Deck 10: Technology in the Law Office

Question 1

A domain name

A)is used to locate a missing person
B)is used to prepare a client's invoice
C)is used in a specific area of law
D)is used in an Internet address
E)none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Department of Defense owns the Internet.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In the 1960s,the Internet was designed

A)to manage the government's military establishments
B)as a means of communication that would withstand nuclear war
C)for e-mail purposes for employees of the National Science Foundation
D)to sell supplies to the Pentagon
E)none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Bundled software applications are

A)called office suites
B)easy to use because the commands are uniform
C)generally less powerful than individual applications
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 5

ICANN is an international group of Internet users.

Question 6

An Internet Service Provider is

A)a software that allows files to be transferred between computers
B)a protocol that allows a computer to connect with a remote computer
C)a large community of network designers
D)a virus that will damage your computer
E)none of the above

Question 7

The World Wide Web is

A)a protocol that operates on the Internet
B)found in the United States only
C)also known as the Internet
D)funded by the government
E)none of the above

Question 8

Domain names

A)identify an organization
B)are used on the Internet only
C)were created by the InterNIC project
D)have caused conflicts between trademark owners and domain name registrants
E)all of the above

Question 9

A top-level domain

A)identifies the type of organization
B)is attached to a domain name
C)is a software that identifies operating systems
D)is a software that determines an application's purpose
E)a and b only

Question 10

America Online is an example of an ISP.

Question 11

The name of the first Internet was

A)MILNET
B)NSFNET
C)ICANN
D)ARPANET
E)NREN

Question 12

Add-on software

A)adds additional features to a software application
B)attaches to a firm's printer
C)is used for multimedia presentations only
D)is for use with the Internet only
E)none of the above
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Question 13

Substantive software applications are used in court trials only.

Question 14

The Web delivers information via

A)hyperlinks
B)video clips
C)home pages
D)levels
E)plug-in software

Question 15

File Transfer Protocol organizes Internet information for search and retrieval.

Question 16

A database application is used for

A)managing information
B)a firm's client list
C)managing a firm's marketing efforts
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 17

Protocols are used

A)as a set of rules that ensure that different software products can work together
B)to provide audio to websites
C)to provide video to websites
D)to connect a computer to a printer
E)a and b only

Question 18

Practice management software applications are

A)easy to program
B)very few and hard to find
C)developed specifically for a certain area of law
D)used for the Internet only
E)none of the above

Question 19

The differences)between custom software applications and off-the-shelf applications is/are

A)custom software is created only for the user
B)off-the-shelf is created for anyone who purchases it
C)no other firm has custom software
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 20

The Internet

A)is used for legal research
B)is a worldwide cooperative network of networks
C)was designed by the Rand Corporation
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 21

A search engine is an independent company.

Question 22

What are the four ways to locate specific information on the Web? ,
,,and .

Question 23

Software that is distributed without cost is called .

Question 24

Top level domains and type identifiers are used throughout the world.

Question 25

The collection of documents that are used as a template to prepare new documents is called an) .

Question 26

A pathname is the method of locating the government on the Internet.

Question 27

The protocol used by the Web is .

Question 28

Software created for use by groups is called .

Question 29

Law firms have websites ending in .com.

Question 30

A cybersquatter is .

Question 31

An intranet is based on Web technology.

Question 32

The Internet is also called the World Wide Web.

Question 33

Most law firm intranets consist of what five levels? ,
,,,and
.

Question 34

Plug-in software is used to allow a person to hear sound on the Web.

Question 35

Microsoft owns the Web.

Question 36

Information on the World Wide Web is always reliable.

Question 37

Protocol standards are set by .

Question 38

A URL is used to locate information in the Internet.

Question 39

A ccTLD is .

Question 40

Name three of the four main elements of a URL: ,
,and .

Question 41

What type of firm is most likely to have an extranet? .

Question 42

Phishing is .

Question 43

What is the difference between an intranet and an extranet?

Question 44

What are the three types of extranets? ,,and .

Question 45

A method that is used to secure access to an extranet is called an) .