Internet Questions

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The questions in this test are all general questions about the Internet. Some of the questions are easy enough for you to answer - some you might have to search the Internet to learn what the question means. This EXAM is for learning, review, and to supplement what you have been studying about the Internet.

  1. The _____________ is a technology for linking local area networks (LANS) into a huge network.

    2. Your answer:
    modem
    browser
    portal
    Internet

  2. A URL is a __________.

    3. Your answer:
    word that is underlined or toherwise highlighted
    a software that retrieves and displays the document associated with a hyperlink
    fun way to browse through information.
    specific address for a document on the Internet

  3. Usenet newsgroups are organized into ______.

    4. Your answer:
    links
    hierachies
    browsers
    directories

  4. the _____ of the Internet is what makes it so adaptable for use with various machines.

    5. Your answer:
    simplicity
    interoperability
    complexity
    difficulty

  5. The file ____________, lengthy but frequesntly used data patters are replaced with a short code, thus reducing the file size.

    6. Your answer:
    compression
    uploading
    browsing
    downloading

  6. Using _____, you can get programs and files from other computers copied to your computer.

    7. Your answer:
    cox
    ftp
    etf
    atm

  7. Internet protocols are also called ______.

    8. Your answer:
    UNIX
    NREN
    TCP/IP
    ARPANET

  8. _______ is a worldwide hypermedia system.

    9. Your answer:
    Navigator
    World Wide Web
    FTP
    Archie

  9. When the Internet began as a government-sponsored research network, it linked university researchers with ________.

    10. Your answer:
    students taking computer courses in community colleges
    Internet headquarters
    Department of Defense research centers
    the World Wide Web

  10. All of the following are true regarding Internet Telephony except_______.

    11. Your answer:
    you can place a telephone call to another Internet user that has comparable equipment
    it comes equipped with shared whiteboards with video conferencing
    you can video conference with more than one caller at a time
    there are no long distance charges

  11. Chat groups are also called _____.

    12. Your answer:
    portals
    threads
    conversations on the phone
    channels

  12. Two of the basic kinds of Internet access are _____ and ______.

    13. Your answer:
    Dial up IP, TCP/IP
    Dial-up access, SLIP access
    SLIP, PPP
    Shell access, Dial-up access

  13. A cross-platform network allows ____________.

    14. Your answer:
    various operating systems to communicate with one another
    users to use different software on the network
    allow a client and a server to communicate with each other
    different types of computers to share information

  14. To upload files on the Internet you will need ________.

    15. Your answer:
    WinZip
    a Web browser
    an FTP client
    an email program

  15. When communicating through Usenet, you should follow the rules of _______.

    16. Your answer:
    Internet Relay Chat
    newsgroups
    Internet paging
    netiquette

  16. ____ is not true regarding the Internet.

    17. Your answer:
    It is a wide area network that links millions of computers worldwide.
    It is the world's largest electronic mail system.
    It is a growing network that begain in the late 1960's.
    It is controlled at the headquarters of Internet Inc.

  17. The two parts of the Internet electronic mail address are _____.

    18. Your answer:
    the user name and the domain name
    the account and the country code
    the user name and the ISP or email provider name
    the user name and the account

  18. The role of the email server is to _____.

    19. Your answer:
    run on the internet
    display your inbox for you
    run on your internet service provider's computer
    run on your computer

  19. After you configured your email client to access your mail you can _____.

    20. Your answer:
    forward messages to others
    compose your own messages
    log on to the mail server
    all of the above

  20. _____ enables you to send and receive files as attachments to a text message.

    21. Your answer:
    POP
    MIME
    IMAP4
    SMTP

  21. To send a new message to a list server, you would ______.

    22. Your answer:
    send the message to the list server's address
    press the reply to author button
    send the message to the mailing list address
    press the forward to group button

  22. A "bounced message" is returned to you by the _______.

    23. Your answer:
    service provider
    email client
    email server
    Internet protocol

  23. The _____ describes the format of an email message, specifying that the message should include a header.

    24. Your answer:
    SMTP
    POP
    IMAP
    MIME

  24. The following statement is true regarding POP.

    25. Your answer:
    stores your messages on the server
    it is inconvenient because once email is downloaded, it isn't accessible from any other computer.
    it specifies a way to send binary files as attachments to email messages
    you can not use telnet to access it

  25. All of the following are part of an email client's window except _____.

    26. Your answer:
    message window
    toolbar
    all are included in the window
    default folders

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