Deck 10: Internet and Technology Terminology

Question 1

A_________ engine is a software program used by a search site to retrieve web pages from a search database that match certain criteria.

A) multimedia.
B) virtual.
C) serf.
D) search.

Answer 1

search.

Question 2

_________ is a software program that secretly collects information and monitors your actions without your knowledge.

A) ad ware.
B) freeware.
C) spy ware.
D) hidden ware

Answer 2

spy ware.

Question 3

Electronic mail cannot be used for______________.

A) scanning pictures.
B) sending documents.
C) sending attachments.
D) sending messages

Answer 3

scanning pictures.

Question 4

___________ is a type of Internet connection in which the PC must connect to a service provider using standard telephone lines.

A) http.
B) wireless.
C) dsl.
D) dial-up.

Question 5

The Internet began as an experimental network called as_______________.

A) extranet
B) arpanet.
C) milnet.
D) infranet.

Question 6

A_____ room or online forum allows users to communicate through typed messages which are displayed almost instantly.

A) mail.
B) buddy.
C) chat.
D) message.

Question 7

A_________ is a software program used for viewing various kinds of Internet resources found on the World Wide Web.

A) bookmark.
B) intranet.
C) domain.
D) browser.

Question 8

. Where is the Internets central hub and control centre located?

A) near washington d. c.
B) near the microsoft campus in redmond washington.
C) in a top-secret location.
D) in silicon valley.

Question 9

Which of these domains is restricted to qualified organizations?

A) . com
B) . org
C) . net
D) . edu

Question 10

Which of these services would you probably not be able to get from a typical Internet service provider (ISP)?

A) an email address.
B) access to a web server.
C) a connection to the internet.
D) technical help.

Question 11

The first Web pages were____________.

A) strictly hypertext with no multimedia content.
B) designed to simulate printed pages using html table tools.
C) the first true multimedia documents to be published on the internet.
D) viewable only with proprietary microsoft software.

Question 12

What do you call software that prevents certain Web pages from being displayed?

A) child safe software.
B) dutch dike software.
C) filtering software.
D) spam blockers.

Question 13

____________ ensures the privacy and confidentiality in electronic messages.

A) client server security.
B) data and transaction security.
C) software security holes.
D) physical security holes.

Question 14

One major threat to data security is unauthorized network monitoring is also called as_____________.

A) packet sniffing.
B) message security.
C) message confidentiality.
D) system integrity.

Question 15

DES stands for____________.

A) data encryption standard.
B) data encryption system.
C) data enabling system.
D) data enabled system.

Question 16

DSA stands for______________.

A) digital signature algorithm.
B) digital system architecture.
C) digital system analysis.
D) digital signature

Question 17

Trojan Horse is a---------------

A) accounting software
B) search engine
C) portal
D) none of these

Question 18

ATM is a service that can run over____.

A) sonet.
B) sdh.
C) b-isdn.
D) isdn

Question 19

If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is called ____.

A) server.
B) client.
C) mainframe.
D) super.

Question 20

Who is the father of internet?

A) charles babbage
B) tim burners lee
C) winton serf
D) simur cray

Question 21

. . . . . . . . . . . . . is a word processing application from Microsoft

A) Ms Office
B) Ms Access
C) Ms Excel
D) None of the above

Question 22

A ____________ is a small program that helps to automate a frequently used series of commands in most productivity software tools.

A) Macro
B) Utility
C) Template
D) Wizard

Question 23

Which of the following button will allow you to add, delete, or change records in your Data Source?

A) 'Edit' button
B) 'Data editing' button
C) 'Data Source' button
D) 'Edit Data Source' button