CS Chapter 7 – Flashcards

Any server that creates a cookie on your hard drive can request that cookie the next time your browser is accessing a Web page from the Web site server

Researchers estimate that the most extensive search engines cover less than 20% of the Web

Many search engines keep records of your queries.

A C2C e-commerce transaction occurs when individual consumers purchase goods and services from online merchants.

Netiquette is online jargon for Internet etiquette

If you turn off cookies, you may not be able to make online purchases at some sites.

As users are frequently deleting or blocking conventional cookies, marketers are turning to Flash cookies to track and target customers.

Pharming is less surreptitious and easier to detect than most other hacker schemes.

A(n) ____ is a collection of related information organized and formatted so it can be accessed using software called a browser.

Visitors to a Web site are sometimes called Web ____

A(n) ____ is client software that displays Web page elements and handles links between pages.

Which of the following is a Web resource?

For HTTP, ____ usually are associated with port 80 on the client and server

____ is a protocol that works in conjunction with TCP/IP to get Web resources to your desktop.

An HTTP exchange takes place over a pair of ____

A ____ HTTP connection reuses the same HTTP connection to send and receive multiple requests.

ll of the following are currently popular browsers EXCEPT ____

____ allow a Web site to store information on the client computer for later retrieval.

____ provides tools specifically designed to enter and format Web page text, graphics, and links.

HTML ____ are used to display a question and a box into which you can enter an answer.

A(n) ____ helps people locate information on the Web by formulating simple keyword queries.

A Web ____, automated to methodically visit Web sites, can be programmed to perform various activities as it visits those sites.

Search engine ____ software is designed to pull keywords from a Web page and store them in a database.

A search engine's ____ looks for your search terms in the search engine's indexed database and returns a list of relevant Web sites.

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

The ____ wildcard character allows a search engine to find pages with any derivation of a basic word.

In addition to using search engines, you can also find Web-based information using a(n) ____ engine that searches a series of other search engines and compiles the search results.

When you use a search engine, it stores all of the following information about your query EXCEPT ____

Many ____ sites act as relay stations to forward your searches to search engines without leaving a trail back to a cookie or IP address

When you purchase a textbook online from a site like www.amazon.com, you are participating in ____ e-commerce

When you purchase a used digital camera directly from the owner on an online auction, you are participating in ____ e-commerce

____ e-commerce occurs when businesses sell to governments.

A ____ ad overlays the content on a Web page, sometimes obscuring it until you click the ad or its timer expires and the ad disappears.

Before sending a large attachment in an e-mail, you can use a(n) ____ to shrink it

You just sent an e-mail message to your co-worker that includes the following message body: MARY- CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHEN YOU WILL HAVE THE REPORTS COMPLETED? Why might your coworker be offend by this message?

____ software is a type of security software designed to identify and neutralize Web bugs, ad-serving cookies, and other types of malware

Flash ____ can collect and store personal data, such as a user's name or the user's progress in a game

A(n) ____ is a type of utility software that captures unsolicited e-mails before they reach your inbox.

An e-mail scam designed to persuade you into revealing confidential information by replying to an e-mail is called ____.

____ schemes redirect users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a fake IP address.