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SY21 - CIW IBA Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which IT job role best describes an individual who creates applications for devices such as smartphones and tablets?

a)

Web site designer

b)

Mobile application developer

c)

Web application developer

d)

Web architect

2.

What is the term for an individual who is responsible for developing and implementing plans to take advantage of the sales and marketing opportunities available through the Internet?

a)

Web site analyst

b)

Web application developer

c)

Web marketing manager

d)

Web site manager

3.

You have created your own blog site and have posted and received numerous entries. You have noticed that blog entries:

a)

consist of brief, informal thoughts focused on a specific topic.

b)

can contain only text.

c)

display in chronological order and are written in reverse chronological order.

d)

cannot contain links to other authors or sites.

4.

Samantha is a senior in high school applying to colleges. She decides to document her experiences online so future high school seniors can learn from her experience. The best method Samantha could use to document her experiences is:

a)

Blog

b)

Mashup

c)

Folksonomy

d)

Wiki

5.

Which of the following is an example of ethical Internet behavior?

a)

Citing information you find on the Internet that you use in your own work

b)

Downloading any songs and movies from the Internet

c)

Requesting personal information about others during an Internet chat session

d)

Expressing a strong opinion in a blog post

6.

Which of the following behaviors is considered to have the most personal risk associated with it when using social media?

a)

Engaging in a chat room conversation with someone you have recently met online

b)

Expressing a strong opinion in a blog post

c)

Agreeing to meet someone in person after getting acquainted on Facebook

d)

Agreeing to write status updates for a popular celebrity

7.

You and other parents are attending Back To School Night at your son's school. During his presentation about this year's curriculum and goals, your son's teacher talks about the dangers of the Internet. Which of the following should he include in his recommendations to the parents?

a)

Direct the parents to visit their children's chat rooms and ask the other users to provide identification.

b)

Urge the parents to warn their children to never provide personal information over the Internet.

c)

Remind the parents that the anonymity of chat rooms provides security for their children.

d)

To minimize the parents' fear, tell the parents that the threat of predators has been reduced in recent times.

8.

Unified communications (UC) is a business trend that seeks to:

a)

process a large volume of requests by phone.

b)

convert voice into data packets for transmission over a packet-switched IP network.

c)

integrate telephony and data technologies.

d)

simplify and integrate all forms of communication.

9.

Which protocol is used to send Web pages from a Web server to a Web browser?

a)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

b)

Post Office Protocol (POP3)

c)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

d)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

10.

Which protocol is used to transfer web pages from a web server to a web client and is the assumed protocol when a URL is entered? (same question as above, just asked in a different way.)

a)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

b)

Post Office Protocol (POP3)

c)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

d)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

11.

Your company offers software applications for various topics. When a customer purchases a desired app from your online store, she is directed to a page where she can download the application directly. When the customer begins downloading the app, the standard protocol that is most likely transferring the application is:

a)

SMTP.

b)

HTTPS.

c)

FTP.

d)

HTTP.

12.

Which protocol is often used to publish Web pages to a Web server? or Abby has just completed her first web site. She needs to publish the web pages to a web server. Which protocol enables Abby to publish the pages to the server?

a)

Internet Protocol (IP)

b)

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

c)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

d)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

13.

Which protocol is the data transmission standard for the Internet, responsible for sending information from one computer to another using uniquely identifying addresses?

a)

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

b)

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

c)

Internet Protocol (IP)

d)

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

14.

How is IPv6 able to offer more Internet addresses than IPv4?

a)

By using wireless network components

b)

By requiring less overhead

c)

By using 128-bit IP addresses

d)

By causing Internet usage to grow

15.

IPv4 addresses use a 32-bit address format that is divided into four sets of numbers. What is the term for this address?

a)

URL

b)

Hexadecimal

c)

Dotted quad

d)

Connection

16.

Which Internet resource is used to resolve IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names?

a)

The Domain Name System (DNS)

b)

Root-level servers

c)

Domain name servers

d)

Usenet (User Network)

17.

Which Internet resource is used to resolve domain names to IP addresses?

a)

A shared domain hosting service

b)

A virtual domain hosting service

c)

A root-level server

d)

A domain name serve

18.

