CH7 Test - The Internet

1) The Internet was originally created as a communication system for the ________.

• A) Department of Education
• B) Department of Defense
• C) U.S. Congress
• D) University System

2) What is not true about pop-up blockers?

• A) They are triggered by cookies.
• B) They prevent webpages from opening a new window.
• C) They can be configured for different sites.
• D) They can serve useful purposes.

3) What is the Internet backbone?

• A) A company's main connection to the Internet
• B) The system of satellites that carry the Internet's signals
• C) The four original nodes of the Internet
• D) A high-speed connection between networks

4) Wireless access points that are available in public spaces are called ________.

• A) hyperlinks
• B) Network Access Points
• C) Internet protocols
• D) hotspots

5) ________ is the authoring language that defines the structure of a webpage.

• A) Hypertext
• B) User-generated content (UGC)
• C) TLD
• D) HTML

6) Programs that interpret HTML to display webpages are called ________.

• A) interpreters
• B) translators
• C) compilers
• D) web browsers

7) In the URL http://www.irs.gov, http is the ________.

• A) TLD
• B) subdomain
• C) domain name
• D) protocol

8) In the URL http://www.irs.gov, irs is the ________.

• A) TLD
• B) protocol
• C) subdomain
• D) domain name

9) The "s" in https stands for ________.

• A) sponsored
• B) secure
• C) system
• D) service

10) 74.125.224.72 is an example of a(n) ________.

• A) protocol
• B) domain name
• C) DNS
• D) IP address