Deck 7: The Internet,Intranets,and Extranets

Question 1

Spaces can be used in domain names used in uniform resource locators (URLs).

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Hypermedia documents can only be stored at the site where they were created.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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)kernels

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Although intranets are physically located in an organization,they can span the globe,allowing remote users to access the intranet's information.

Question 5

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 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

Some Instant Messaging (IM)applications have features for audio or video conversations.

Question 14

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

Question 15

Intranets are typically set up behind a firewall.

Question 16

The top-level domains (TLDs)can be in any language or character set and can contain any phrase,including a company or brand name.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

A)fiber-optic
B)coaxial
C)Ethernet
D)twisted pair

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

In the universal resource locator (URL)http: / / www.csub.edu,identify the top-level domain.

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

Question 22

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

A)Domain names
B)Prototypes
C)Log files
D)Mirror disks

Question 23

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

A)Geographic TLDs are used to promote business and tourism.
B)Geographic TLDs are owned by corporations to control use of their brands.
C)Geographic TLDs are limited to members of a defined community.
D)Geographic TLDs are denoted by .Spanish or .Persian.

Question 24

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

A)cookie-frame
B)open-term
C)human-powered
D)crawler-based

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

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

A)Community TLDs are owned by corporations to control use of their brands.
B)Community TLDs are used to promote business and tourism.
C)Community TLDs are maintained by cities and geographic regions.
D)Community TLDs are limited to members of a defined community.

Question 27

_____ has a lower transmission rate upstream than downstream.

A)Asymmetric DSL (ADSL)
B)Symmetric DSL (SDSL)
C)Very High-Speed DSL (VDSL)
D)Integrated Services Digital Network DSL (ISDN DSL)

Question 28

A _____ is an information system that enables users to retrieve data from the Web by using keywords.

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

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

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

A)top-level domain (TLD)
B)uniform resource locator (URL)
C)Internet protocol (IP)
D)Really Simple Syndication (RSS)feed

Question 31

In the 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 32

DNS (Domain Name System)servers translate all domain names into _____.

A)IP addresses
B)hypermedia
C)cookies
D)proxy servers

Question 33

Google,Bing,and Ask.com are examples of _____.

A)directories
B)search engines
C)Web browsers
D)Web applications

Question 34

What is the use of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)?

A)It is used to route traffic on a public telephone network.
B)It is used to build up a local area network (LAN).
C)It is used to create Web pages.
D)It is used to provide radio coverage over a wider area.

Question 35

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

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

Question 36

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

A)Crawlers
B)Worms
C)Viruses
D)Trojans

Question 37

A client can be a home computer or a node in an organization's _____.

A)local area network (LAN)
B)wide area network (WAN)
C)personal area network (PAN)
D)metropolitan area network (MAN)

Question 38

_____ check to see what links are on a user's 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)Nodes
D)Spams

Question 39

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

A)top-level domain (TLD)
B)network interface card (NIC)
C)Post Office Protocol (POP)
D)Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

Question 40

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

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

Question 41

Which of the following statements is true of Web applications?

A)Massive open online courses (MOOC)have replaced traditional university systems.
B)Customers need to manually apply for mortgages.
C)Creation of online copyright-protection schemes continues to be a challenge.
D)The Internet has helped revoke voters and halt the democratic process.

Question 42

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

A)wiki
B)blog
C)RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feed
D)podcast

Question 43

Microsoft Outlook is an example of a _____ e-mail program.

A)client-based
B)Web-based
C)crawler-based
D)graphics-based

Question 44

Which of the following is true of the Internet?

A)Its access is restricted to approved users.
B)It has a limited geographical scope.
C)It is usually faster than an intranet.
D)It is less secure than an intranet.

Question 45

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

A)the use of telephone networks has lowered costs compared to the use of VoIP
B)there is an increase in customer inconvenience
C)Web applications can be used with minimum costs
D)products and services can be offered at higher prices

Question 46

Which of the following is a drawback of Internet telephony?

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

Question 47

Identify a true statement about intranets.

A)An intranet is different from a local area network (LAN),although it uses the same physical connections.
B)An intranet is a public network that can be used by external users.
C)An intranet increases the cost and time of document production.
D)An intranet will not help a company to make updates as soon as they are needed.

Question 48

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

A)Web 0.0
B)Web 1.0
C)Web 2.0
D)Web 3.0

Question 49

Identify a true statement about Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

A)With VoIP,users often experience busy lines.
B)With VoIP,call quality is significantly better than that of regular phone lines.
C)With VoIP,users cannot screen callers if the caller has caller ID blocked.
D)With VoIP,users can have calls forwarded from anywhere in the world.

Question 50

Identify the system,in health care,which makes interactive medical tools available to public.

