CSC 105 Chapter 2

False; dialup is slowest and cheapest

A T1 line is the slowest but cheapest form of Internet connection.

True

A bookmark lets you return to a favorite website quickly.

False; a dial up modem is a device that sends and receives data over telephone lines to and from computers

A dial-up modem is an ISP (Internet service provider).

False; A dynamic IP address changes each time you connect to the Internet unlike a static IP address that is the same every time you connect.

A dynamic IP address gives you faster Internet access than a static IP address does.

Domain

A location on the Internet is called a:

True

A server is also called a host computer.

False; different communications systems use different bandwidths for different purposes.

All computer communications use the same bandwidth.

IP address

Each time you connect to your ISP, it will assign your computer a new address called a(n):

Internet Exchange Point

ISPs that don't run their own backbones connect to an Internet backbone through a(n):

User ID

In the email address [email protected], kim_lee is the:

1 Thousand

Kbps means how many bits per second?

False; the reverse is true

POP3 is used for sending email, and SMTP is used for retrieving email.

False; Radio buttons are little circles located in front of various options; selecting an option with the mouse places a dot in the corresponding circle.

Radio buttons are used for listening to radio stations on the Internet.

False; This may sometimes work, but not always. It's better to have a spam filter block messages entirely than to reply to them.

Replying to spam email messages with the statement "unsubscribe" will always get spammers to stop sending you unsolicited mail.

True

Spoofing means using fake email sender names.

False; The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was established to regulate human-friendly Internet domain names that overlie IP addresses and identify the website type.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was established to assign IP addresses.

Phishing

The sending of phony email that pretends to be from a credit card company or bank, luring you to a website that attempt to obtain confidential information from you, is called:

flame only when necessary

Which of the following is not a netiquette rule?

IE

Which of the following is not a protocol?

name of the browser

Which of the following is not one of the four components of a URL?

cable modem

Which of the following is typically the fastest method of data transmission?

POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3)

Which protocol is used to retrieve email messages from your computer?

No one

Who owns the Internet?