NP2011 Chapter 07 Practice Test

Against ad-serving cookies, privacy advocates __________. suggest installing spam filters to capture unsolicited cookies warn consumers to delete Web cache after every session to prevent viruses worry that shopper profiles can be compiled and used for unauthorized purposes None of the above C 400 How has e-commerce evolved? More e-commerce Web sites serve regional populations using local languages. There are fewer scams because of strict laws and enforcement by government. North American shoppers continue to dominate the market. All of the above. A 385 What can you do to keep searches confidential in a search engine such as Google? Frequently delete the cookies stored on your computer. Force the search engine to assign a different ID number to you for each session. Use a cookie anonymizer that sets your Google ID number to 0. All of the above. D 381 Which of the following is NOT collected and stored along with search queries? The user's name. The user's IP address. The search words and Boolean operators. The date of the query. A 381 Basic Boolean operators are ___________________. on and off yes, no, and maybe AND OR NOT none of the above C 380 When using a search engine such as Google, __________________. adding more terms to a query tends to produce manageable results narrowing a search requires eliminating Boolean operators from the query longer queries produce more results avoid Googlewhacking so you don't get blocked from a site A 379 Can you expect an HTML document on your Web site to show up in a Google search? Yes, but it might take several days before it's found by Google crawlers Yes, but you have to go to Google and fill out notification forms No. Only .com sites appear in Google No. Google can only modify the sites it already indexes A 376 __________ aren't displayed by a browser, they tell it what actions to perform. Web crawlers Web caches cookies HTML scripts D 371 HTML files posted on the Web to be viewed should have a __________ extension. .htm or .html .doc or .docx .web or.www .http or .www A 371 HTML tags are used as pairs, with the closing version designated by __________. angle brackets upper case a forward slash the word end C 370 The framework for an HTML document consists of two sections: __________. the opening tag and the closing tag the head and the body the header and the footer none of the above B 369 __________ can be used to create simple HTML files and make quick modifications. An HTML authoring utility A text editor A browser An HTML conversion utility B 369 Once a browser has received a "Set-cookie" message from a Web server __________. the cookie is stored on your computer's hard disk the server that created it can request it the next time you connect to its pages you can view the cookie file, though its contents are typically encrypted All of the above D 368 Web sites use cookies for all of the following EXCEPT __________. monitoring your path through a site storing Web page text and graphics on your computer in temporary files collecting information you type into a Web form gathering information allowing Web servers to present ad banners targeted to you B 368 What is the advantage of a Web cache? Elements are stored locally; they don't have to be fetched again On public computers, Web page elements are stored It allows you to open Web page elements without installing them It gathers information to show ad banners targeted to you A 367 Why is it good to know the browser sometimes gets pages and graphics from cache? Public computer's Web cache will contain information on the sites you visited. Elements stored in Web cache can be viewed by anyone who has computer access You might want to periodically delete files from the Web cache. All of the above. D 367 If YouTube switches to a new file format, viewers would __________. need to get a new browser. have to get the videos by FTP before viewing them in a browser have to download a browser add-on for the new file format upgrade their browser when the new version provides the new HTML tags C 367 During an HTTP exchange, your browser opens ______________ on your computer and the Web server and issues a command, such as: send me an HTML document. sockets 364

HTTP is a _________ that works with TCP/IP to get Web resources to your desktop. protocol markup language HTML source document DHTML browser A 364 If you are curious about how a Web page is constructed, you can _________. use your browser to extract the list of HTML tags use an HTML reverse compiler to view in a word processor request the HTTP from the Web server socket that houses the Web page use your browser to view the HTML source document D 363 Technically, an HTML document is the same thing as a Web page. F 363 Highly interactive Web sites with lots of media were likely created ___________. with DHTML and Ajax by HTML and XHTML by Notepad and W3C All of the above A 362 What's the difference between a Windows file specification and a Web site URL? URLs don't contain folder names. URLs don't contain extensions. URLs use forward slashes instead of back slashes. URLs cannot contain spaces or periods. C 362 Why do most URLs begin with http://? So that you don't have to type www. To make a secure connection. To separate Web sites from Web pages. Because HTTP is the Web's standard communications protocol. D 361 A Web page, viewed for a newly released CD on Amazon.com is probably __________. assembled on the fly from a database created by a series of hypertext links written with a word processor and stored as a document on a Web server collected and transmitted back in a format that the browser can display A 361 A course syllabus that you view on the Web was probably __________. assembled on the fly from a database created by a series of hypertext links written with a word processor and stored as a document on a Web server collected and transmitted back in a format that the browser can display C 361 A Web page can be based on ___________________. a document stored as a file or on the information stored in a database HTTP, HTML, and MIME RSS and Atom IRC, MSNP, and Jabber A 361 The term Web 2.0 refers to ____________________. a new Web that won't have security problems a new Web that has video simulcasting on fiber-optic cable dividing the Web so it separates academic from commercial sites innovative ways of using the current Internet-based Web infrastructure D 361 An Internet radio show that is available via RSS or Atom feed is ____________. wiki blog podcast DHCP server C 360 A(n) _____________, such as Wikipedia, is a collaborative Web site which can be accessed and edited by anyone who wants to contribute. wiki 361

