Deck 24: The Internet

Question 1

What effectively hides all of your computers and makes them appear invisible to other computers on the Internet?

A) NAT
B) IMAP4
C) Port 80
D) Remote Desktop

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Dial-up links to the Internet use PPP.What is PPP?

A) A connector
B) A drive
C) A program
D) A protocol

Answer 2

D

Question 3

How many lines does the Basic Rate Interface (BRI)setup use?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)sends telephone transmissions across what type of lines?

A) Analog
B) Digital
C) Integrated
D) Steel

Question 5

What allows you to make voice calls over a computer network?

A) Satellites
B) Tunneling
C) Encryption
D) VoIP

Question 6

Almost all ____ modems connect to a PCI or PCI Express expansion bus slot inside the PC.

A) analog
B) digital
C) external
D) internal

Question 7

What type of signal does a computer use to communicate?

A) Analog
B) Digital
C) Encrypted
D) Wave

Question 8

The Internet was designed to survive failures.What model does it use to achieve this?

A) Centralized
B) Decentralized
C) Interwoven
D) Secure

Question 9

What device converts analog signals to digital and vice versa,enabling computers to talk to each other via standard commercial telephone lines?

A) Modem
B) Server
C) Telephone
D) Terminal

Question 10

What service provides the structure for the World Wide Web?

A) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
B) Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
C) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
D) Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Question 11

Which of the following transfers data via analog signals?

A) Connector
B) ISP
C) Modem
D) Telephone wire

Question 12

What component in the computer converts individual serial bits of data into 8-bit parallel data that the PC can understand?

A) RAM
B) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
C) Modem
D) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)

Question 13

What are encrypted tunnels that create private networks through the Internet called?

A) NATs
B) Emulated terminals
C) VPNs
D) PPTPs

Question 14

What allows you to give anyone control of your desktop through an e-mail invitation?

A) Secure Shell
B) SMTP
C) Proxy
D) Remote Assistance

Question 15

The Internet consists of millions of computers all over the world interwoven together through long-distance,high-speed,fiber-optic networks.What are these called?

A) Backbones
B) Connectors
C) Root servers
D) Telephones

Question 16

Tier 1 and Tier 2 providers lease their Internet connections to ____.

A) Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
B) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
C) Internet service providers (ISPs)
D) World Wide Web (WWW)

Question 17

What is the router to which you connect at the ISP called?

A) World Wide Router
B) Primary controller
C) Subnet mask
D) Default gateway

Question 18

What provides the basic software structure for communication on the Internet?

A) Chat
B) TCP/IP
C) Telnet
D) Ethernet

Question 19

What is the unit of measurement,also known as one cycle per second,that expresses the speed of phone lines?

A) Baud
B) Byte
C) Digit
D) Flux

Question 20

What is the amount of time a packet takes to get to its destination called?

A) Latency
B) Handshaking
C) TTL
D) PTS

Question 21

You want to allow ActiveX controls to run when you visit a Web site.What would you configure?

A) Security settings of your web browser
B) Security settings of your firewall
C) Privacy settings of your Web browser
D) SSL settings of your Web browser

Question 22

What technology requires that your PC be always on to provide connectivity to other hosts?

A) WiFi
B) ISDN
C) ICS
D) GSM

Question 23

Which protocol enables operating systems and applications to access distributed directories?

A) SNMP
B) SAMBA
C) SMB
D) LDAP

Question 24

What port number is used for sending e-mail?

A) 23
B) 25
C) 110
D) 144

Question 25

Which high-speed Internet technology uses line-of-sight?

A) ISDN
B) Satellite
C) GSM
D) LTE

Question 26

What port numbers are used by FTP?

A) 443 and 444
B) 20 and 21
C) 23 and 25
D) 80 and 110

Question 27

What kind of cable does broadband cable use to provide high-speed Internet access?

A) Regular cable TV cables
B) UTP
C) Fiber-optic
D) Telephone lines

Question 28

What port number is used by HTTPS?

A) 43
B) 143
C) 443
D) 343

Question 29

What is the most common VoIP application protocol?

A) SSH
B) SIP
C) SSL
D) SFTP

Question 30

What protocol uses port numbers 67 and 68?

A) DHCP
B) DNS
C) HTTP
D) FTP

Question 31

What high-speed competitor to cable has DSL providers fielded directly to user's homes using fiber?

A) FTTP
B) FTP
C) SFTP
D) FTTN

Question 32

Which servers provide Web sites and Web pages that users can access?

A) File
B) Mail
C) Network
D) Web

Question 33

What tool enables multiple computers to use the Internet connection provided by one computer on the network?

A) Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)
B) Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
C) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
D) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Question 34

What should you check if your Web browser refuses to run a Java program?

A) Hardware
B) Microsoft settings
C) Operating system
D) Security settings

Question 35

What is the most widely used standard for receiving e-mail?

A) SMTP
B) HTTP
C) IMAP4
D) POP3

Question 36

Which software enables multiple connections to the Internet to go through one protected PC?

A) Firewall
B) Mail server
C) Network
D) Proxy server

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a cellular technology that provides data services?

A) GSM
B) LTE
C) HSDPA
D) ISDN

Question 38

Broadband cable typically offers speeds of 1-10 Mbps for upload.What is the typical speed for download?

A) 1 Mbps
B) 2 Mbps
C) 6-50+ Mbps
D) 4 Mbps

Question 39

What protocol uses SSH for the secure transfer of files?

A) SFTP
B) FTP
C) SMB
D) SNMP

Question 40

You are setting up a broadband connection for your home computer.A UTP cable is used to connect to the cable modem.What does the other end of the UTP cable connect to?

A) Central processing unit (CPU)
B) Modem
C) Network interface card (NIC)
D) Port

Question 41

Telephone wires transfer data via analog signals that continuously change ____________________ on a wire.

Question 42

____________________ has replaced Telnet in most cases because it uses an encrypted connection.

Question 43

Modems convert digital signals from the PC into analog signals for the outgoing ____________________ line.

Question 44

Dial-up links to the Internet have their own hardware protocol called ____________________.

Question 45

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)enables one system to share its Internet connection with other systems on the ____________________.

Question 46

____________________ is an insecure terminal emulation program because it sends user names and passwords in clear text.

Question 47

Almost all ____________________ modems connect to a PCI or PCI Express expansion bus slot inside the PC.

Question 48

Satellite connections to the Internet get the data beamed to a(n)____________________ on a house or an office.

Question 49

____________________ enables you to give anyone control of your desktop.

Question 50

The most common method of encrypting personal information sent over Web sites is ____________________.

Question 51

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)is the service that provides the structure for the ____________________,the graphical face of the Internet.

Question 52

____________________ provides control over a remote server with the fully graphical interface.

Question 53

The process of sending telephone transmission across fully digital lines end-to-end is called ____________________ service.

Question 54

Both DSL and cable modem Internet connections can be used by two or more computers if they are part of a (n)____________________.

Question 55

TCP/IP provides the basic ____________________ structure for communication on the Internet.

Question 56

PCs that connect via a home-based LAN to a single computer for access to the Internet are called client computers.The single computer they connect to is called a (n)____________________.

Question 57

To access a web page on the Internet,a(n)____________________ program is required.

Question 58

_________ uses ports 20 and 21.

Question 59

POP3 is an abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 60

Internet backbones span the major cities of the Earth and interconnect at special locations called ____________________.

Question 61

Type the __________ command at the command prompt to show all the connections between your computer and any other computer.

Question 62

One popular __________ service is AT&T's U-verse,which offers speeds up to 24 Mbps for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads.

Question 63

ISDN service consists of ____________________ channels and ____________________ channels.

Question 64

The interwoven framework for communication on the Internet is made possible by ____________________ routers that connect to more than one other ____________________ routers.

Question 65

WiMAX and LTE are current __________ high-speed cellular technologies.

Question 66

When accessing a Telnet server,a user must provide a(n)____________________ and a(n)____________________ before access is granted.

Question 67

The oldest family of chat programs is based on the __________ protocol.

Question 68

Most wireless hotspots do not provide any level of __________.

Question 69

In __________,you can click on the wrench icon in the upper-right corner of the browser to access settings.

Question 70

__________ emulates SMB and makes non-SMB operating systems on a network look like Windows.

Question 71

Individual serial bits of data are converted into 8-bit parallel data through the ____________________ chip.

Question 72

The server that handles outgoing e-mail is called the ____________________ server.

Question 73

By not allowing internal private IP addresses to be visible on the Internet,____________________ acts as a firewall,protecting your internal network from probing or malicious users from the outside.

Question 74

The default gateway is a (n)____________________ that is connected to at the ISP.

Question 75

V standards are international standards for ____________________ technology.

Question 76

Windows XP and Vista offer an alternative to VNC called ____________________.

Question 77

External modems can convert ____________________ signals to digital and vice versa.

Question 78

The command prompt utility ____________________ can be used to see exactly what port numbers the applications running on your computer are using.

Question 79

If you want to connect a number of computers using wired connections,you'll need to get a __________.

Question 80

You can use ____________________ to make calls over your computer network.