Deck 4: The Web

Question 1

A Web _________ is an Internet-based computer that stores Web site content and accepts requests from browsers.

A) site
B) server
C) store
D) browser

Answer 1

B

Question 2

HTTP is the markup language used to specify the contents of a Web page.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The World Wide Web is a collection of HTML documents, images, videos, and sound files that can be linked to each other and accessed over the Internet using a protocol called _____.

A) HTTP
B) HTML
C) FTP (file transfer protocol)
D) IP

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The ____________ is a collection of HTML (hypertext markup language) documents, images, videos, and sound files that can be linked to each other and accessed over the Internet using a protocol called HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol).

A) The Internet
B) WWW (World Wide Web)
C) ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)
D) HTML

Question 5

A URL never contains spaces.

Question 6

A link contains the ________ that links to another Web page.

A) hypertext
B) URL
C) domain name
D) CSS

Question 7

What is the term used for when a link leads to a Web page that no longer exists?

A) 911 error
B) Linkrot
C) URL error
D) Short URL

Question 8

A Web _________ is client software that displays Web page elements and handles links between Web pages.

Question 9

URLs contain a domain name.

Question 10

The file name of a specific Web page always appears first in the URL.

Question 11

Web sites can be spread across multiple Web servers.

Question 12

What is the term that is used to describe a computer system that could store literary documents, link them according to logical relationships, and allow readers to comment and annotate what they read?

A) WWW
B) Internet
C) Cascading style sheets (CSS)
D) Hypertext

Question 13

Web pages are connected by __________ links.

Question 14

A Web __________ is based on an HTML source document that is stored as a file on a Web server.

Question 15

The Web is synonymous with the Internet.

Question 16

Which early browser was the first to run on multiple computer platforms including Windows?

A) Mosaic
B) Internet Explorer
C) Safari
D) None of the above

Question 17

Ted Nelson developed the specifications for URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), HTML, and HTTP.

Question 18

A(n) __________ document contains the text for a Web page interspersed with coding for how to display text and any additional visual or auditory elements.

Question 19

In today's Web, most Web pages have bidirectional links.

Question 20

Every Web page has a unique address called a(n) ___________.

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

Question 21

If you wanted to add a feature to your browser, such as an ad-blocker, you would need to install a browser __________.

Question 22

Your browser _________ serves as temporary storage for Web documents.

Question 23

Which of the following would NOT be considered an essential element of a browser?

A) Navigation buttons
B) Refresh button
C) Address box
D) Bookmark toolbar

Question 24

Browser ________ allow your browser to queue up multiple Web pages so that you can easily switch between them.

Question 25

A browser __________ adds features to a browser.

A) plugin
B) extension
C) executable
D) OS

Question 26

A(n) ________ is a software component that extends a browser's ability to work with file formats.

Question 27

In a browser, _________ services can automatically complete your search requests based on previous searches.

Question 28

If you allow your browser to store passwords, you no longer need to worry about security for those passwords.

Question 29

You can use multiple browsers on a device.

Question 30

If you want to change your default browser, you need to delete the browsers that you no longer want to use.

Question 31

Which of the following is a function of the browser cache?

A) Any elements that it stores do not have to be downloaded again.
B) Your passwords are securely stored.
C) Your cookies are downloaded.
D) All of the above.

Question 32

In a browser, __________ link to pages that you use frequently.

A) bookmarks
B) favorites
C) both A and B
D) none of the above

Question 33

Your ________ browser is automatically used when opening a web page or clicking on a web link.

Question 34

It is a good idea to ________ your browser when a new version becomes available, mainly to increase security.

Question 35

Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox are examples of ________.

Question 36

If your device will not display a PDF in your browser, you may need to install a browser ________.

A) cache
B) extension
C) executable
D) plugin

Question 37

Browser cache is another term for browser History list.

Question 38

Files can remain in the Web cache for days or weeks.

Question 39

It is not possible to delete the contents of your browser cache.

