Deck 7: The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets

Question 1

Any computer that stores hypermedia documents and makes them available to other computers on the Internet is called a _____.

A) client
B) server
C) station
D) domain

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Internet backbone is a foundation network linked with _____ that can support very high bandwidth.

A) fiber-optic cables
B) coaxial cables
C) heliax cables
D) twisted pair cables

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The World Wide Web changed the Internet by introducing a graphical interface to the largely text-based Internet.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In the context of directories on the Web, Open Directory is an example of an automated directory.

Question 5

Even if there are more than one smart object on an individual's body, they would not be aware of each other's existence.

Question 6

_____ are unique identifiers of computer or network addresses on the Internet.

A) Domain names
B) Prototypes
C) Foreign keys
D) Mirror disks

Question 7

An intranet is an application or service that uses an organization's computer network.

Question 8

Online degree programs adversely affect colleges and universities that are facing an enrollment decline.

Question 9

Intranets are typically set up behind a firewall.

Question 10

The Web organizes information by using _____, meaning documents that include embedded references to audio, text, images, video, or other documents.

A) spyware
B) hypermedia
C) newsgroups
D) adware

Question 11

Client-based e-mail enables a user to access his or her e-mail account from any computer.

Question 12

Hypermedia documents can be stored anywhere in the world.

Question 13

James gets a job at a multinational corporation. On his first day at work, he finds out that the numerical code assigned by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to his computer system is 115.248.178.233. This numerical code is referred to as a(n) _____.

A) Internet Protocol address
B) virtual path identifier
C) Ethernet address
D) data link connection identifier

Question 14

A T3 line uses two pairs of copper wires to carry up to 24 simultaneous conversations and has a transmission rate of 1.544 Mbps.

Question 15

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is used to route traffic starting and ending at conventional public switched telephone network phones.

Question 16

Combinations of spaces and special characters can be used in domain names of uniform resource locators (URLs).

Question 17

Telepresence surgery allows surgeons to operate all over the world without physically traveling anywhere.

Question 18

Any computer that stores hypermedia documents and makes them available to other computers on the Internet is called a client.

Question 19

In the context of directories on the Web, a human-powered directory uses crawlers to collect data.

Question 20

The Internet is owned by the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET).

Question 21

In the universal resource locator (URL) https: / / www.exsat.org, the domain name is _____.

A) http
B).org
C) https: / / www.
D) exsat.org

Question 22

Which of the following can be used in domain names in uniform resource locators (URLs)?

A) Spaces
B) Hyphens
C) Asterisks
D) Apostrophes

Question 23

_____ are not allowed in domain names.

A) Spaces
B) Hyphens
C) Combinations of letters
D) Numerals 0 through 9

Question 24

In the uniform resource locator (URL) http: / / www.csub.edu / ~hbidgoli / books.html, _____ represents the name of the directory in which files are stored.

A) http: / /
B) www.csub.edu
C) / ~hbidgoli
D) books.html

Question 25

_____ check to see what links are on the user's Web page and make sure they work; if a link is broken, they identify it and include this information as part of the data about that page.

A) Crawlers
B) Subscribers
C) Backdoors
D) Clients

Question 26

_____, software used by search engines, can go through the other pages that are part of your Web site, as long as there are links to those pages.

A) Crawlers
B) Backdoors
C) Scores
D) PageRanks

Question 27

The _____ denotes the type of organization or country the address of a document or site on the Internet specifies.

A) top-level domain
B) network interface card
C) Post Office Protocol
D) User Datagram Protocol

Question 28

Google, Bing, and Ask are examples of _____.

A) directories
B) search engines
C) navigational tools
D) newsgroups

Question 29

Which of the following statements is true of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)?

A) It is used to route traffic on a public telephone network.
B) It is used to build a local area network.
C) It is used to define a Web page's layout and appearance.
D) It is used to provide radio coverage over a wide area.

Question 30

A _____ is an information system that enables users to retrieve data from the Web by using keywords related to their topic of interest.

A) Web server
B) data mart
C) search engine
D) data warehouse

Question 31

The generic top-level domain (gTLD) for the United Nations is _____.

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

Question 32

Which of the following is a country code top-level domain?

A).int
B).fr
C).aero
D).mil

Question 33

Which of the following indicates the top-level domain for the universal resource locator (URL) http: / / www.csub.edu?

A) http:
B) www.
C).csub
D).edu

Question 34

A(n) _____ identifies a Web page and is the address of a document or site on the Internet.

