Question 1

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

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The answer of ____________________ is typically used to describe business...

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

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The answer of Technologies that create ____________________ connections include SSL/TLS...

Question 5

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

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The answer of A(n)____________________ is a cyberspace version of the...

Question 6

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 runs on your computer and helps you access web pages.

Question 7

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 is unwanted electronic junk mail.

Question 8

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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The answer of Banner and pop-up ads earn revenue for...

Question 9

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.

Question 10

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

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The answer of A(n)____________________ is an advertisement that appears in...

Question 11

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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The answer of A(n)____________________ displays results or hits as a...

Question 12

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 a computer that accepts requests from browsers (such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge) and serves the appropriate response, usually in the form of a web page.

Answer: L
 A browser is a software application used to access information on the World Wide Web. It sends requests to web servers and displays the content returned by those servers. Examples include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

Question 13

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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The answer of The popular term for unwanted electronic junk...

Question 14

If you click an ad,a third party can surreptitiously create a(n)____________________ cookie and use it to track your activities at any site containing banner ads from that third party.

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The answer of If you click an ad,a third party...

Question 15

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

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The answer of A(n)____________________ is an advertisement,typically embedded at the...

Question 16

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

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The answer of Obtaining an e-mail ____________________ gets your electronic...

Question 17

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

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The answer of ____________________ is a type of security software...

Question 18

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

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The answer of ____________________ is an exploit that redirects users...

Question 19

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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The answer of Individuals who prefer not to leave a...

Question 20

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

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The answer of 
-If Chelsea Barton were sending a Word...

Quiz 7: The Web and E-Mail