CSC 220 Chapter 6
_____ is a good site to develop your professional network. a. LinkedIn b. Facebook c. Google d. Twitter
a. LinkedIn
When you are looking for a 'hotspot', you are searching for _____. a. a wireless access point b. bluetooth signals c. free charging stations d. strong satellite signals
a. a wireless access point
When you connect your computer to a printer using _____, the distance between them cannot be longer than 30 feet. a. Bluetooth b. Wi-Fi c. near field communication d. Infrared
a. bluetooth
The world-wide-web uses _____ protocol for transmitting content. a. hyper-text transfer b. mail transfer c. uniform resource location d. domain name server
a. hyper- text transfer
A _____ is a telecommunications network that connects users and their computers in a geographical area that spans a campus or a city. a. metropolitan area network (MAN) b. local area network (LAN) c. wide area network (WAN) d. personal area network (PAN)
a. metropolitan area network
_____ consists of server and client software, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), standards, and markup languages that combine to deliver information and services over the Internet. a. The Web b. A tag c. A cache d. The motherboard
a. the web
Which of the following is a markup language for defining the visual design of a Web page or group of pages? a. JavaScript b. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) c. Java d. Extensible Markup Language (XML)
b. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
_____ is a markup language designed to transport and store data on the Web. a. Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) b. Extensible Markup Language (XML) c. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) d. Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime)
b. Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Web client software, such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera, that are used to view Web pages are known as _____. a. Web portals b. Web browsers c. Web analytics software d. search engines
b. Web browsers
_____ consist of standards and tools that streamline and simplify communication among Websites and that promise to revolutionize the way the Web is developed and used for business and personal purposes. a. Web browsers b. Web services c. Hyperlinks d. Web forms
b. Web services
The fiber-optic cables that span the globe over land and under sea make up the Internet _____. a. ultrastructure b. backbone c. layer d. protocol
b. backbone
In a _____, all network devices are connected to a common backbone that serves as a shared communications medium. a. star network b. bus network c. ring network d. mesh network
b. bus network
The area covered by one or more interconnected wireless access points is commonly called a(n) _____. a. reception area b. hot spot c. coverage zone d. access area
b. hot spot
The ancestor of the Internet was _____. a. TCP/IP b. the ARPANET c. Telnet d. Web 1.0
b. the ARPANET
The Internet is migrating to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which uses _____ addresses to provide for many more devices. a. 32-bit b. 64-bit c. 128-bit d. 256-bit
c. 128-bit
If your home air conditioner has an IP address, it is part of the ____. a. satellite communication network b. virtual private network c. Internet of Things d. satellite communication network
c. Internet of Things (IoT)
_____ is a very short-range wireless connectivity technology designed for consumer electronics, cell phones, and credit cards. a. Microwave transmission b. Wireless mesh c. Near field communication (NFC) d. Wi-Fi
c. Near Field communication (NFC)
Java allows small programs, called _____, to be embedded with an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document. a. cookies b. subroutines c. applets d. packets
c. applets
A _____ satellite system employs many satellites that are spaced so that, from any point on the Earth at any time, at least one satellite is on a line of sight, each in an orbit at an altitude of less than 1,000 miles. a. very small aperture terminal (VSAT) b. microwave c. low earth orbit (LEO) d. geostationary
c. low earth orbit (LEO)
_____ is a communication standard that enables computers to route communications traffic from one network to another as needed. a. The ARPANET b. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) c. The Internet Protocol (IP) d. A Wi-Fi
c. the Internet Protocol (IP)
_____ refers to a computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet service and accessed with a Web browser. a. Grid computing b. Distributed computing c. Utility computing d. Cloud computing
d. Cloud computing
_____ is the standard page description language for Web pages. a. Extensible Markup Language (XML) b. JavaScript c. .NET d. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
d. Hypertext Markup Language
A _____ is a valuable tool that enables a user to find information on the Web by specifying words or phrases known as keywords, which are related to a topic of interest. a. cookie b. server c. Web portal d. search engine
d. search engine
A _____ network is one in which all network devices are connected to one another through a single central device called the hub node. a. mesh b. personal c. bus d. star
d. star