When Web users enter the URL www.CIWcertified.com in their browser address bar, they can access the official CIW Web site at the IP address 72.44.192.233. Which technology enables users to do this, instead of having to remember and enter the IP address?

a)

TCP/IP

b)

DNS

c)

HTTP

d)

FTP

19.

Tim is listening to music from an online music provider (such as Pandora). He creates a list of his music preferences, and the music service uses his list to suggest additional songs that Tim might like. This music service is an example of a cloud-computing application that uses collaborative filtering technology. What is the name of this type of technology?

a)

Bit-torrent

b)

Software as a Service

c)

Grid computing

d)

Crowdsourcing

20.

Which social networking term describes the ability of a group to realize a greater degree of success in solving problems by solving them collaboratively compared with solving them individually?

a)

Collective intelligence

b)

Crowdsourcing

c)

Folksonomy

d)

Mashup

21.

What is a node?

a)

An organized repository of data that can be queried and searched by users

b)

A system or application on a network that requests a service from another computer

c)

Any entity or addressable device on a network that can be managed

d)

A network computer that manages network resources and provides data

22.

Which term is used to describe a computer that is connected to a central server with which it can communicate and from which it can request information?

a)

Client

b)

Network

c)

Database

d)

LAN

23.

Which U.S. government agency first funded the development of the Internet?

a)

The Internal Revenue Service

b)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

c)

The Department of Defense

d)

The Department of Commerce

24.

Which protocol is required for computers to communicate with each other over the Internet?

a)

HTTP

b)

TCP/IP

c)

FTP

d)

POP

25.

What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

a)

An organization that maintains a gateway to the Internet and rents access to it

b)

A dial-up or high-speed direct connection to the Internet

c)

The company that provides telephone lines to your home or office

d)

A computer system with an Internet connection and the correct software for Internet communication

26.

Which type of organization provides online services such as email and Internet for a fee?

a)

Internet Service Providers

b)

Domain Name Service

c)

Short Message Service

d)

Cloud Service Providers

27.

Direct connections provide continuous access to the Internet. Many bandwidth options are associated with direct connections. Which technology can transmit data over a network connection at speeds up to 1.544 Mbps?

a)

ISDN

b)

E1

c)

T1

d)

DSL

28.

Which type of connection is typically used for wide area networks (WANs) and high-volume applications, such as high-volume web sites?

a)

ISDN

b)

T1 & T3

c)

DSL

d)

Cable modem

29.

What is the unit of data used to transmit data across the network?

a)

A packet

b)

A dotted quad

c)

a megabit

d)

A node

30.

You want to learn more about CIW certifications and access a PDF document at http://www.ciwcertified.com/_resources/CIW_Roadmap.pdf. Which type of URL does this represent?

a)

An absolute URL

b)

A deep URL

c)

A relative URL

d)

A default URL

31.

Which portion of the web address below indicates the name of the server on which the page resides? http://www.palmbeachschools.org/students/certfications

a)

Students

b)

palmbeachschools.org

c)

www

d)

http://

32.

Which portion of the web address below indicates the domain name? http://www.palmbeachschools.org/students/certfications

a)

www

b)

palmbeachschools.org

c)

students

d)

http://

33.

You have registered for an e-learning course and are ready to begin. However, when you access the e-learning course page as directed, you find that you cannot log in because the authentication window will not launch. The most likely cause of this problem is that:

a)

you have enabled pop-up blocking software in your operating system.

b)

you have enabled pop-up blocking software in your browser.

c)

you have recently cleared your browser's history file.

d)

you have recently cleared your browser's cookie cache.

34.

You use a proprietary Windows-based program to create designs and layouts for your freelance greeting card business. You want to share samples of your work on your Web site for potential new customers to review. You convert the file format of your designs so that customers can view accurate renderings of them, regardless of the local operating system, settings or browser each individual uses to view your site. Which file format should you use?

a)

MP3

b)

OGG

c)

PDF

d)

DOC

35.

A database field can best be described as:

a)

a collection of data that can be sorted and searched using search algorithms.

b)

a collection of information consisting of one or more related pieces of information about a specific entity.

c)

a collection of data about a limited topic, organized into rows and columns.

d)

a category of information in a table.

36.

A database record can best be described as:

a)

a collection of data that can be sorted and searched using search algorithms.

b)

a collection of information consisting of one or more related pieces of information about a specific entity.

c)

a collection of data about a limited topic, organized into rows and columns.

d)

a category of information in a table.