A)Public medical systems
B)Personal health information systems
C)Restricted healthcare systems
D)Medicine endorsement systems

Question 51

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

A)podcast
B)gigapop
C)blog
D)crawler

Question 52

_____ is considered a type of interorganizational system (IOS).

A)A modem
B)The Internet
C)An extranet
D)An intranet

Question 53

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

A)Users experience busy lines.
B)Long-distance calls are less expensive.
C)Voicemails are not received on the computer.
D)Calls cannot be forwarded from anywhere in the world.

Question 54

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

A)Web 0.0
B)Web 1.0
C)Web 2.0
D)Web 3.0

Question 55

In the context of an organization,which of the following statements is true of an intranet?

A)Intranets increase the cost and time of document production.
B)Intranets aid the duplication and distribution of documents.
C)Intranets help move from calendar-based document-publishing strategy to one that is based on needs.
D)Intranets oppose the sharing of software,such as office suite or a data base management system (DBMS).

Question 56

Intranets are also called _____.

A)gigapops
B)microposts
C)corporate portals
D)universal resource locators

Question 57

Which of the following protocols is used to send e-mails?

A)SMTP
B)POP
C)http
D)VoIP

Question 58

Which of the following statements is true of the Internet and an intranet?

A)The Internet and an intranet use similar languages for developing applications.
B)The Internet speed is faster than that of an intranet.
C)The Internet is a private network,while an intranet is a public network.
D)The Internet can be accessed by certain approved users,while anybody can access an intranet.

Question 59

Identify a true statement about an extranet.

A)Extranets result in high internetworking costs for companies,which subsequently lead to increased losses.
B)Extranets facilitate information exchange among business partners.
C)Extranets help organizations move from a calendar-based document-publishing strategy to one that is based on events.
D)Extranets are considered a type of extraorganizational system (IOS).

Question 60

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

A)Internet Relay Chats
B)Instant Messaging services
C)RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feeds
D)Discussion groups

Question 61

_________ is a service that uses the Internet rather than the network to exchange spoken conversations.

A)Internet telephony
B)Internet broadcast
C)Internet transmission
D)Internet communication

Question 62

The _________ is a foundation network linked with fiber-optic cables that can support very high bandwidth.

A)Internet backbone
B)Ethernet backbone
C)extranet backbone
D)intranet backbone

Question 63

In Really Simple Syndication (RSS),a subscription service,the layout and the appearance should be handled by _________.

A)Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
B)Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
C)Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
D)Extensible Style Sheets (XSS)

Question 64

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

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

Question 65

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

A)extranet
B)subnet
C)telnet
D)powernet

Question 66

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

A)XML tags are usually distributed by wikis and blogs.
B)XML tags represent the kind of content being posted and transmitted.
C)XML tags specify the layout and appearance of content.
D)XML tags are inflexible and have one standard format for information.

Question 67

The embedded references in hypermedia documents are called _________.

A)hypertext
B)hypercode
C)hyperdisk
D)hypertape

Question 68

_________ are indexes of information based on keywords embedded in documents that make it possible for search engines to find what Internet users are looking for.

A)Directories
B)Newsgroups
C)Aggregators
D)Navigational tools

Question 69

Joey is a businessman.He develops cases and covers for mobile phones.He wishes to showcase his products so that more people know about his work.Which of the following will help him in promoting his products?

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

Question 70

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

A)Internet Protocol (IP)addresses
B)pay-per-click (PPC)features
C)Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
D)interorganizational systems (IOS)

Question 71

_________ is the protocol used for Internet telephony.

A)Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
B)Communications Protocol
C)Cryptographic Protocol
D)Routing Protocol

Question 72

_____ refer(s)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)RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feeds
C)Blogging
D)Wikis

Question 73

_________ is an Internet service that enables users in discussion rooms to exchange text messages with people in other locations in real time.

A)Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
B)Short message service (SMS)
C)Newsgroup
D)E-mail

Question 74

Which of the following is a serious problem with wikis?

A)Inability to modify content
B)Accuracy of information
C)Privacy concerns
D)Restricted access to general public

Question 75

_________ are usually collected by an "aggregator."

A)Podcasts
B)RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feeds
C)Wikis
D)Blogs

Question 76

_________ e-mail service 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
B)Client-based
C)Server-based
D)User-based

Question 77

Computers requesting hypermedia documents on the Internet are called _________.

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

Question 78

Identify an application of Internet2 (I2)that aimed to create an electronic repository of education resources,such as textbooks and journals.

A)Electrical Library
B)Journal Library
C)Media Library
D)Digital Library

Question 79

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

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

Question 80

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

A)podcast
B)RSS (Really Simple Syndication)feed
C)blog
D)wiki