Question 1

-If Chelsea Barton were sending a Word document along with the message in the accompanying figure,that document would be considered an e-mail ____________________.

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-If Chelsea Barton were sending a Word...

Question 2

If you click an ad,a third party can create a(n)____________________ cookie without your knowledge and use it to track your activities at any site containing banner ads from that third party.

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Question 3

A(n)____________________ is an advertisement,typically embedded at the top of a Web page.

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Question 4

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Software program that runs on your computer and helps you access Web pages
A)pharming
B)spam
C)HTTP
D)cookie
E)phishing
F)Web server
G)XHTML
H)socket
I)B2C
J)anonymous proxy service
K)stateless protocol
L)browser

Accepted Answer

A browser is a software program that allows a user to access and view web pages on their computer.

Note: Other choices (such as HTTP and Web server) may be involved in the process of accessing web pages, but specifically identifying a program that runs on the user's computer narrows it down to the browser.

Question 5

A(n)____________________ is an advertisement that appears in a separate window when you enter a Web site.

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Question 6

Obtaining an e-mail ____________________ gets your electronic mailbox set up on an e-mail server.

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Question 7

____________________ is a type of security software designed to identify and neutralize Web bugs,ad-serving cookies,and other spyware.

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Question 8

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-An exploit that redirects users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a false IP address
A)pharming
B)spam
C)HTTP
D)cookie
E)phishing
F)Web server
G)XHTML
H)socket
I)B2C
J)anonymous proxy service
K)stateless protocol
L)browser

Accepted Answer

Pharming refers to the practice of redirecting users to fake websites by poisoning a domain name server with a false IP address.

Answer: E
 Phishing refers to the practice of tricking users into revealing sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details through fraudulent emails or websites.

Answer: L
 A browser is a software application used to access and view websites on the internet.

Note: The other options listed are not directly related to the given phrase or definition.

Question 9

____________________ is typically used to describe business transactions that are conducted over a computer network.

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Question 10

Technologies that create ____________________ connections include SSL/TLS and HTTPS.

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Question 11

Banner and pop-up ads earn revenue for hosting merchants based on the ____________________,which is the number of times that site visitors click the ad to connect to the advertiser's site.

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Question 12

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-A small chunk of data generated by a Web server and stored in a text file on your computer's hard disk
A)pharming
B)spam
C)HTTP
D)cookie
E)phishing
F)Web server
G)XHTML
H)socket
I)B2C
J)anonymous proxy service
K)stateless protocol
L)browser

Accepted Answer

A cookie is a small chunk of data generated by a Web server and stored in a text file on your computer's hard disk.

Answer: F
 A Web server is the program that runs on a computer and listens for requests from clients for Web pages.

Answer: L
 A browser is a program that allows a user to view and interact with Web pages.

Note: The other answer choices do not match the given phrase or definition.

Question 13

A(n)____________________ is a cyberspace version of the metal cart you wheel around a store and fill up with merchandise.

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Question 14

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Unwanted electronic junk mail about,say,medical products,low-cost loans,and fake software upgrades that arrives in your online mailbox
A)pharming
B)spam
C)HTTP
D)cookie
E)phishing
F)Web server
G)XHTML
H)socket
I)B2C
J)anonymous proxy service
K)stateless protocol
L)browser

Accepted Answer

Spam refers to unwanted electronic messages, particularly emails, that promote various products or services.

Note: It is not necessary to give just one answer; in some cases, multiple choices may be correct.

Question 15

The popular term for unwanted electronic junk mail about medical products,low-cost loans,and fake software upgrades that arrives in your online mailbox is ____________________.

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Question 16

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-An Internet-based computer that accepts requests from browsers
A)pharming
B)spam
C)HTTP
D)cookie
E)phishing
F)Web server
G)XHTML
H)socket
I)B2C
J)anonymous proxy service
K)stateless protocol
L)browser

Accepted Answer

A Web server is an Internet-based computer that accepts requests from browsers.

Answer: L
 A browser is a software application used to access, retrieve, and display information resources on the World Wide Web.

(Note: The other answer options are also related to internet or web-related terminology, but do not match the given definition as closely as F and L.)

Question 17

PayPal is an example of a(n)____________________ payment service.

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Question 18

Individuals who prefer not to leave a trail of their Internet activities surf through a(n)____________________ proxy service,which uses an intermediary server to relay Web page requests after masking the originating IP address.

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Question 19

____________________ is an exploit that redirects users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a false IP address.

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Question 20

A(n)____________________ displays results or hits as a list of relevant Web sites,accompanied by links to source pages and short excerpts containing the keywords.

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Quiz 7: The Web and E-mail