Question 1

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 2

What is e-commerce?

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Question 3

Why do I have to download software in order to view some Web pages?

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

What worries privacy advocates about ad-serving cookies?.

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Question 6

Define client-side script.

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Question 7

What is a cookie?

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Question 8

What is a stateless protocol?

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Question 9

Give two reasons why it is important to upgrade your browser when new versions become available.

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Question 10

Why is anonymity not assured, even with anonymous proxies?.

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Question 11

What is store-and-forward technology?

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Question 12

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 13

What is the downside of deleting cookies?.

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Question 14

Discuss POP mail vs. Web-based e-mail as they relate to control, security, and travel.

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Question 15

What is Web authoring software?

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Question 16

____________________ 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 17

What are the components of a search engine?.

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Question 18

Describe three purposes for the use of cookies.

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Question 19

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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Question 20

What does the Persistent Identification Element system do?.

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Quiz 7: The Web and E-Mail