Technology in Action: Ch 13 assessment // quiz
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Which is not a common protocol used on the internet? a. TCP b. IP c. HTTP d. PGP
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d
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Packets switching sends information between two points? a. by breaking it into small chunks and sending the chunks across different routes. b. by finding one route between the two points and sending the data c. by encrypting the data then sending it d. differently for each company using it
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a
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In the client-server model, clients are phones or computers and server are? a. computers hosting web pages b. computers with software allowing you to make purchases c. computers that are storehouses for files d. all of the above
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d
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The main suite of internet protocols used to transmit data is called? a. DNS b. XML c. HTTP d. TCP/IP
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d
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A ____________ takes the place of an IP address because it's easier for humans to recall than a long string of numbers. a. DNS b. CGI c. domain name d. HTML
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c
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XML and JSON? a. create a secure connection between client and server b. allow web services to exchange information c. encrypt e-mail messages d. cannot be easily read by humans since they are in binary
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b
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The protocol used to send e-mail over the internet is? a. DHTML b. SMTP c. HTTP d. DNS
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b
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Cascading style sheets allow you to quickly change? a. from server-side processing to client-side processing b. to a more secure transport protocol c. the rules for applying formatting to an HTML document d. from HTML to XML.
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c
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HTML5? a. supports powerful multimedia effects b. is obsolete c. is used to program server-side applications d. provides high level security for e-mail
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a
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MIME is a protocol that's used when you're? a. sending a video file to YouTub b. encrypting an e-mail message c. executing a CGI script d. sending an e-mail that has a file attached
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d
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The collection of large national and international network providers used to establish the internet is called the? a. T1 b. highway system c. OC d. Internet backbone
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d
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The information in a data packet includes? a. the data and the destination b. the data and circuit identifier c. the "To" address, "From" address, data, and reassembly instructions d. different types of information depending on the type of message being sent
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c
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IPv6 uses 32 bits to assign? a. data packet to each transmission b. a memory address to the CPU c. an address to every device connected to the Internet d. a destination Internet address to each e-mail
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c
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A cascading style sheet is a list of rules that defines which of the following? a. proper use of HTML b. how data is transmitted across the Internet c. how to display HTML elements d. how domain names can be constructed
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c
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HTTPS is different than HTTP because? a. of how it transforms or reformats the data b. it is a combination of HTTP and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) c. it extracts data from source databases d. it stores data in the data warehouse
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b
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Encryption is used to? a. code your e-mail so only one person can decipher it b. shrink the amount of space it takes to store e-mail c. transfer e-mail more quickly d. make shopping on the Internet more available
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a
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True or False: An optical carrier (OC) line is a high-speed fiber-optic line that forms the backbone of the internet.
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t
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True or False: Your internet service provider has a default domain name server to translate a URL into an IP address.
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t
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True or False: Instant messaging is secure because of the types of encryption used.
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f
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True or False: MIME is the protocol that supports sending files as e-mail attachments.
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