Deck 3: E-Commerce Infrastructure: the Internet, Web, and Mobile Platform

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the basic technological foundations of the Internet?

A)client/server computing
B)Tracert
C)TCP/IP communications protocol
D)packet-switching hardware

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One of Internet2's projects is a nationwide 100 gigabit-per-second network.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The major hubs in the United States where the Internet backbone intersects with regional and local networks are now commonly referred to as Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Transport Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?

A)placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium
B)addressing, packaging, and routing messages
C)providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application
D)providing a variety of applications with the ability to access the services of the lower layers

Question 5

During which period of time did the Institutionalization phase of Internet development take place?

A)1950-1960
B)1961-1974
C)1975-1995
D)1995-through the present

Question 6

Transmission Control Protocol is the protocol that provides the Internet addressing scheme.

Question 7

XML is used to format the structure and style of a Web page.

Question 8

The process of slicing digital messages into parcels, sending them along different communication paths as they become available, and reassembling them at the destination point is called:

A)routing.
B)the Transmission Control Protocol.
C)packet switching.
D)the File Transfer Protocol.

Question 9

IPv6 provides for 64-bit IP addresses.

Question 10

During which phase of the development of the Internet was ARPANET invented?

A)Commercialization phase
B)Institutional phase
C)Innovation phase
D)Consolidation phase

Question 11

Packet switching requires a dedicated circuit.

Question 12

Tablet computers rely on the Internet cloud for processing and storage.

Question 13

WLAN-based Internet access derives from the same technological foundations as telephone-based wireless Internet access.

Question 14

Which of the following is the core communications protocol for the Internet?

A)Telnet
B)FTP
C)TCP/IP
D)SSL

Question 15

Which of the following occurred during the Commercialization phase of Internet development?

A)The fundamental building blocks of the Internet were realized in actual hardware and software.
B)Large mainframes on different college campuses were linked.
C)The Domain Name System was introduced.
D)NSF privatized the operation of the Internet's backbone.

Question 16

Google Apps is an example of cloud computing.

Question 17

Streaming media reduces the effects of latency.

Question 18

T1 and T3 refer to international telephone standards for digital communication.

Question 19

The Internet Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?

A)placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium
B)addressing, packaging, and routing messages
C)providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application
D)providing a variety of applications with the ability to access the services of the lower layers

Question 20

HTML is the Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.

Question 21

A(n)________ is an audio presentation stored as an audio file and posted to the Web for users to download.

A)podcast
B)RSS subscription
C)weblog
D)widget

Question 22

________ is a utility program that allows you to check the connection between your client and a TCP/IP network.

A)Ping
B)Telnet
C)Tracert
D)Finger

Question 23

Which of the following is not an advantage of client/server computing over centralized mainframe computing?

A)It is easy to expand capacity by adding servers and clients.
B)Each client added to the network increases the network's overall capacity and transmission speeds.
C)Client/server networks are less vulnerable, in part because the processing load is balanced over many powerful smaller computers rather than concentrated in a single huge computer.
D)There is less risk that a system will completely malfunction because backup or mirror servers can pick up the slack if one server goes down.

Question 24

The backbone of the Internet is formed by:

A)Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
B)Network Service Providers (NSPs).
C)Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
D)Metropolitan Area Exchanges (MAEs).

Question 25

The natural language convention used to represent IP addresses is called the:

A)uniform resource locator system.
B)Internet protocol addressing schema.
C)domain name system.
D)assigned numbers and names (ANN)system.

Question 26

The ________ is a consortium of corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations that monitors Internet policies and practices.

A)Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
B)World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
C)Internet Engineering Task Force (IET
D)Internet Society (ISOC)

Question 27

Which of the following protocols is used to send mail to a server?

A)SMTP
B)FTP
C)HTTP
D)SSL

Question 28

Where does TLS operate within TCP/IP?

A)between the Internet Layer and the Transport Layer
B)between the Transport Layer and the Application Layer
C)between the Network Interface Layer and the Transport Layer
D)between the Internet Layer and the Application Layer

Question 29

________ is one of the original Internet services and is used to transfer files from a server computer to a client computer and vice versa.

A)SMTP
B)FTP
C)HTTP
D)SSL

Question 30

Which of the following statements about client/server computing is true?

A)It exploded the available communications capacity.
B)It provided communication rules and regulations.
C)It connects multiple powerful personal computers together in one network with one or more servers dedicated to common functions that they all need.
D)It does not provide sufficient computing capacity to support graphics or color.

Question 31

________ is a model of computing in which firms and individuals obtain computing power and software applications over the Internet, rather than purchasing and installing it on their own computers.

A)Client/server computing
B)P2P computing
C)Mobile computing
D)Cloud computing

Question 32

The addresses used by browsers to identify the location of content on the Web are called:

A)domain names.
B)uniform resource locators.
C)IP addresses.
D)file paths.

Question 33

An IPv4 address is expressed as a:

A)32-bit number that appears as a series of four separate numbers separated by semicolons.
B)64-bit number that appears as a series of four separate numbers separated by semicolons.
C)64-bit number that appears as a series of four separate numbers separated by periods.
D)32-bit number that appears as a series of four separate numbers separated by periods.

Question 34

Which layer of Internet architecture is composed of the telecommunications networks and protocols?

A)Network Technology Substrate layer
B)Middleware Services layer
C)Transport Services and Representation Standards layer
D)Applications layer

Question 35

TCP/IP operates in which layer of Internet architecture?

A)Network Technology Substrate layer
B)Middleware Services layer
C)Transport Services and Representation Standards layer
D)Applications layer

Question 36

The layer of Internet architecture that ties the applications to the communications network and includes such services as security and authentication is called the:

A)Network Technology Substrate layer.
B)Middleware Services layer.
C)Transport Services and Representation Standards layer.
D)Applications layer.