What is the difference between a blog and a podcast? A blog is on the Web; a podcast is on a small-screen device A blog is a Web page journal; a podcast is an audio file A blog is an Internet technology; a podcast is a Web technology both are group Web sites B 361 Where did the concept of interlinking Web documents to access them originate? Tim Berners-Lee's Mosaic browser. Vannevar Bush's Memex and Ted Nelson's hypertext. The Soviet Union's Sputnik program. Mac Andreessen's HTML mail. B 360 A(n) _________ is an audio file that is distributed through downloads or the use of a feed, such as RSS or Atom. podcast;Webcast 360

Tim Berners-Lee, who helped write the graphical browser called Mosaic, later wrote Netscape. F 360 A graphical browser called Netscape put the Web into the hands of millions of Web surfers. T 360 __________ is used to transport interlinked information from servers to clients. The Web The Internet Netscape Mosaic B 360 The Web is an interlinked collection of information that can be accessed via a communications system called the _______________. Internet 360

A Web _________, such as www.wikipedia.org, typically contains a collection of related information organized and formatted so that it can be accessed using software called a browser. site 360

A _________ is an Internet-based computer that accepts requests from browsers. Web site Web page Web server Web client C 361 The process of accessing a Web site is sometimes referred to as Web _________. surfing 361

Web page links can appear as _________. underlined text buttons graphics all of the above D 361 Client software that displays Web page elements and handles links between pages is called a Web ________. browser 361

To access a Web page, you can type its URL or click an underlined word or phrase called a(n) __________. hypertext link;link;hyperlink 361

When typing URL, the http:// usually can be omitted. T 362 A Web site's main page that acts as a doorway to the rest of the pages at the site is sometimes referred to as the URL page. F 362 URLs can contain spaces, just like file names in Microsoft Windows. F 362 If a Web server is ________ sensitive, you cannot access pages stored on it if you don't type in the exact mix of uppercase and lowercase letters in the URL. case 362

HTML is called a(n) _________ language. markup;mark-up;mark up 362

HTML is the abbreviation for __________. Hypertext machine link Hypertext makeup language Hypertext markup language Hypertext main link C 362 The original HTML specifications were developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). F 362 XHTML includes all of the HTML 4 tags and can be extended by adding customized tags. T 362 Embedded in an HTML document are HTML _________, which are the instructions for the browser. tags 362

HTML tags are enclosed in angle brackets. T 362 HTTP is a protocol that works with __________ to get Web resources to desktops. TCP IP HTML both A and B D 364 HTTP includes commands called _________ that help your browser communicate with Web servers. methods;method 364

A __________ is an abstract concept representing one end of an HTTP connection. packet pocket socket switch C 364 HTTP is classified as a(n) __________ protocol because it maintains no record of previous interactions and handles each request based entirely on information that comes with it. stateless 365

What HTTP status code indicates the requested resource does not exist? 301 302 404 500 C 365 Which of the following are examples of browsers? Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Apple Safari All of the above D 365 The Safari browser is included with Macintosh computers, but other browsers are available for the Mac platform. T 366 Version updates to Internet Explorer and Netscape are available for a minimal charge. F 366 All modern browsers can handle the GIF, JPEG, PDF, and SWF file formats without additional software. F 366 Whenever your browser encounters a non-HTML file format, it automatically looks for the corresponding __________ application that opens the file. helper 367

A(n) __________ is a small chunk of data that is generated by a Web server and stored in a text file on your computer. cookie 368

A cookie is a computer program or script that is stored on your computer's hard disk. F 368 Because HTTP is a(n) __________ protocol, each time you connect to a different page, the Web site's server regards it as a new visit. stateless 368

An HTML __________ utility adds HTML tags to a document, spreadsheet, or other text-based file to create an HTML document that can be displayed by a browser. conversion 369