A) top-level domain
B) uniform resource locator
C) Internet Protocol
D) Weblog

Question 35

_____ is a generic top-level domain (TLD) name used for backbone, regional, and commercial networks.

A).org
B).int
C).net
D).mil

Question 36

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Opera are examples of _____.

A) operating systems
B) search engines
C) Web browsers
D) uniform resource locators

Question 37

Which of the following statements is true of geographic top-level domains (TLDs)?

A) They are used to promote business and tourism.
B) They are owned by corporations to control use of their brands.
C) They are limited to members of a defined community.
D) They are used by the organizations that provide information services.

Question 38

Housed at server farms, search engines use _____ to index data coming in from crawlers.

A) cookies
B) keywords
C) spiders
D) bots

Question 39

Which of the following Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services has a lower transmission rate upstream than downstream?

A) Asymmetric DSL
B) Symmetric DSL
C) Very High-Speed DSL
D) High-bit-rate DSL

Question 40

When information is transferred from one network to another, domain names are converted to _____ by the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol.

A) Internet Protocol addresses
B) hypermedia
C) Ethernet addresses
D) electronic media

Question 41

Which of the following statements is true of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

A) Users often experience busy lines.
B) Callers can be screened even with blocked caller IDs.
C) Voicemails are not received on the computer.
D) Calls cannot be forwarded by users.

Question 42

Intranets are also called _____.

A) newsgroups
B) hotspots
C) corporate portals
D) universal resource locators

Question 43

In the context of Internet services, which of the following protocols is used for retrieving messages?

A) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
B) Post Office Protocol
C) User Datagram Protocol
D) File Transfer Protocol

Question 44

Which of the following statements is true of extranets?

A) They increase internetworking costs for companies, which subsequently leads to increased losses.
B) They facilitate information exchange among business partners.
C) They help organizations move from a calendar-based document-publishing strategy to one that is based on events.
D) They are a type of public network that can be accessed without any specific rights.

Question 45

Which of the following is also known as "the Semantic Web"?

A) Web 1.1
B) Web 1.0
C) Web 2.0
D) Web 3.0

Question 46

Which of the following is an example of a client-based e-mail program?

A) Mozilla Thunderbird
B) MSN Hotmail
C) Roundcube
D) Yahoo! Mail

Question 47

Which of the following statements is true of telemedicine?

A) It enables medical professionals to conduct surgical procedures virtually.
B) It enables patients to quickly reach a doctor's clinic.
C) It enables medical professionals to conduct remote consultation.
D) It enables patients to acquire medicines through online stores.

Question 48

In the context of Internet services, which of the following is a drawback of Internet telephony?

A) Voicemails cannot be received on the computer.
B) Users often experience busy lines.
C) Calls cannot be forwarded by users.
D) The call quality is not as good as it is with regular phone lines.

Question 49

_____ are usually formed for people to exchange opinions and ideas on a specific topic, usually of a technical or scholarly nature.

A) Backdoor feeds
B) Corporate portals
C) Document repositories
D) Discussion groups

Question 50

Identify a true statement about virtual medicine on the Internet.

A) It is primarily used to purchase medicines through online stores.
B) It enables specialists at major hospitals to operate on patients remotely.
C) It is primarily used to help patients locate medical clinics in nearby areas.
D) It helps specialists increase physical interactions with patients.

Question 51

Which of the following is a type of interorganizational system?

A) A modem
B) A uniform resource locator
C) An extranet
D) A weblog

Question 52

The Internet is playing an important role in helping organizations reduce expenses, because _____.

A) the services offered by telephone networks cost less than that offered by VoIP
B) the employees hired through online employment services perform their official tasks virtually
C) Web applications can be used with minimum costs
D) products and services can be bought at retail stores

Question 53

Which of the following healthcare systems can make interactive medical tools available to the public?

A) The well-being model
B) Personal health information systems
C) The out-of-pocket model
D) Medicine endorsement systems

Question 54

With Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), _____.

A) voicemails cannot be received on the computer
B) call quality is significantly better than that of regular phone lines
C) users cannot screen callers if the caller has caller ID blocked
D) users can have calls forwarded from anywhere in the world

Question 55

Which of the following statements is true of the Internet?

A) Its accessibility requires prior approval.
B) Its geographical scope is limited.
C) It is usually faster than an intranet.
D) It is less secure than an intranet.

Question 56

Which of the following is a similarity between the Internet and an intranet?

A) Both use similar languages for developing applications.
B) Both differ in the protocols they use.
C) Both are private networks.
D) Both cannot be used by users without approval.

Question 57

Which of the following statements is true of an intranet in an organization?

