Deck 7: The Web and E-Mail

Question 1

Any server that creates a cookie can only request that cookie during the current session; it cannot request the cookie the next time you connect to one of its Web pages.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The major advantage of POP e-mail is that you can access your messages from any computer connected to the Internet.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In an HTTP communication, your browser opens a socket, connects to a similar open socket at the Web server, and issues a command, such as "send me an HTML document."

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Netiquette is online jargon for "Internet etiquette."

Question 5

Privacy advocates question the wisdom of search engines retaining queries.

Question 6

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

Question 7

Smileys are symbols that can be added to e-mail messages to convey emotions and take the edge off potentially inflammatory remarks.

Question 8

Traditionally, port 25 is devoted to HTTP traffic, port 21 deals with SMTP e-mail traffic, and port 80 handles FTP.

Question 9

Whereas S-HTTP creates a secure connection between a client and a server over which any amount of data can be sent securely, SSL is simply designed to encrypt and then transmit an individual message.

Question 10

In banking jargon, a one-time-use credit card number is called a controlled payment number.

Question 11

HTML is called a markup language because authors mark up their documents by inserting special instructions, called HTML tags, that specify how the document should appear when displayed on a computer screen.

Question 12

A conversion process called SMTP provides a clever way of disguising digital photos, sounds, and other media as plain ASCII code that can travel over the Internet as e-mail attachments.

Question 13

A server-side script consists of statements that are run on a server.

Question 14

Scripting languages are designed to replace normal HTML.

Question 15

IE and Firefox updates only cost $10 a year.

Question 16

XHTML is the follow-up version to HTML 4.

Question 17

Periodically, you should review the information on your Web pages and verify that the links still connect to existing Web pages.

Question 18

A collection of Web pages can be grouped into a Web site.

Question 19

Web-based e-mail gives you the option of downloading your mail or leaving it on the server.

Question 20

E-mail is based on store-and-forward technology.

Question 21

The figure above shows an antispoofing tool that helps to confirm that the site you re actually visiting is the one you intended to visit.

Question 22

Link indexing is a measure of the quantity and quality of the links from one Web page to others.

Question 23

A Web page can be stored as a file called a(n) ISP document.

Question 24

Three types of e-mail systems are widely used today: SMTP , POP, and Web-based mail.

Question 25

Every Web page has a unique address called a(n) Uniform Resource Locator .

Question 26

If you turn off cookies, you probably will not be able to make online purchases.

Question 27

A(n) Web browser is a software program that runs on your computer and helps you access Web pages.

Question 28

A(n) URL never contains a space, even after a punctuation mark.

Question 29

A local bug object is the Flash equivalent of a conventional Web cookie.

Question 30

Rather than block all cookies, you can block cookies from specific sites.

Question 31

A Java control is an application written in the Java programming language.

Question 32

Any file that travels with an e-mail message is called an e-mail MIME .

Question 33

HTML documents use special instructions, called HTML logos , that specify how the document should appear when displayed on a computer screen or printed.

Question 34

Fake sites might offer a secure connection for transmitting your credit card number.

Question 35

Pharming is less surreptitious and easier to detect than most other hacker schemes.

Question 36

A(n) ActiveX control is a compiled computer program that can be referenced from within an HTML document, downloaded, installed on your computer, and executed within the browser window.

Question 37

A(n) spam filter automatically routes advertisements and other junk mail to the Deleted Items folder maintained by your e-mail client.

Question 38

A digital license is an electronic attachment to a file, such as an ActiveX control, that verifies the identity of its source.

Question 39

Online auctions and rummage sales are examples of C2C e-commerce.

Question 40

Videocasting is similar to podcasting, but with video instead of audio files.

Question 41

In the above figure, www.cnn.com is the _____.

A) Web protocol standard
B) Web server name
C) folder name
D) filename extension

Question 42

An HTML document is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____ document.

A) linked
B) annotated
C) text
D) source

Question 43

____ is a set of specifications for creating documents that a browser can display as a Web page.

A) HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
B) Java
C) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
D) Perl

Question 44

Your browser displays an error message when a Web server sends a ____ status code to indicate that the requested resource does not exist.

A) 200
B) 303
C) 404
D) 500

Question 45

An HTTP exchange takes place over a pair of ____.

A) sockets
B) packets
C) switches
D) networks

Question 46

When using a browser, you can access a Web page by clicking a(n) ____ or by typing a URL.

A) icon
B) key
C) link
D) tunnel

Question 47

A Web ____ is the product or output of one or more Web-based files displayed in a format similar to a page in a book.

A) page
B) link
C) book
D) manual

Question 48

HTTP is classified as a ____ protocol.

