Practice Quiz: Client Server Technology
** pathping
- combines features of ping and tracert
** tracert
- traces the path a packet takes to a destination, shows hops, diagnose slow/down hosts
Which of the following is NOT a server-side web language? Select one: a. HTML b. PHP c. ASP d. Perl
a. HTML
Is the web software Apache typically a client or server software? Select one: a. Server b. Client
a. Server (Server-side code (PHP, SQL, Perl, etc.) cannot by viewed by user/visitor - Anything secure, such as passwords, should be stored in server-side language - Server-side code does not have client cross-browser compatibility issues)
Is HTML most commonly a client or server interpreted language? Select one: a. Client b. Server
a. client
Is a tablet computer, such as an iPad, most likely a client computer or a server computer? Select one: a. Client b. Server
a. client
Which computer in the client/server model most likely is the one making the requests for data/information/resources and is also sometimes referred to the front-end? Select one: a. Client b. Server
a. client
Windows 8 is an example of which type of operating system? Select one: a. Client b. Server
a. client
Is Google Chrome best described as a client-side or server-side software? Select one: a. server-side b. client-side
b. client-side b. client-side (client-side languages are interpreted by the client browser - web pages may look different on one clients computers versus other client/visitor)
Is Windows 2016 most likely a client or server software? Select one: a. Client b. Server
b. server
Which computer in the client/server model is most likely the "listerner" that awaits requests and fullfils them? Select one: a. Client b. Server
b. server
What network protocol is used to communicate between the web client and web server to transfer web pages? (choose best answer) Select one: a. PING b. SMTP c. HTTP d. TLD
c. HTTP
The two most notable versions of IP in use today are: Select one: a. IPv5 and IPv6 b. IPv4 and IPv5 c. IPv4 and IPv6 d. IPv6 and IPv7
c. IPv4 and IPv6
What network utility is usually the first choice to use to look, release, or renew the IP address on the computer a user is currently on? Select one: a. config b. ping c. ipconfig d. ipset
c. ipconfig ipconfig - look, configure IP information -ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew -ipconfig /all other ...
What network utility is used to determine/test if a web site or other host is available (reachable/working) on the network? (choose best answer) Select one: a. telnet b. cmd c. ping d. ftp
c. ping ( ping - test if a host is reachable; allows you to view IP address of domain name )
What port number does the HTTP protocol typically communication through? Select one: a. 1 b. 20 c. 100 d. 80
d. 80
What is the name of the server/protocol that translates domain names into IP address? Select one: a. DHCP b. SMTP c. FTP d. DNS
d. DNS
Visitors to a web site/page are typically able to view the server-side code to the web page. Select one: True False
false (Web pages created with server web languages (e.g. PHP, ASP.NET) can be viewed only on server (thus must be uploaded/ftp'ed) to server and browsed )
On most computers (at your home or in our college computer labs), you can run/view a .php web page without uploading it to the server. Select one: True False
false PHP is server-side language. Must run from server.
The Internet is an example of circuit switching technology. Select one: True False
false its packet switching
CSS is client-side. Select one: True False
true
On most computers (at your home or in our college computer labs), you can run/view a .html web page without uploading it to the server. Select one: True False
true (Others cannot view your web site if files only stored on your computer/client. Clients typically do not share resources (such as files/web pages). )