MIS 395 Chapter 3/4 Quiz

In the address, which of the following is the top-level domain?

.com

When using multivariate testing, if you wish to test two different versions of an image, a button, and a piece of text, how many combinations will you need to test?

8

Which of the following IEEE standards provide for high-speed short-range Wi-Fi?

802.11ad

Which of the following statements about cloud computing is not true?

A public cloud is typically used by companies with stringent privacy and security requirements.

A template test is a form of which type of testing?

A/B testing

The leading web server software is

APACHE

Which of the following verifies that the business objectives of the system are in fact working?

Acceptance testing

All of the following are important factors in search engine optimization except

Adhering to privacy policies.

Which of the following is not a main factor in determining the overall demand on an ecommerce site?

File sizes of web pages

The concept behind document formatting had its roots in which of the following?

GML

Which of the following statements about mobile websites is not true?

Generally, mobile websites operate more quickly than traditional websites viewed on a desktop computer connected to a broadband office network.

Which of the following cannot be used to retrieve objects from a database?

HTML

All of the following statements about HTML5 are true except:

HTML5 stores page content into mobile device hardware rather loading into the browser from a web server.

Which of the following organizations monitor Internet policies and practices?

ISOC

All of the following might be part of a website's middle-tier layer except: a database server. legacy corporate applications. a mail server. an ad server.

Legacy corporate applications

Which of the following are the two main components of a systems design?

Logical and Physical Design

All of the following are basic functionality provided by e-commerce merchant server software except:

Marketing analytics

Which of the following is not part of the LAMP open source web development model?

Microsoft IIS

The layer of Internet architecture that ties the applications to the communications network and includes security and authentication services is called the:

Middleware Services layer.

Which of the following statements about fiber-optic cable is not true?

Most U.S. homes have fiber connections.

The first web browser to make it possible to view documents on the Web with colored background, images, and animations was:

Mozilla

MySQL is which of the following?

Open source databse software.

Which of the following is the most commonly used server-side scripting language?

PHP

________ is a utility program that allows you to check the connection between your client and a TCP/IP network.

Ping

Which of the following monitors and controls access to a main web server, and implements firewall protection?

Proxy server

Django is based on which of the following?

Python

Which of the following statements about responsive web design (RWD) is NOT true?

RWD works best for sites that have complex functionality.

Which of the following protocols is used to send mail to a server?

SMTP

The concept of a "sprint" is related to which of the following development methodologies?

Scrum

All of the following are basic functionality provided by web servers except:

Shopping cart

Which of the following would you use to verify that links on web pages are valid?

Site management tools

Which of the following types of e-commerce presence is best suited for creating an ongoing conversation with one's customers?

Social media

Which of the following is a programming language introduced by Apple specifically for developing iOS applications?

Swift

________ are the types of information systems capabilities needed to meet business objectives.

System functionalities

TCP/IP operates in which layer of Internet architecture?

Transport Services and Representation Standards layer

Dynamic page generation enables price discrimination.

True

FTP is the protocol that permits users to transfer files from a server to their client computer, and vice versa.

True

HTML defines the structure of a web page.

True

In a hybrid cloud computing model, firms use their own infrastructure for their most essential core activities.

True

In general, the annual system maintenance cost will roughly parallel the development cost.

True

The major hubs in the United States where the Internet backbone intersects with regional and local networks are now commonly referred to as Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).

True

Upgrading a server from a single processor to multiple processors is an example of scaling a site vertically.

True

Web services are loosely coupled, reusable software components based on XML and other open protocols and standards that enable an application to communicate with another application without requiring any custom programming.

True

Google Cardboard is an example of which of the following?

Virtual reality

All of the following are involved in the effort to create standards for IoT except:

W3C.

The address used by a browser to identify the location of content on the Web is called:

a uniform resource locator.

The process of comparing a website with that of its competitors in terms of response speed, quality of layout, and design is known as:

benchmarking

Where does TLS operate within TCP/IP?

between the Transport Layer and the Application Layer

Advantages of dynamic page generation include all of the following except:

client-side execution of programming.

Which of the following technologies has enabled the Internet to grow exponentially to support millions of users, without overloading the network architecture?

client/server computing

Most of the time required to maintain an e-commerce site is spent on:

general administration and making changes and enhancements to the system

During which phase of the development of the Internet was the Domain Name System (DNS) introduced?

institutional phase

Beginning the e-commerce development process with a mobile presence rather than a desktop website is referred to as which of the following?

mobile first design

Building which of the following is the least expensive path to creating a mobile presence?

mobile website

All of the following are website design features that annoy customers except:

multi-browser functionality

Which of the following enables Internet users to communicate with each other, although not in real time?

online forum

The Transport Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?

providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application

Which of the following are central directories that list all domain names currently in use for specific domains?

root servers

Which of the following are specialized computers that transmit message parcels along available Internet communication paths and on to their destinations?

routers

All of the following are simple steps for optimizing web page content except:

segmenting computer servers to perform dedicated functions.

In order from beginning to end, the major steps in the SDLC are:

systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; testing; and implementation.

The term stateless refers to the fact that:

the server does not have to maintain an ongoing dedicated interaction with the client computer.

T1 and T3 refer to international telephone standards for digital communication.

true

Which of the following is the minimum system architecture requirement for an e-commerce website that processes orders?

two-tier architecture

Which of the following involves testing a site's program modules one at a time?

unit testing

Which of the following involves creating a skeleton version that focuses on functionality rather than design?

wire-framing

Bluetooth is a high-speed, fixed broadband wireless local area network for commercial and residential use.

False

DHMTL is used to generate dynamic web pages.

False

IMAP is the Internet protocol used by a browser to transfer web pages.

False

Storing HTML pages in RAM rather than on a server's hard drive is an expensive way to fine-tune the processing architecture of a website.

False

The United States has the world's highest average Internet connection speed.

False

Which of the following is not a mobile messaging application?

Feedly

Which of the following is not a basic type of cloud computing service?

FiOS

Django follows the ________ programming principle.

DRY

The cost of hardware, software, and telecommunications services needed to build a website have ________ over the last decade.

Decreased dramatically

Which of the following basic system functionalities is used to display goods on a website?

Digital catalog

Which of the following is not one of the basic technological foundations of the Internet?

FTP

A multi-tier architecture typically includes only a web server and a database server.

False

A private cloud is operated for the benefit of multiple firms.

False

A security hole known as Shellshock enabled hackers to target JavaScript running on Apache web servers.

False

The Web runs in which layer of Internet architecture?

Applications layer

Which of the following protocols enables the exchange of routing information among different autonomous systems on the Internet?

BGP

All of the following are key design principles of responsive web design except:

Coding by convention

The primary way a website is able to personalize the content presented to a visitor is through the use of:

Cookies

All of the following are basic information requirements for a product database except:

Customer ID numbers