Quiz C1 ch3

Which of the following is not an application of Internet of Things (IoT)?

• Vehicles sending location information to the server for real-time analysis.

• Connecting smartphones to the Internet via a Wi-Fi hotspot.

• Controlling smart home appliances using your mobile phone.

• Centralised management of a production line using Internet-enabled sensors.

Tom types in www.google.com into his web browser when he is travelling in South Korea. He did not give the permission for the website or the browser to track his location. However, the word “South Korea” is shown at the bottom left corner of the google search home page. Why is that?

• 1. Google violates their privacy policy and tracks user’s location even when permission is not granted.

• 1. The Internet Service Provider discloses the IP address of Tom to Google’s server.

• 1. Google guesses Tom’s location based on his search and purchase history.

• 1. Tom’s location is traced by analysing his cookies.

What is a cashless society?

• A society that only uses cryptocurrency for transactions.

• A society that has a poor economy and a serious digital divide.

• A society that uses digital payment methods instead of physical bills and coins.

• A society that only uses contactless payment methods instead of payment methods that require physical contact.

Alexia is sending an email as shown below. Which of the following emails will Kristie see in her message header?

(1)   [e-mail]

(2)   [e-mail]

(3)   [e-mail]

• (1) only

• (1) and (3) only

• (2) and (3) only

• (1), (2) and (3)

Which of the following is an advantage of using email over instant messaging?

• Dedicated software is not required for all instant messaging software.

• A message can be sent to multiple people all at once.

• Instant messaging does not require Internet connection.

• Features like inline embedding and bcc are supported.

Which of the following is an advantage of disabling inline attachment previews?

• Dedicated software is not required for all instant messaging software

• A message can be sent to multiple people all at once

• Instant messaging does not require Internet connection

• Features like inline embedding and bcc are supported

Which of the following is an advantage of using peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing?

• No dedicated software is required.

• P2P file sharing has high-security measures.

• Download time might be shortened.

• The bandwidth of the connection will increase.

Mary is writing an essay. Instead of using a search engine, she uses the database of her university’s library to do research for her essay. Which of the following is the correct explanation of her decision?

• All databases do not require Internet connection

• Documents in the database have no copyright while websites found using the search engine have

• Mary can use the information from her university’s library in her essay but not from the websites even with attributions

• Content published in databases is evaluated by professionals and therefore is usually more reliable

Ellie is studying the different file formats listed in her textbook. She wants to learn more about PDF files and searches “ict filetype:pdf” using the Google search engine. The search results are as follows.

Which of the following is an explanation as to why the search results she got differ from her expectations?

• There is not much information about PDF available on the Internet.

• The websites shown as her search results have used SEO to push themselves up in the list of search results.

• The search engine does not understand the abbreviation “PDF” and Ellie should enter “portable document format” instead

• filetype:” is an operator which limits her search results to pdf files only

Ashley wants to add animated images to her website. Which of the following formats allows her to do so?

• PNG

• APNG

• JPG

• WebP