Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - MIME Type

What does MIME stand for?

• Multiple Internet Mail Extensions

• Media Internet Mail Extensions

• Mail Internet Media Extensions

• Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

What is the MIME type of a plain text file?

• text/css

• text/plain

• text/javascript

• text/html

When was MIME introduced?

• 1980s

• 1970s

• 2000s

• 1990s

Which Internet protocol uses MIME types to identify data accessible from a URL?

• TCP

• SMTP

• HTTP

• FTP

What is the MIME type of a standard webpage?

• Content-Type: text/html

• Content-Type: text/plain

• Content-Type: text/javascript

• Content-Type: text/css

What is the MIME type for a JPEG image file?

• video/mp4

• audio/wav

• image/jpeg

• image/png

What is the MIME type for a ZIP compressed archive?

• application/zip

• text/javascript

• text/html

• text/css

What advantage do MIME types have over file extensions?

• They are recognized across applications

• They are used for audio files

• They have multiple file extensions

• They contain a type and subtype

What is the relationship between MIME types and file formats?

• Many-to-many

• One-to-one

• One-to-many

• Many-to-one

Who maintains the official list of MIME types?

• ICANN

• ISO

• IANA

• IEEE