CIS Test 2

The preferred way to specify a break that continues text on the next line in a web page is to use the ________ tag. A) <br/> B) <enter> C) <linebreak> D) </br>

A) <br/>

Which of the following lines is properly nested? A) <p><i><b>Hello, my friend!</b></i></p> B) </p></b></i>Hello, my friend!</p></b></i> C) <p><i><b>Hello, my friend!</p></i></b> D) </p></b></i>Hello, my friend!<p><b><i>

A) <p><i><b>Hello, my friend!</b></i></p>

Which of the following statements is TRUE about DHCP (Dynamic Host Computer Protocol)? A) DHCP assigns an IP address to the computer. B) DHCP ensures that a computer gets the same IP address every time it connects to the network. C) DHCP allows the computer to select its own IP address when it connects to the network. D) DHCP maintains a LAN's connection to the Internet.

A) DHCP assigns an IP address to the computer.

Folders may contain Folders may contain A) both files and folders B) only files C) only web pages D) only other folders

A) both files and folders B) only files

CSS considers every HTML5 element to be enclosed in a A) box B) folder C) page D) body

A) box

In relation to Copy/Paste/Edit, which of the following terms refers to the intended result of transforming or editing information? A) target value B) final value C) original value D) source value

A) target value

A search that uses the logical operator OR in the search squirrels OR crows requires A) that either the word squirrels or the word crows be found on the page B) that the exact phrase, squirrels or crows, be found on the page C) that both words, squirrels and crows, be found on the page D) None of these

A) that either the word squirrels or the word crows be found on the page

Select the one that does NOT apply. Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? A) A progress bar shows how much of the work is done. B) The user uses a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-S. C) The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress. D) Editing changes become visible on the screen.

B) The user uses a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-S.

A search engine consists, in part, of A) a snoop and an index B) a crawler and a query processor C) a spider and a web D) a link and a crawler

B) a crawler and a query processor

In a search engine the index is built by the A) indexer B) crawler C) linker D) query processor

B) crawler

The last part of a URL is the A) www B) pathname C) domain name D) protocol

B) pathname

Select the one that applies. Which of the following can accurately complete the sentence shown below? Various programs running on the same computer have consistent commands and interface behaviors A) because software companies tend NOT to reuse the code B) so what you learn about one application can be reused in another C) because of the limited functions a PC can perform D) because PCs are limited by the number of commands that can be used in a program

B) so what you learn about one application can be reused in another

A weakness of Wikipedia is that A) the editing of content is highly restricted B) the content is not always validated by experts C) it contains old information which is never updated D) it covers only a limited number of topics

B) the content is not always validated by experts

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using Copy/Paste/Edit? A) It is fast. B) It is more accurate. C) It allows the user to recreate the formatting from scratch. D) It works well if the copied content is mostly similar to the desired final content.

C) It allows the user to recreate the formatting from scratch.

A family of styling specifications with a common name is called a A) text document B) HTML document C) class D) tree

C) class

10) DSL stands for A) digital subscriber link B) direct service link C) digital subscriber line D) dialup service link

C) digital subscriber line

The tags used to specify table headings and column headings are A) <ch></ch> B) <cd></cd> C) <hd></hd> D) <th></th>

D) <th></th>

Which of the following is the best way to find authoritative information? A) Choose reports from tertiary sources. B) Seek a single online source. C) Get the information needed from Wikipedia. D) Choose information from respected organizations.

D) Choose information from respected organizations.

The main technology for local area networks is A) DNS B) ISP C) TCP/IP D) Ethernet

D) Ethernet

Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for long, commonly occurring phrases, and the placeholders can later be changed easily by using A) Copy/Paste/Edit (C/P/E) B) metaphors C) Copy/Paste (C/P) D) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)

D) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)

The gesture that is typically used to launch an application is a A) flick B) drag C) two-finger sweep D) double tap

D) double tap

Getting files from a web server is called A) client-based networking B) multicasting C) uploading D) downloading

D) downloading

The gesture described as a quick sweep with the finger leaving the surface is known as a A) drag B) tab C) sweep or swipe D) flick

D) flick

In relation to Copy/Paste/Edit, which of the following terms refers to information before it is transformed or edited? A) final value B) original value C) target value D) source value

D) source value

Select the one that applies. Which of the following can accurately complete the sentence shown below? The placeholder technique A) begins by identifying all uppercase letters in a document B) requires the use of the hashtag (#) C) involves a quadruple substitution using Find/Replace D) uses a unique token as the placeholder

D) uses a unique token as the placeholder

All HTML tags come in pairs.

False

It is not possible to create a list within a list.

False

Public libraries have very little information that is not also available online.

False

The World Wide Web is larger than the Internet.

False

URLs are always case sensitive.

False

When a computer connects to the Internet via an ISP for the first time, it is assigned an IP address that it keeps for as long as the user continues to use that ISP.

False

You should never accept information on the web as authoritative.

False

Internet communications are sent strictly through telephone lines.

False.

The placeholder technique is a two-step process: hide and restore.

False. Hide, edit, restore is the right answer

A horizontal line is created using the <hr/> tag.

True

Applications, especially those from the same vendor such as Microsoft, Google, or Apple, are normally consistent.

True

Because Xerox's Alto was targeted for office workers, the metaphor that PARC researchers chose for the GUI was a desktop.

True

Feedback is an indication that either the computer is still working fine or has completed a request.

True

Following the introduction of the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the desktop metaphor became the universal way most people thought of using a computer.

True

Google's Advanced Search allows you to filter a search by specifying a site or a domain.

True

Home computers typically link to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider.

True

Hyperlinks to pages on a separate web site must contain an absolute URL, while links to pages within a site may contain a relative URL.

True

Metaphors are essential to computer usage because they guide us as we learn and use software.

True

No one organizes all the information posted on the web.

True

Tags are words or abbreviations enclosed in angle brackets, < and >.

True

The placeholder technique is used to protect part of the text that you don't want to tamper with when using Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA).

True

To make the task of intersecting multiple lists a little easier, the URL lists are alphabetized.

True

When an operation is processing a series of inputs, the completion count gives the tally of the completed instances or, equivalently, the number of instances remaining.

True

When you install a new app, you should immediately and intuitively perform two activities which are clicking around and blazing away.

True

Wireless network connections follow the 802.11 protocol.

True