A) It can be used by trusted business partners with a password.
B) It is a public network that can be used by external users.
C) It is not dependent on Internet Protocols and technologies.
D) It will not allow employees to post information on their departmental Web servers.

Question 58

When a Web page changes, _____ update their indexes and databases automatically to reflect the change.

A) picture-frame directories
B) open-ended directories
C) human-powered directories
D) crawler-based directories

Question 59

Which of the following statements is true of an intranet?

A) It increases the costs and time of document production.
B) It aids the duplication and distribution of documents.
C) It helps organizations move from a calendar-based document-publishing strategy to one that is based on events.
D) It inhibits the sharing of software, such as an office suite or a database management system.

Question 60

Microsoft Outlook is an example of a _____.

A) client-based e-mail program
B) Web-based e-mail program
C) crawler-based e-mail program
D) bot-based e-mail program

Question 61

Computers requesting hypermedia documents on the Internet are called _____. ​

A) clients
B) servers
C) hubs
D) switches

Question 62

A(n) _____is a secure network that uses the Internet and Web technologies to connect intranets of business partners so that communication between organizations is possible. ​

A) extranet
B) local talk
C) newsgroup
D) token ring

Question 63

Syndication feeds are one way of announcing the availability of a _____.

A) gigapop
B) backlink
C) podcast
D) mirror disk

Question 64

_____is an Internet service that enables users in chat rooms to exchange text messages with people in other locations in real time. ​

A) Internet Relay Chat
B) Short message service
C) Text Relay
D) Internet telephony

Question 65

Joey, a businessman, designs cases and covers for cell phones. He wishes to showcase his products so that more people know about his work. Which of the following will help Joey promote his products?

A) SoundHound
B) WordPress
C) Pinterest
D) Bing

Question 66

A _____ is a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and intended for the general public.

A) wiki
B) tweet
C) blog
D) podcast

Question 67

The protocol that is used for Internet telephony is _____. ​

A) Voice over Internet Protocol
B) Post Office Protocol
C) User Datagram Protocol
D) Interactive Mail Access Protocol

Question 68

_____is a service that uses the Internet rather than the telephone network to exchange spoken conversations. ​

A) Internet telephony
B) Internet broadcast
C) Telephone relay
D) Call forwarding

Question 69

A _____ is a type of Web site that allows users to add, delete, and sometimes modify content.

A) wiki
B) blog
C) tweet
D) podcast

Question 70

_____ refers to a broad class of Web sites and services that allow users to connect with friends, family, and colleagues online as well as meet people with similar interests or hobbies.

A) Social networking
B) Podcasting
C) Gigapop
D) Weblogging

Question 71

Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?

A) XML defines data without context.
B) XML tags specify the layout and appearance of content.
C) XML tags represent the kind of content being posted and transmitted.
D) XML is inflexible toward interoperability between different systems.

Question 72

The goal of _____ is to tailor online searching and requests to users' specific search patterns, preferences, and needs.

A) Web 1.1
B) Web 1.0
C) Web 2.0
D) Web 3.0

Question 73

The most serious problem with wikis is the:

A) inability to modify content.
B) inaccuracy of content.
C) lack of data privacy.
D) restricted access to the general public.

Question 74

The embedded references in hypermedia documents are called _____. ​

A) hypertext
B) wikis
C) podcast
D) weblogs

Question 75

Which of the following is a smart device that can tell the user's heart rate and lung capacity?

A) The Belkin WeMo Switch
B) The Nike Hyperdunk Plus shoes
C) The Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
D) The Under Armour Armour39 shirt

Question 76

_____are indexes of information, based on keywords embedded in documents, that allow search engines to find what Internet users are looking for. ​

A) Directories
B) Newsgroups
C) Aggregators
D) Podcasts

Question 77

_____enables a user to access his or her e-mail account from any computer and, in some cases, store the e-mails on a Web server. ​

A) Web-based e-mail
B) Client-based e-mail
C) Server-based e-mail
D) Signal-based e-mail

Question 78

_____is an Internet service for communicating with others via a private "chat room" on the Internet. ​

A) Instant messaging
B) Electronic mail
C) Short message service
D) Video telephony

Question 79

A _____ is an electronic audio file that is posted on the Web for users to download to their mobile devices or their computers.

A) podcast
B) tweet
C) blog
D) wiki

Question 80

_____is a popular blogging tool that allows users to post anything from their browsers, phones, desktops, e-mail programs, and so forth. ​

A) Google Chrome
B) Mozilla Firefox
C) Wikipedia
D) Tumblr