An ActiveX control is a full-fledged program, which gives it the potential to include routines that alter or delete data on your computer's hard disk. T 372 What Web authoring tool is "old-fashioned", requiring manually typed HTML tags? KompoZer NotePad HTML conversion option in Microsoft Word ISP-provided online Web page authoring tool B 369 Standard HTML is not a programming language. Instead, it is considered to be a markup language. T 371 A search ________ is a program designed to help people locate information on the Web by formulating simple keyword queries. engine 374

The terms "search engine" and "search engine site" mean the same thing. F 375 Search engines contain: ________, indexing, databases, and queries. Web crawlers Web creepers time-shifting algorithms socket analyzers A 375 A Web ________ (also referred to as a Web spider) is a computer program that is automated to methodically visit Web sites. crawler 375

A Web crawler can run multiple processes in parallel. T 375 A search engine _________ culls keywords from Web pages and saves to a database. crawler query processor indexer spider C 376 Link __________ is a measure of the quantity and quality of the links from one Web page to others. popularity 377

Keyword __________ is an unethical practice in which meta keywords are manipulated to gain high relevancy rankings. stuffing 378

In a search engine, words you enter for your search are referred to as ________. keywords search terms search criteria all of the above D 378 In the context of search engines, a game called _________ challenges you to type a two-word query that produces one and only one result. Googlewhacking;Google whacking;Google-whacking 379

Most search engines are case sensitive, so make sure you hit the Shift key when entering proper names. F 379 The top search engines use ________ technology that looks for plurals and other variations of the keywords you enter. stemming 379

In a search engine query, the ________ is referred to as a wildcard character. ampersand plus sign asterisk pound sign C 379 A(n) ________ or search operator is a word or symbol that describes a relationship between keywords and thereby helps you create a more focused query. Boolean 379

In a search engine query, the _________ operator tells a search engine that you want documents in which one of the keywords is located close to, but not necessarily next to, the other keyword. NEAR 379

Since a major search engine can receive upward of 100 million queries every day, no records of visitors' queries are kept. F 380 A(n) _________ engine, such as that located at www.dogpile.com, searches a series of other search engines and compiles the search results. metasearch;meta-search 380

Anyone who uses search engines should be aware that the content of their searches could become public. T 381 Information that identifies the source of a quotation or excerpted work is called a(n) __________. citation 382

In the United States, the fair use doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material for scholarship and review without having to obtain permission. T 383 __________ typically refers to business transactions that are conducted electronically over a computer network. E-commerce;Ecommerce 384

E-commerce merchants do not just peddle physical products but also services, which sometimes can be delivered electronically. T 384 E-commerce "wares", purchased over the Internet, can be delivered _________. by the postal service electronically by a parcel delivery service by all of the above D 384 Popular online auctions, such as eBay, are examples of which type of e-commerce? B2C C2C B2B B2G B 384 Most of the e-commerce activities that a typical Web surfer will encounter are classified as B2B. F 384 A(n) __________ ad is an advertisement that appears in a separate window when you enter a Web site or connect to Web pages. popup;pop up;pop-up 385

A __________ ad is an advertisement typically embedded at the top of a Web page. pop-up click-through banner hover C 385 What is an advantage that e-commerce has over brick-and-mortar stores? Customers can easily compare prices between vendors. Customers can easily search for specific merchandise. Customers can see actual prices and build an order over several days. All of the above D 386 An e-commerce site's URL, such as www.amazon.com, acts as the entry to the online store. T 386 Most online shopping carts work because they use __________ to keep track of items you wish to purchase. cookies 387

Online auction sites do not own or hold the merchandise that is auctioned off. T 388 Originally founded in 1995, _________ is the largest and most popular online auction site. eBay 388

__________ protocol encrypts data traveling between clients and an HTTP server. S-HTTP SSL P2P HTTPS B 389 Web pages that provide a secure connection start with sttp: instead of http:. F 389 Secure connections are indicated by ________. a padlock icon Verisign logo https in the URL all of the above D 389 Whereas SSL creates a secure connection between a client and a server over which any amount of data can be sent securely, ______________ is simply designed to encrypt and then transmit an individual message. S-HTTP;Secure HTTP;SHTTP 389

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) typically uses Port 80, the same port that is used for unsecured HTTP communication. F 389 The payment service you use for person-to-person payments is the only entity that sees your credit card number. T 390 A(n) __________ payment service, such as PayPal, can be used to pay for auction items and wire money over the Internet. person-to-person;P2P;person to person 390