Question 37

When talking about the physical elements of the Internet, the term redundancy refers to:

A)transmitting multiple copies of a single packet to safeguard against data loss.
B)the use of tiered high-speed switching computers to connect the backbone to regional and local networks.
C)delays in messages caused by the uneven flow of information through the network.
D)multiple duplicate devices and paths in a network built so that data can be rerouted if a breakdown occurs.

Question 38

An Internet-enabled media player would run in which layer of Internet architecture?

A)Network Technology Substrate layer
B)Middleware Services layer
C)Transport Services and Representation Standards layer
D)Applications layer

Question 39

The "hubs" where the backbone owners connect with one another are called:

A)Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
B)Network Service Providers (NSPs).
C)Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
D)Metropolitan Access Points (MAPs).

Question 40

Local area networks that operate within a single organization that leases access to the Web directly from regional and national carriers are called:

A)wide area networks.
B)extranets.
C)campus area networks.
D)private exchanges.

Question 41

Which of the following was the "killer app" of 2012?

A)social networks
B)blogs
C)tablet PCs
D)search engines

Question 42

Akamai offers all of the following services except:

A)instant messaging.
B)targeted advertising.
C)security services.
D)global traffic management.

Question 43

Which of the following is a Web 2.0 service or application?

A)wikis
B)e-mail
C)IM
D)online forums

Question 44

Which of the following is currently the most popular Web browser?

A)Internet Explorer
B)Netscape
C)Safari
D)Firefox

Question 45

A(n)________ is a Web application that allows users to easily add and edit content on a Web page.

A)wiki
B)podcast
C)blog
D)RSS feed

Question 46

In the address http://www.company.com/clients.html, which of the following is the top-level domain?

A))com
B)company.com
C)www
D)http

Question 47

The concept behind document formatting had its roots in which of the following?

A)XML
B)SGML
C)HTML
D)GML

Question 48

The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:

A)Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
B)Wi-Fi and WiMAX.
C)Bluetooth and 3G.
D)WiMAX and 3G.

Question 49

Siri is a type of:

A)intelligent personal assistant.
B)widget.
C)gadget.
D)social network.

Question 50

You could expect to find all of the following services in a Web server software package except:

A)security services.
B)FTP.
C)data capture.
D)an RSS aggregator.

Question 51

The ________ helps define the overall structure of the Internet.

A)IAB
B)IESG
C)W3C
D)ITU

Question 52

The first Web browser to make it possible to view documents on the Web with colored background, images, and animations was:

A)Netscape Navigator.
B)Mosaic.
C)Mozilla.
D)Internet Explorer.

Question 53

Which of the following is not true about the mobile platform?

A)Most smartphones use Intel chips.
B)The number of cell phones worldwide exceeds the number of PCs.
C)About 25% of the world's cell phones are smartphones.
D)Unlike PCs, smartphones do not need fans.

Question 54

Which of the following statements about fiber-optic cable is not true?

A)It consists of twelve or sixteen strands of glass.
B)It is thinner and lighter than coaxial or twisted pair cable.
C)It enables better data security than coaxial cable.
D)There are thousands of miles of installed fiber-optic cable in the United States that are not being used.

Question 55

Which of the following statements about iPhone apps is not true?

A)They are distributed through Apple's App Store.
B)They are typically written in the Java programming language.
C)They were estimated to generate over $2 billion in 2012.
D)More than 30 billion have been downloaded.

Question 56

Which of the following is a Web application that enables Internet users to communicate with each other, although not in real time?

A)online chat
B)online forum
C)IM
D)VoIP

Question 57

The totality of blog-related Web sites is referred to as the ________.

Question 58

Which of the following is a high-speed, medium-range, broadband wireless metropolitan area network?

A)Wi-Fi
B)WiMAX
C)Bluetooth
D)ZigBee

Question 59

All of the following are characteristics of HTML5 except:

A)a video element that replaces plug-ins such as Flash, QuickTime and RealPlayer.
B)use of CSS3.
C)ability to access built-in functionality of mobile devices, such as GPS and swiping.
D)support for digital rights management.

Question 60

The protocol that enables the transmission of voice and other forms of audio communication over the Internet is called:

A)VoIP.
B)IPTP.
C)VTP.
D)IP.

Question 61

________ are central directories that list all domain names currently in use for specific domains.

Question 62

Specialized computers that interconnect the thousands of computers that make up the Internet in order to transmit message parcels along available communication paths and on to their destinations are called ________.

Question 63

________ software refers to the software that enables a computer to deliver Web pages written in HTML to client computers on a network that request this service by sending an HTTP request.

Question 64

________ is a way of formatting pages with embedded links that connect documents to one another and that also link pages to other objects.

Question 65

Briefly describe the development of the World Wide Web including the key players.

Question 66

________ refers to delays in messages caused by the uneven flow of information packets through the network.

Question 67

A set of rules for transferring data is called a(n)________.

Question 68

A TCP/IP network located within a single organization for the purposes of communication and information processing is called a(n)________.

Question 69

________ is a utility program that allows you to track the path of a message you send from your client to a remote computer on the Internet.

Question 70

What is augmented reality? Describe how augmented reality technologies could be used in e-commerce.

Question 71

TCP/IP is divided into four separate ________, each handling a different aspect of the communication problem.

Question 72

Computing devices attached to the Internet that are capable of making HTTP requests and displaying HTML pages are referred to as ________.

Question 73

What types of effects are tablet computers having on e-commerce?

Question 74

Explain each of the three important concepts behind the Federal Networking Council's definition of the term Internet. Explain how each of these technologies contributes to the functioning of the Internet today.

Question 75

Identify and describe the types of ISP service, along with the Internet connection methods, in use today.