Chapter 3 Information Systems
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IPv6 provides for 64-bit IP addresses
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False
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XML is used to format the structure and style of a Web page
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False
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Tablet computers rely on the Internet cloud for processing and storage
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True
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RSS is an XML format that allows users to have digital content automatically sent to their computers over the Internet
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True
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All of the following are characteristics of HTML5 except:
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support for digital
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The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:
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Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
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A BLANK is a web application that allows users to easily add and edit content on a Web page:
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wiki
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In the address http://www.company.com/clients.html, which of the following is the top-level domain?
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.com
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XML is used to format the structure and style of a Web page:
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False
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RSS is an XML format that allows users to have digital content automatically sent to their computers over the Internet
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True
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The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:
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Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
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An BLANK is a web application that allows users to easily add and edit content on a Web page:
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wiki
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HTML is the Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages:
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False
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Google Apps is an example of cloud computing
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True
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FTP is a protocol used to transfer files to and from a server
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Trie
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Which of the following is currently the most popular Web browser:
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Internet Explorer
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An Internet-enabled media player would run in which layer of Internet architecture:
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Middleware Services layer
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During which phase of the development of the Internet was APRANET invented?
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Institutional phase
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The Transport Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?
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Providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing application
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An IPv4 address is expressed as a
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32 bit number that appears as a series of four separaret numbers separated by periods
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The BLANK helps define the overall structure of the Internet
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IAB
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Which of the following is not true about the mobile platform?
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Most smartphones use Microsoft's operating system, Windows Mobile
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The BLANK is a consortium of corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations that monitors Internet policies and practices.
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Internet Society, ISOC
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Internet access providers typically provide faster download speeds than upload speeds to consumers:
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True
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Which of the following is a Web application that enables Internet users to communicate with each other, although not in real time?
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Online forum
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The natural language convention used to represent IP addresses is called the:
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Domain name system
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Which of the following occurred during the Commercialization phase of Internet development?
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NSF privatized the operation of the Internet's backbone
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The backbone of the Internet is formed by:
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Network Service Providers (NSPs)
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The major hubs in the United States where the Internet backbone intersects with regional and local networks are now commonly referred to as Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
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True
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One of Internet2's projects is a nationwide 100 gigabit-per-second network:
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True
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Transmission Control Protocol is the protocol that provides the Internet addressing scheme
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False
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Which of the following is not one of the basic technological foundations of the Internet?
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Tracert
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BLANK is a unique virtual laboratory for exploring future Internets at scale, to promote innovations in network science and technologies:
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GENI
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During which period of time did the Institutionalization phase of Internet development take place?
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1975-1995
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Which of the following technologies has enabled the Internet to grow exponentially to support millions of users, without overloading the network architecture
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client/server networking
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Which of the following is a high-speed, medium-range, broadband metropolitan area network?
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WiMax
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Internet access providers typically provide faster download speeds than upload speeds to consumers:
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True
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Packet switching requires a dedicated circuit:
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False
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Which of the following is the core communications protocol for the Internet?
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TCP/IP
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A BLANK is an audio presentation stored as an audio file and posted to the web for users to download:
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Podcast