A(n) __________ credit card number allows consumers to make credit card purchases while keeping their actual credit card numbers hidden. one-time-use;one time use 390

If a hacker gains access to a one-time-use credit card number that you used for an online purchase, the credit card number might be accepted for an offline purchase. F 390 An electronic __________ is software that stores billing and shipping information that a customer submits when finalizing an e-commerce purchase. wallet 390

Every e-mail message includes a message header, which typically includes the recipient's e-mail address and the subject of the message. T 392 A mailbox's unique address components include the following, EXCEPT: __________. a user ID the at symbol an IP address the name of the computer that maintains the mailbox C 392 Any file that travels with an e-mail message is called an e-mail __________. attachment 393

The __________ conversion process allows photos, sounds, and other media to travel over the Internet as ASCII text e-mail attachments. Hint: Use the acronym. MIME 393

You typically can configure your e-mail software to automatically send replies to e-mail messages when you're traveling or away from your computer for a period of time. T 395 Selecting your e-mail software's HTML option allows various text formats or embedded objects to be included in your e-mail, but the recipient's e-mail software must be HTML-compliant or the message will be delivered in ASCII text. T 395 __________ are symbols that represent emotions in e-mail messages. Smileys Emoticons Smiles Both A and B D 396 __________ is online jargon for the term "Internet etiquette," which refers to the guidelines that help ensure courteous and effective communications over the Internet. Netiquette 396

Which of the following is NOT a type of e-mail system? POP IMAP ISP Web-based mail C 397 If you have a Web-based e-mail account, you can check your e-mail from almost any computer that has a browser and Internet access. T 399 E-mail is based on store-and-forward technology. T 397 What e-mail gives the option of downloading e-mail or leaving it on a server? Internet Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP) Post Office Protocol (POP) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) A 397 E-mail client software typically allows you to read and compose e-mail messages offline. T 398 A third-party marketing firm can surreptitiously use an ad-service __________ to track your activities at any site containing banner ads from that third party. cookie 400

If you don't want your Web surfing to be monitored, it's a good idea to block all cookies. F 401 To disallow ad-serving cookies, you can use the _________ function offered by several third-party advertising companies, such as DoubleClick and ZEDO. disable opt-out third-party block B 401 Periodically deleting cookies from your computer will delete opt-out cookies, too. T 401 Because so many computer users now delete or block conventional cookies, marketers are turning to ________ cookies to track and target consumers. Flash 402

Another term for Flash cookies is __________. Web cookies locally shared cookies Flash tracking objects local shared objects D 402 A Web _________ is typically a 1x1 pixel graphic embedded in a Web page or e-mail message. bug 402

Simply viewing a Web page that contains a Web bug can set a cookie to third-party Web sites. T 402 __________ is a type of security software designed to identify and neutralize Web bugs, ad-serving cookies, and other spyware. Antispyware;Anti-spyware 402

A(n) ________ proxy server relays your Web page requests after stripping off your IP address. anonymous 403

Many __________ Web sites are bogus storefronts designed exclusively to collect credit card numbers from unwary shoppers. fake;spoofed 405

An IP address converter is responsible for converting a domain name, such as amazon.com, into an IP address. F 406 _________ is unwanted electronic junk mail sent out by marketers and hackers. Spam 403

A spam __________ is a type of utility software that weeds out unsolicited e-mail messages before they reach your inbox. filter 404

You can create your own filters for spam that standard filters can miss. T 404 E-mail ____________ techniques, such as Sender ID, verify that e-mail messages originate from the Internet domain from which they claim to have been sent. authentication 403

_________ require replying to an e-mail message for the attack to take effect. Phishing scams Pharming attacks Ad-serving cookies Web bugs A 405 If the volume of spam that you receive gets out of hand, you should consider changing your e-mail account in order to get a different e-mail address. T 404 The FBI uses commercially available ________ software, which scans through messages entering and leaving an ISP's e-mail system to find e-mail associated with a person who is under investigation. sniffing 408

It is legal for employers to monitor employees' e-mail if a legitimate business need exists, and if the monitoring takes place within the business-owned e-mail system. T 408 In the United States, the _________ Communications Privacy Act of 2000 prohibits the use of intercepted e-mail as evidence unless a judge approves a search warrant. Electronic 408

___________ tags can be attached to individual garments or to packing boxes as a tool for controlling inventory. RFID 410

RFID tags on all types of merchandise can reduce the time it takes to do a physical inventory. T 411