37.

A database is a:

a)

a collection of data that can be sorted and searched using search algorithms.

b)

a collection of information consisting of one or more related pieces of information about a specific entity.

c)

a collection of data about a limited topic, organized into rows and columns.

d)

a category of information in a table.

38.

You are performing a keyword search with your browser. Which strategy should you use for the keywords you choose?

a)

Include at least one preposition such as ""the"" or ""an"".

b)

Use as few keywords as possible.

c)

Use mostly verbs rather than nouns.

d)

Use mostly nouns rather than verbs.

39.

What is the purpose of the Boolean operator AND ?

a)

It requires the search results to include one keyword and exclude another.

b)

It requires the search results to exclude one keyword.

c)

It requires the search results to include one keyword and one URL.

d)

It requires the search results to include multiple keywords.

40.

Sadie receives a verbally abusive voicemail from an angry customer who want to complain about a product, followed by several text messages from the customer asking why no one has returned his call yet. Sadie is due at a mandatory meeting with the company's executive managers. Which of the following is her best course of action?

a)

She should not respond to the customer because he has communicated inappropriately.

b)

She should send text messages to the customer during the meeting to placate him, and if he continues to be verbally abusive, it is acceptable for her to respond in the same abusive tone.

c)

She should send a brief text message to the customer requesting that he send his complaints via e-mail, so that further inappropriate communication will be well documented.

d)

She should skip the meeting and call the customer immediately to resolve the problem with him.

41.

Todd replaced his mobile phone with an upgraded unit, and now must reconfigure many of the services. The instructions say that he can enter his e-mail address and the unit will configure the e-mail client for him. Todd has tried this several times, but it does not work. He calls the vendor's help desk. The technician says that because Todd is trying to sync his e-mail account with an enterprise mail server, he will need to configure the e-mail client manually. What information does Todd need to configure the e-mail client?

a)

Company IP address, DNS, e-mail address, SMTP and IMAP

b)

E-mail address, SMTP, POP3, user name and password

c)

Company URL, e-mail address, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP

d)

E-mail address, POP3, IMAP, user name and password

42.

What does it mean to configure an e-mail client?

a)

You must provide the name of your ISP and the mail servers used by your ISP.

b)

You must identify yourself and provide the name of your ISP.

c)

You must identify your operating system and the protocol used, and provide the names of the mail servers used by your ISP.

d)

You must provide the user name given by the ISP, and provide the names of the mail servers used by your ISP.

43.

Suki just signed up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and now she is setting up Windows Live Mail as her e-mail client. As she configures this e-mail client, Suki must specify the names of which two servers?

a)

POP3 server and SMTP server

b)

SMTP server and FTP server

c)

FTP server and HTTP server

d)

HTTP server and SMTP server

44.

Josh is expecting a very important file from a co-worker in a remote office to be sent to him through e-mail, but he has not received the file. He calls the co-worker, who informs him that she sent the file yesterday and will send it again immediately. Josh still does not receive the e-mail message, so he contacts Technical Support. They find the e-mail from the co-worker in the spam folder of Josh's e-mail client. It has an attachment named salesnumbers.exe. What is the most likely reason that the e-mail message was filtered out?

a)

E-mail servers automatically block messages from remote offices from internal e-mail.

b)

The attachment's file size exceeded the limits of the e-mail filter policy.

c)

A file attachment with an .exe extension may contain malicious code.

d)

The file name of the attached file exceeds the file name length of the e-mail filter policy

45.

Kjell received an e-mail message on which several other individuals were copied. He wants to respond to this message in a way that will include everyone who was copied on the original message. Which steps should he take with this e-mail?

a)

Click the Reply All button, enter his response, and click Send.

b)

Open a New message, enter the e-mail addresses of all the recipients, enter his response, and click Send.

c)

Click the Forward button, enter his response, and click Send.

d)

Click the Reply button, enter his response, and click Send

46.

Troy is project manager for a development team. After a short meeting to introduce a new project, he is preparing an e-mail message for his team that will assign some initial tasks to be completed that day. He has a list of action items for the team members to review and confirm. Which is the preferred approach to communicate important action items in an e-mail message?

a)

Include emoticons to ensure the recipients understand your humor.

b)

Describe all action items at length in a detailed paragraph in the middle of the message.

c)

Write the action items using all capital letters.

d)

List the action items in a numbered or bulleted list for clarity.

