Networking Technology Chapter 6
FTP would be preferred over HTTP when A file is to be uploaded to a web server by the site administrator A large number of files are to be downloaded from a remote server A small file is to be sent to a large number of users A and C A and B
A and B
A URL is
A character string describing the location and access method of a networked resource
A cookie on the Internet is
A unique identifier saved on a user's browser by a website
Advantages of email include The low cost of sending information to members in the organization The ability to communicate asynchronously The ability to eliminate cues related to age and gender All of the above
All of the above
HTTP is based on a ________ model of communication
Broadcast
Compared to all other media, the special feature of the web that makes it useful as a marketing tool is its ability to
Customize information for each individual
IMAP and POP are used to
Deliver email to the destination mail server
SMTP is used to
Deliver email to the destination mail server
The <a> tag in HTML is used to
Display hyperlinks
The pull model of communication used on the web means that
End users must choose to pull down content on web pages
HTTP is one of the oldest application layer protocols True False
False
HTTP is an application layer protocol that enables the transfer of
Files of any type between computers
A REST API
Is a popular mechanism for computer applications to exchange data
The advantages of email as a communication medium include all of the following except It lowers the costs of communicating to a large group of users It facilitates spam It reduces communication barriers created by organizational hierarchies It eliminates phone tag
It facilitates spam
All of the following industries have been affected by the web except Lawn mowing Stock brokerage Travel reservations Book selling
Lawn Mowing
Inlinks are
Links on other web pages that point to the given web page
The web is an effective filter of information because
Most web pages are created by people or programs with a great interest in ensuring that the content on the page is correct and engaging
The differences between POP and IMAP include all of the following except POP allows the synchronization of multiple mail clients to the same mailbox IMAP allows the synchronization of multiple mail clients to the same mailbox IMAP associates a unique identifier to each email IMAP defines a set of flags that can be used to label mails in the mailbox
POP allows the synchronization of multiple mail clients to the same mailbox
SMTP is based on a _____ model of communication
Push
The application layer is responsible for
Specifying end user needs
A hyperlink is
Text on a web page that can be clicked to reach another web page
The only layer in the TCP/ IP stack that interfaces with the end user's file system is
The Application Layer
Search advertising is
The placement of advertisements near web search results
In the URL http://ftp.net.usf.edu:8080/favicon.ico, ftp.net.usf.edu indicates that
The requested resource is located at ftp.net.usf.edu
A unique feature of the application layer compared to the other layers of the TCP/ IP stack is that
There is a separate protocol for each application