A) status
B) port-based
C) server
D) stateless

Question 49

The ____ tag creates a horizontal line.

A)< line >
B)< hr / >
C)< br >
D) < li >

Question 50

The design element marked 1 in the figure above was created by the ____ tag.

A)< br >
B)< hr / >
C)< line >
D)< li >

Question 51

A Web server's response to a browser's request includes an HTTP ____ that indicates whether the browser's request could be fulfilled.

A) status code
B) completion code
C) message code
D) IP address

Question 52

A(n) ____ is a software program that runs on your computer and helps you access Web pages.

A) explorer
B) browser
C) navigator
D) manager

Question 53

In the above figure, showbiz is the ____.

A) Web protocol standard
B) Web server name
C) folder name
D) filename extension

Question 54

A podcast is an audio file that is distributed through downloads or the use of a feed, such as ____.

A) Ajax
B) DHTML
C) XML
D) RSS

Question 55

In the above figure, http is the _____.

A) Web protocol standard
B) Web server name
C) folder name
D) filename extension

Question 56

In the above figure, .htm is the _____.

A) Web protocol standard
B) Web server name
C) folder name
D) filename extension

Question 57

The Web is based on the concept of ____, a collection of documents that can be related by links.

A) hypertext
B) cookies
C) ports
D) tags

Question 58

A Web page can be stored as a file called a(n) ____ document.

A) XML
B) ISP
C) HTML
D) HTTP

Question 59

The process of accessing a Web site is sometimes referred to as ____.

A) linking
B) surfing
C) texting
D) messaging

Question 60

____ is a protocol that works in conjunction with TCP/IP to get Web resources to your desktop.

A) HTML
B) URL
C) HTTP
D) FTP

Question 61

____, as shown in the above figure, provides tools specifically designed to enter and format Web page text, graphics, and links.

A) A text editor
B) Web authoring software
C) Web Creator
D) W3C

Question 62

In addition to using search engines, you can also find Web-based information using a(n) ____ engine that searches a series of other search engines and compiles the search results.

A) compiled
B) stuffed
C) metasearch
D) secure

Question 63

Some search engines use ____ instead of the word NOT.

A) =
B) -
C) *
D) ^

Question 64

HTML ____, as shown in the figure above, are typically used to collect payment and shipping information at the checkout counter of e-commerce Web sites.

A) frames
B) tables
C) gateways
D) forms

Question 65

Most of the e-commerce activities that the typical Web surfer enjoys are classified as ____ e-commerce.

A) C2C
B) B2C
C) B2B
D) B2G

Question 66

A search engine's ____ processor looks for your search terms in the search engine's indexed database and returns a list of relevant Web sites.

A) query
B) link
C) archive
D) indexing

Question 67

A(n) ____ certificate is an electronic attachment to a file that verifies the identity of its source.

A) authentication
B) digital
C) analog
D) authority

Question 68

Online auctions are examples of ____ e-commerce.

A) C2C
B) B2C
C) B2B
D) B2G

Question 69

A Web ____ is a computer program that is automated to methodically visit Web sites.

A) converter
B) crawler
C) archive
D) glossary

Question 70

A(n) ____ helps you find information by searching the Web for any pages that meet your specifications.

A) navigator
B) browser
C) search engine
D) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) tag

Question 71

When your browser fetches pages and graphics to form a Web page, it stores that material on your computer in temporary files sometimes referred to as a Web ____.

A) cache
B) plug-in
C) converter
D) source

Question 72

The ____ wildcard character allows a search engine to find pages with any derivation of a basic word.

A) +
B) &
C) *
D) $

Question 73

Keyword ____ is an unethical practice in which meta keywords are manipulated to gain high relevancy rankings.

A) packing
B) stuffing
C) archiving
D) indexing

Question 74

A(n) ____ application is a program that extends a browser's ability to work with file formats.

A) plug
B) installation
C) PDF
D) helper

Question 75

Large volume sites, such as yahoo.com, tend to use a group of multiple servers, also known as _____.

A) server groups
B) server houses
C) server farms
D) server co-ops

Question 76

A(n) ____ keyword is entered into a header section of a Web page when it is created and is supposed to describe the page contents.

A) query
B) link
C) archive
D) meta

Question 77

Applications written in the Java programming language are called Java _____.

A) frames
B) servlets
C) applets
D) fragments

Question 78

A search engine ____ is software that culls keywords from a Web page and stores them in a database.

A) indexer
B) crawler
C) archive
D) tracker

Question 79

Server-side scripts can be written using ____.

A) Perl
B) C++
C) Java
D) all of the above

Question 80

A(n) ____ tag produces a graphic when the Web page is displayed by a browser.

A)graphic
B) img
C)pic
D) jpeg