CIW Set 4

You have volunteered to give a presentation to the parents at your child's school about the dangers of the Internet. Which of the following would you include in your recommendations to parents?

• Direct parents to ask other users in the children's chat room to provide identification.

• To reduce fear, claim that the threat of predators has been reduced in recent times.

• Warn children to never provide personal information over the Internet.

• Remind the parents that the anonymity of chat rooms provides security.

You have 20 remote employees flying in to attend a corporate meeting. The morning of a travel day, the administrator tells you that the hotel reservations have changed. What is the best way to send each traveling employee a quick message with the new hotel information?

• Call each stakeholder and leave a message with the address of the hotel.

• Update the meeting agenda with the hotel information.

• Send a text message with the hotel information to the mobile phone of each traveler.

• Post an announcement to the company's Web site with the new hotel information.

You are a software developer who wants to start developing mobile apps for smartphones. You have the option to develop apps for an open-source operating system. Which of the following could persuade you to focus your development efforts on the open-source operating system?

• Open-source operating systems and development tools are free from software bugs and viruses.

• The operating system and associated development tools are free, provided you comply with the copyleft license.

• Source code for an open-source app is not viewable and cannot be modified.

• An open-source license will never be in the public domain.

A paradigm shift has occurred in the way that small businesses use software applications. Companies increasingly choose hosted solutions with a monthly subscription fee and outsourced system maintenance, instead of purchasing software and hardware that must be maintained by internal sources. This business model is commonly referred as:

• Software as a Service

• scability

• crowdsourcing

• grid computing

The App-A-Day company offers software applications for various topics. When a customer purchases a desired application from the App-A-Day online store, he is directed to a page where he can download the application directly. When the customer is redirected and begins downloading the application, which specific standard protocol is most likely transferring the application?

• FTP

• HTTPS

• HTTP

• SMTP

Emelia and Lola have created a new software application that allows messaging site subscribers to analyze the message statistics in order to more easily assess and interact with followers. They have decided to license this software according to the GNU GPL Version 3. What does this license allow them to do with their software?

• They can sell this software, but only if they make software code available on a public server.

• The software enters the public domain for free use and can be altered by other programmers, who must then make their changes freely available as well.

• The software enters the public domain for free use, but any changes made in the future ca n be kept secret, allowing them to profitably sell the modified software.

• They can only sell this software through a not-for-profit company.

A family member has just sent you an e-mail message that contains highly personal details about a family matter. The message was sent to your company e-mail address. The family member has requested that you respond with your ideas about how to resolve the situation. Which of the following is a reason for you to call your family member and discuss the matter over the phone instead?

• Because your employer has the right to read your e-mail

• Because an e-mail message about a personal family matter will violate netiquette guidelines

• Because it is illegal to use company e-mail for personal use

• Because e-mail is completely private but not personal enough

As a project manager, you have to balance three elements that compose the project triangle. Suppose your customer requests that you add some new requirements to the project when you are halfway through. If you agree to this request, how would it affect other aspects of the project?

• Cost of the project will decrease.

• Cost of the project will increase.

• Project scope will decrease.

• Time to complete project will be reduced.

Your Web browser is currently open and displaying a popular sports site. You decide that you want to browse the CIW site without closing the browser. What is the most efficient way to accomplish this?

• By typing in the FTP address (ftp.CIWcertified.com) in the address bar of your Web browser

• By performing a search within the site currently displayed in your Web browser

• By typing the CIW site's URL (www.CIWcertified.com) in the address bar of your Web browser

• By performing a search on your computer for the term "CIW"

One of your co-workers calls you to ask if you sent her an e-mail message with an attachment. You recall that you sent several e-mails with attachments earlier that day. Which of the following is your best response to this question?

• Ask your co-worker to open the attachment and describe the contents.

• Ask your co-worker to forward the e-mail message to you so you can open the attachment and check it.

• Ask your co-worker to forward the e-mail message to your company's management.

• Ask your co-worker to read the e-mail message including the full name of the attachment and its extension.