Question 40

The browser ________ page is the first page displayed when the browser starts and can be set to any address the user wants.

Question 41

If you wanted to set the text in a section of your HTML document to italics, what tag would you use?

A)
B)
C)
D) None of the above

Question 42

Authors mark up HTML documents by inserting special instructions called HTML ______.

Question 43

Which HTML tag designates links to other Web pages?

A)

B)
C)
D)

Question 44

When were the original HTML specifications developed by Tim Berners-Lee?

A) 1970s
B) 1980s
C) 1990s
D) 2000s

Question 45

What does the HTML tag

designate in an HTML document?

A) New paragraph
B) Personal data
C) Print command
D) Show photos

Question 46

An HTML document consists of three sections: the head, the body, and the content.

Question 47

_____ is the current HTML specification.

Question 48

______ is a markup language designed to describe data.

Question 49

If you wanted to turn bold off for the remainder of the text in an HTML document, what tag would you use?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Question 50

HTML tags are instructions for a browser.

Question 51

HTML is the only markup language used on the Web.

Question 52

The Head section of an HTML document contains text and links to images.

Question 53

Programs such as Dreamweaver and BlueGriffon are examples of ______ HTML editors.

Question 54

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

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT used to create or edit HTML documents?

A) HTML conversion utility
B) Filezilla FTP client
C) Word processing software
D) Online HTML editor

Question 56

Which of the following is a markup language?

A) XML (Extensible Markup Language)
B) XHTML (Extensible HTML)
C) SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)
D) All of the above

Question 57

An HTML document begins with the DOCTYPE and declarations.

Question 58

You can create HTML documents with simple text editors such as Notepad or TextEdit.

Question 59

______ is called a markup language because authors mark up documents by inserting special instructions.

Question 60

In an HTML document, most tags are inserted as pairs.

Question 61

_____________ is a set of detailed style specifications, called style rules, for an HTML document.

Question 62

Which of the following is a common use of server-side scripting?

A) Online shopping
B) Changing the appearance of a graphical object displayed on a Web page
C) Caching Web pages for quick loading
D) All of the above

Question 63

A(n) _________ Web page displays customized content in response to keyboard or mouse actions or based on information supplied directly or indirectly by the person viewing the page.

Question 64

Besides a URL, and a set of Web pages, you also need a Web ______________ service that stores and distributes your Web pages.

Question 65

You can think of HTTP as the system that browsers use to communicate with a Web server and ask for HTML documents.

Question 66

Which of the following is NOT an HTTP method?

A) GET
B) SEND
C) OPTIONS
D) PUT

Question 67

A(n) ____________ is a company that provides space on a server to house Web pages.

A) HTML editor
B) CSS
C) ISP (Internet service provider)
D) Web hosting service

Question 68

Because HTTP is a(n) _________ protocol, each time you connect to a different Web page at the site, the server regards it as a new visit.

Question 69

An HTTP ________ is a sequence of transactions between a Web server and a browser.

Question 70

HTTP uses port 20 for communications between a client device and a server.

Question 71

A file with a .css file extension indicates that it is a(n) ________ CSS.

Question 72

______-side scripts are embedded in an HTML document and run locally when a Web page is displayed by a browser.

Question 73

HTTP is considered to be a(n) ___________ protocol.

A) cookie
B) FTP
C) persistent
D) stateless

Question 74

Which of the following is data that would NOT be found in a cookie?

A) Information it reads from your hard drive
B) Access date
C) Customer number
D) Shopping cart number

Question 75

A set of commands called HTTP ________ help your browser to communicate with Web servers.

Question 76

Cookies can be stored on desktop and laptop computers but not smartphones or tablet computers.

Question 77

________-side scripts run on Web servers rather than on your local device.

Question 78

Which HTTP method does a browser use when you upload files to a specific Web address?

A) POST
B) GET
C) PUT
D) SEND

Question 79

Using just HTML and CSS, Web designers can create dynamic Web pages.

Question 80

A 404 status code indicates that the resource that your browser requested does not exist.