True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The ICANN has the authority to resolve domain-name disputes.
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2.
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The World Wide Web was developed by Linus Torvalds at CERN, the European
Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva.
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3.
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The Web is a menu-based system that uses the peer-to-peer network model.
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4.
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Web plug-ins can help provide additional features to standard Web
sites.
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HTML tags let the browser know how to format text as a heading, as a list, or as
body text.
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6.
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A Web browser plug-in is an external program that is executed by a Web
browser when it is needed.
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7.
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The .NET platform allows developers to use different programming languages to
create and run programs, including those for the Web.
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8.
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Instant messaging services often use a buddy list that alerts people when
their friends are online.
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9.
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FTP is particularly useful for perusing library holdings and large
databases.
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10.
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Using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology, network managers can route phone
calls and fax transmissions over the same network they use for data.
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11.
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The set of conventions used to pass packets from one host to another is known as
the wireless application protocol.
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12.
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If a newsgroup is moderated, e-mail is automatically routed to the moderator, a
person who screens all incoming e-mail to make sure that it is appropriate before posting it to the
newsgroup.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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13.
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A(n) ____ is any company that provides people and organizations with access to
the Internet.
a. | Internet Service Provider | c. | personal information
manager | b. | host | d. | application service provider |
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The ____ is a collection of tens of thousands of independently owned computers
that work together as one in an Internet service.
a. | Web Services Description Language | c. | Simple Object Access
Protocol | b. | Uniform Resource Locator | d. | WWW |
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____ connects the data on pages, allowing users to access topics in whatever
order they want.
a. | Podcasting | c. | Hypermedia | b. | Spatial technology | d. | Push technology |
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A(n) ____ is an entry point or doorway to the Internet.
a. | kernel | c. | applet | b. | Web portal | d. | bot |
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____ is the standard page description language for Web pages.
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18.
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A(n) ____ creates a unique, hypermedia-based menu on your computer screen that
provides a graphical interface to the Web.
a. | applet | c. | Web browser | b. | podcast | d. | intranet |
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A(n) ____ is a small program embedded in Web pages.
a. | intranet | c. | packet | b. | extranet | d. | applet |
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____ is an object-oriented programming language from Sun Microsystems based on
the C++ programming language.
a. | ActiveX | c. | Java | b. | VBScript | d. | PHP |
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____ allows small programs to be embedded within an HTML document.
a. | ActiveX | c. | Java | b. | VBScript | d. | PHP |
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____ is an open-source programming language.
a. | ActiveX | c. | Java | b. | VBScript | d. | PHP |
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____ is used to send information automatically over the Internet rather than
make users search for it with their browsers.
a. | Java | c. | OLAP | b. | Spatial technology | d. | Push technology |
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____ is a protocol that describes a file transfer process between a host and a
remote computer.
a. | Telnet | c. | Podcasting | b. | FTP | d. | Instant
messaging |
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25.
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____ is an old technology that uses e-mail to provide a centralized news
service.
a. | Telnet | c. | Usenet | b. | FTP | d. | Instant
messaging |
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A(n) ____ is a way to connect buyers and sellers.
a. | intranet | c. | LAN | b. | extranet | d. | Web auction |
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27.
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A(n) ____ is an internal corporate network built using Internet and World Wide
Web standards and products.
a. | extranet | c. | intranet | b. | applet | d. | bot |
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A(n) ____ is a network that links selected resources of a company’s
intranet with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners.
a. | extranet | c. | intranet | b. | applet | d. | bot |
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A(n) ____ is a secure connection between two points on the Internet.
a. | virtual private network | c. | extranet | b. | intranet | d. | tunnel |
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30.
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VPNs transfer information by encapsulating traffic in IP packets and sending the
packets over the Internet, a practice called ____.
a. | encapsulation | c. | content streaming | b. | data mining | d. | tunneling |
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31.
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With ____, network managers can route phone calls and fax transmissions over the
same network they use for data.
a. | VPN | c. | TCP/IP | b. | VoIP | d. | HTTP |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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32.
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The various networks that are linked to form the Internet pass data around in
chunks called ____________________, each of which carries the addresses of its sender and its
receiver.
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33.
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A(n) ____________________ appears as a banner or advertising window that you can
ignore or click to go to the advertiser’s Web site.
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34.
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The term ____________________ is used to describe the cover page for a Web site
that has graphics, titles, and text.
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35.
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A(n) ____________________ refers to the company’s Internet site that is a
gateway or entry point to corporate data and resources.
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36.
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A(n) ____________________ submits keywords to several search engines and returns
the results from all it queried.
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37.
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The ____________________ provides a set of rules that makes it easier to move
information and data over the Internet.
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38.
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Telnet is also called ____________________.
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39.
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A(n) ____________________ is a person who creates a blog.
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40.
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A(n) ___________________ is an online discussion group that focuses on specific
topics.
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