47.

You want to send an e-mail message you received to another user who did not receive the original message. Which is the best way to do this?

a)

Forward the message.

b)

Ask the sender to re-send the original message and include the omitted user.

c)

Reply to the message.

d)

Copy the message text into a new message and send it to the omitted user.

48.

Cleo's boyfriend sent her an e-mail message at work with details about a highly personal matter. The message was sent to Cleo's company e-mail address. Her boyfriend requested that she respond as soon as possible. Why should Cleo call her boyfriend to discuss the matter over the phone instead of responding in an e-mail message?

a)

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

b)

Because her employer has the right to read her e-mail

c)

Because e-mail is completely private but not personal enough

d)

Because she has several questions and it will take too long to discuss via e-mail

49.

Mark's co-worker sent him a joke via e-mail. Mark thought the joke was quite funny, and he forwarded it to several other co-workers that he knows will be amused as well. Later that day, the Human Resources Manager calls Mark to her office to discuss a problem reported to her regarding the forwarded e-mail. Which problem has Mark most likely encountered by forwarding the e-mail message?

a)

He offended someone because he did not include everyone in the office who would enjoy the joke.

b)

He offended a recipient who received the joke as a result of further forwarding.

c)

He reduced the effectiveness of the company's spam filters with frivolous e-mail messages.

d)

He committed copyright infringement by not citing credit to the originator of the joke.

50.

Which of the following can be considered an inappropriate use of e-mail communication in the workplace?

a)

Disclosing confidential information

b)

Documenting the progress of a project

c)

Sharing files with a co-worker

d)

Archiving e-mail threads for later retrieval

51.

Employers can monitor their employees' e-mail messages sent to and from the company network because:

a)

regular monitoring reduces the extent of infection by malware.

b)

all information carried by the company's communication system is company property.

c)

this activity minimizes the amount of spam employees receive.

d)

it prevents employees from using network resources too frequently.

52.

Your company has provided you with a desktop computer to use at work. You have configured your e-mail client on this work computer to include your personal e-mail account so that you can conveniently download messages and check your personal e-mail. Which of the following is true?

a)

The company can read your personal e-mail messages.

b)

The company is required by law to allow you to receive personal e-mail messages at work.

c)

The company will ignore your personal e-mail messages out of respect for your privacy.

d)

The company will block your personal e-mail account.

53.

Non-repudiation is the security principle of providing proof that a transaction occurred between identified parties. Which of the following can you use to enforce non-repudiation in an electronic data transfer?

a)

Digital signature

b)

Digital certificate

c)

Encrypted key

d)

Firewall

54.

Which security principle entails providing proof that a transaction occurred between identified parties without dispute?

a)

Non-Repudiation

b)

Repudiation

c)

Encryption

d)

Authentication

55.

Which type of encryption involves encrypting data and allows a user to verify whether the data was changed after encryption but does not include decrypting?

a)

Asymmetric encryption

b)

Symmetric encryption

c)

Hash encryption

d)

Public key encryption

56.

What type of software gathers information and relays it to outside parties?

a)

Worm

b)

Virus

c)

Trojan

d)

Spyware

57.

Adam is at his desk working on a confidential project for a new technology company. He gets called into a meeting with his boss and must leave his desk. What will provide a measure of security for his computer while he is away from his desk?

a)

Digital Signature

b)

Firewall

c)

Password Protected Screen-Saver

d)

Proxy

58.

Bob opened an e-mail attachment and it launched a virus. The virus took control of his system, and now he is unable to run his anti-virus software. What should he do next?

a)

Turn off his computer and reboot from a clean system disk.

b)

Attach his backup drive and try to back up important files as quickly as possible.

c)

Call his local authorities to report computer fraud.

d)

Let the virus run and hope that the damage is minimal.

59.

You receive an unexpected e-mail with an attachment from a co-worker. You call the co-worker to ask if she sent you an e-mail message with an attachment. She recalls that she sent several e-mails with attachments earlier that day. Which of the following is your co-worker's best response to your question?

a)

She should ask you to read her the e-mail message including the full name of the attachment and its extension.

b)

She should ask you to forward the e-mail to your company's management.

c)

She should ask you to open the attachment and describe its contents.

d)

She should ask you to forward the e-mail to her so she can open the attachment and check it.

