by defining styles such as font, margins, and more.
D)Design webpages specifically for mobile browsers.

Question 34

Computers viruses and Internet worms are examples of ______.

A)malware
B)spam
C)SEO
D)web development tools

Question 35

AOL and MSN are examples of what type of portal?

A)corporate
B)general consumer
C)personal
D)vertical

Question 36

What web design role is best described as determining the structure and technical needs required to build, maintain, and expand the website?

A)UI/UX manager
B)SEO expert
C)system architect
D)web programmer

Question 37

In HTML, tag modifiers are called ______.

A)pairs
B)formats
C)attributes
D)specifications

Question 38

Which type of web developer role focuses on aspects such as databases, programming, and security?

A)full-stack
B)front-end
C)back-end
D)All of the above

Question 39

Which of the following best describes a URL's protocol?

A)Specifies the format used for transmitting data.
B)Part of the top-level domain designation.
C)Locates the folder in which the webpage resides.
D)The numeric address for a computer connected to the Internet.

Question 40

In the URL http://www.boston.com/news, news is the ______.

A)domain name
B)folder name
C)protocol
D)top-level domain

Question 41

The protocol for webpages is .com.

Question 42

A hyperlink is a word, phrase, or image that connects webpages.

Question 43

Spiders are special codes added to webpages that contain information such as keywords and descriptive data.

Question 44

Examples of C2C e-commerce include online auctions and person-to-person classified ads.

Question 45

Examples of top-level domains include  .biz, .edu, and .mil.

Question 46

Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn are examples of social bookmarking services.

Question 47

A MOOC is a multiplayer game played online, such as Minecraft.

Question 48

IM chat is the abbreviation for Internet messaging.

Question 49

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless connection that uses radio frequency to transmit data between two electronic devices.

Question 50

LOL and gr8 are examples of text speak.

Question 51

A topical website focuses on a specific subject.

Question 52

A browser is a program or app that requests, downloads, and displays webpages stored on a web server.

Question 53

With synchronous online classes, students can download lectures as podcasts or transcripts and add comments or answer questions at the student's convenience.

Question 54

YouTube and Vimeo are examples of video sharing websites.

Question 55

Registration enables a website to track content preferences and provide a custom experience

Question 56

The Internet is a part of the World Wide Web that consists of connected computers.

Question 57

IRC is a web chat communication technology.

Question 58

Typically, mobile devices use significantly more cellular data when you are connected to Wi-Fi.

Question 59

An IP address is the text equivalent to a website's numeric address.

Question 60

The ICANN controls the registration of domain names.

Question 61

One downside to using a web development tool is that sometimes they insert unnecessary code, creating larger, slower-loading webpages.

Question 62

In a CMS, templates, style sheets, and other content elements are stored in an intranet.

Question 63

HTML is a document that uses rules to standardize the appearance of webpage content such as font, margins, and background colors.

Question 64

WYSIWYG is another term for an HTML text editor.

Question 65

Describe each of the following web design role categories, and list at least two jobs that fall under each: creative, technical, and oversight.

Question 66

In CSS, 'cascading' refers to the order in which different styles are applied.

Question 67

A search engine builds its index using human interaction, such as when a website owner submits website information.

Question 68

If you assume a technical web design role, your focus primarily will be on how the website looks, and its content.

Question 69

An IDE offers sophisticated website design, publishing, and management capabilities.

Question 70

SEO is the process of designing a webpage to increase the likelihood that it will appear high in a search engine's search results list.

Question 71

Briefly describe each of the following web design tools: markup languages; CSS; scripting languages; text and HMTL editors; web development tools; and web templates and CMS.

Question 72

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Compare the Internet and the World Wide Web (web).

Question 73

Explain the influence on society of inexpensive Internet access and access to the web.

Question 74

Using the URL http://www.boston.com/news, define the components of a URL.

Question 75

The most current HTML standard is HTML4.