Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing Multiple Choice

Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing   Multiple Choice 26. The ancestor of the Internet was _____.  a. TCP/IP  c. Telnet ANSWER: b. d. the ARPANET Web 1.0 b 27. _____ is a communication standard that enables computers to route communications traffic from one network to another as needed.  a. The ARPANET b. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL)  c. The Internet Protocol (IP) d. A Wi-Fi ANSWER: c 28. The fiber-optic cables that span the globe over land and under sea make up the Internet _____.  a. ultrastructure b. backbone  c. layer d. protocol ANSWER: b 29. The Internet is migrating to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which uses _____ addresses to provide for many more devices.  a. 32-bit b. 64-bit  c. 128-bit d. 256-bit ANSWER: c 30. _____ consists of server and client software, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), standards, and markup languages that combine to deliver information and services over the Internet.  a. The Web b. A tag  c. A cache d. The motherboard ANSWER: a 31. Which of the following is a markup language for defining the visual design of a Web page or group of pages?  a. JavaScript b. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)  c. Java d. Extensible Markup Language (XML) ANSWER: b 32. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) uses companies called _____ to handle the business of registering domain names.  a. registry operators b. accredited domain name registrars  c. network information centers d. independent domain name registries Page4 Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing b ANSWER: 33. Domain names must always have at least _____ parts, with each part separated by a dot (period).  a. two b. three  c. four d. five ANSWER: a 34. _____ refers to a computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet service and accessed with a Web browser.  a. Grid computing b. Distributed computing  c. Utility computing d. Cloud computing ANSWER: d 35. _____ is the standard page description language for Web pages.  a. Extensible Markup Language (XML) b. JavaScript  c. .NET d. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) ANSWER: d 36. _____ is a markup language designed to transport and store data on the Web.  b. Extensible Markup Language (XML) a. Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)  c. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) d. Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime) ANSWER: b 37. _____ consist of standards and tools that streamline and simplify communication among Websites and that promise to revolutionize the way the Web is developed and used for business and personal purposes.  a. Web browsers b. Web services  c. Hyperlinks d. Web forms ANSWER: b 38. Java allows small programs, called _____, to be embedded with an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document.  a. cookies b. subroutines  c. applets d. packets ANSWER: c 39. A _____ is a valuable tool that enables a user to find information on the Web by specifying words or phrases known as keywords, which are related to a topic of interest.  a. cookie b. server  c. Web portal d. search engine ANSWER: d 40. Web client software, such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera, that are used to view Web pages are known as _____.  a. Web portals b. Web browsers Page5 Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing  c. ANSWER: Web analytics software d. search engines b 41. _____ is a process for driving traffic to a Web site by using techniques that improve the site’s ranking in search results.  a. Web content streaming b. Search engine optimization  c. Tunneling d. Internet censorship ANSWER: b 42. _____ is a very short-range wireless connectivity technology designed for consumer electronics, cell phones, and credit cards.  a. Microwave transmission b. Wireless mesh  c. Near field communication (NFC) d. Wi-Fi ANSWER: c 43. In a _____, all network devices are connected to a common backbone that serves as a shared communications medium.  a. star network b. bus network  c. ring network d. mesh network ANSWER: b 44. The area covered by one or more interconnected wireless access points is commonly called a(n) _____.  a. reception area b. hot spot  c. coverage zone d. access area ANSWER: b 45. A _____ satellite system employs many satellites that are spaced so that, from any point on the Earth at any time, at least one satellite is on a line of sight, each in an orbit at an altitude of less than 1,000 miles.  a. very small aperture terminal (VSAT) b. microwave  c. low earth orbit (LEO) d. geostationary ANSWER: c 46. A _____ network is one in which all network devices are connected to one another through a single central device called the hub node.  a. mesh b. personal  c. bus d. star ANSWER: d 47. A _____ is a telecommunications network that connects users and their computers in a geographical area that spans a campus or a city.  a. metropolitan area network (MAN) b. local area network (LAN)  c. wide area network (WAN) d. personal area network (PAN) ANSWER: a 48. Which of the following statements is true of network-management software? Page6 Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing  a. One of the disadvantages of network-management software is the large amount of time spent on routine tasks.  c. Network-management software allows software to be copied, modified, or downloaded legally or illegally. ANSWER: b. With network-management software, a manager on a networked personal computer can scan for viruses. d. Network-management software complicates the process of updating files and programs on computers on the network. b 49. When you connect your computer to a printer using _____, the distance between them cannot be longer than 30 feet.  a.  b. Bluetooth Wi-Fi   c. near field communication d. infrared a ANSWER: 50. When you are looking for a 'hotspot', you are searching for _____. a. a wireless access point   b. bluetooth signals c. free charging stations  d. strong satellite signals  a ANSWER: 51. Which of the following systems can help identify your geolocation?  a.  b. Geographic information systems Extranets  c. VPNs  d. GPS d ANSWER: 52. If your home air conditioner has an IP address, it is part of the ____. a. satellite communication network   b. virtual private network c. Internet of Things  d. satellite communication network  c ANSWER: 53. Suppose a business wishes to have access to servers, and storage devices, but does not want to buy them. What is their best choice?  a. Internet of Things  b. cloud computing - infrastructure as a service   c. cloud computing - software as a service d. ANSWER: cloud computing - platform as a service b Page7 Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Chapter 4 - Networks and Cloud Computing 54. You wish to learn a programming language that can be used on any computer. What language would it be?  a. php  b. JavaScript  c. Java  d. ASP.Net ANSWER: c 55. Liesel is an entrepreneur, and she'd like to publish a website for her small business. Liesel ____________.  a. will need her own server and IT people to run the server  b. can use hosting services  c. will need to learn Java  d. will need to run her own web server on leased servers ANSWER: b 56. Social journalism or citizen journalism ________.  a. is accurate most of the time  b. may not be as reliable as mainstream media sources  c. is where everyone gets their news feeds d. is a good source for mostly facts ANSWER:  b 57. _____ is a good site to develop your professional network.  a. LinkedIn  b. Facebook  c. Google  d. Twitter ANSWER: a 58. The world-wide-web uses _____ protocol for transmitting content.  a. hyper-text transfer  b. mail transfer  c. uniform resource location  d. domain name server ANSWER: a