60.

You suspect that an attacker has gained control of your computer system. What action should you take next?

a)

Unplug the computer network cable and/or disable the computer's wireless NIC.

b)

Enable strong encryption on all files on the hard disk.

c)

Run anti-virus software on all disks associated with this system.

d)

Shut down the computer.

61.

Frankie works on the IT team at her company. She is looking for ways to reduce costs, so she suggests that the company uses P2P to facilitate sharing of information, instead of maintaining servers with FTP access. To protect its confidential data while benefiting from P2P, the company should:

a)

limit P2P use to sharing only with universities and research organizations.

b)

forbid employees to use their computers in P2P communications.

c)

implement technologies that will control access and password-protect files.

d)

limit P2P use to sharing only music files.

62.

Which of the following statements best describes open-source licenses?

a)

They enable software developers to have ready access to proprietary software's source code.

b)

They enable software developers to design software that is very responsive to customers' changing requirements.

c)

They enable users to access software applications hosted by a service provider.

d)

They enable users to modify and redistribute software source code without restriction.

63.

Cheryl has several concepts for mobile apps for smartphones. A friend suggests that she develop her apps for an open-source operating system. Why might Cheryl want to focus her app development efforts on an open-source operating system?

a)

Because open-source operating systems and development tools are safe from software bugs and viruses

b)

Because the operating system and associated development tools are free if she complies with the copyleft license

c)

Because source code for an open-source app is not viewable and cannot be modified

d)

Because software with an open-source license will never be in the public domain

64.

Tina is the technology coordinator for a small multi-national corporation with offices in San Francisco, New York, Tokyo and Paris. She needs to coordinate a live and interactive meeting that will allow executives from each of the offices to meet virtually and share presentations. Which of the following is the best way for Tina to accomplish this?

a)

Webcast

b)

Web conference

c)

Conference call

d)

Podcast

65.

Your company wants to simplify the customer support process for its distributors by enabling them to obtain company forms and reports online. You and your Web team are in charge of implementing this capability. Which Web-based system should you implement?

a)

Webcat

b)

Web Conference

c)

Intranet

d)

Extranet

66.

Wholesale Foods' company website allows area restaurants to view information regarding new items and inventory not available to the public. Which type of network is this an example of?

a)

NSFmet

b)

Intranet

c)

Subnet

d)

Extranet

67.

Wholesale Foods' company website allows area restaurants to view information regarding new items and inventory not available to the public. Which type of network is this an example of?

a)

NSFmet

b)

Intranet

c)

Subnet

d)

Extranet

68.

Susan is taking an online college seminar series in Art History. All classes will be delivered over the Web. Although there is no opportunity to ask questions, the live lectures and artwork presentations are engaging. Which Web-based meeting format was used?

a)

Web conference

b)

Webinar

c)

Podcast

d)

Blog

69.

James has just finished designing a Web site to support a charity organization's fund-raising efforts. He needs to meet with the board members to get their feedback and address some questions before he implements the final design. The board members are dispersed throughout the country and want to avoid spending charity funds on traveling to this meeting. Which of the following solutions would best support the charity and provide James with an opportunity to discuss the design with the group?

a)

Plan a Web conference using a service that supports screen-sharing and phone conferencing.

b)

Create a PowerPoint slideshow that contains pictures of the Web site design and create a survey to gather the board members' feedback.

c)

Create an audio Webcast and distribute it to the board members over the Internet.

d)

Plan a Webinar that reviews the layout of the site then request that board members submit their feedback by e-mail after the Webinar.

70.

Your company is making changes to a certain product. You need to discuss these changes with the company's sales managers, who are located in various international locations. Which of the following methods is the most efficient and economical solution for you to discuss the required information with all the sales managers synchronously?

a)

Send the blueprints showing the changes via e-mail to each of the sales managers and ask them to contact you with any questions.

b)

Schedule a Webinar with the sales managers so that you can demonstrate the changes and answer any questions with the entire group.

c)

Schedule an in-person sales meeting with the managers at the company headquarters so that you can demonstrate the changes and answer any questions with the entire group present.

d)

Post the blueprints showing the changes on the company's Web site and call each sales manager personally to discuss their individual questions or concerns offline.

71.

How does scope creep undermine the success of a project?

a)

Changes in project scope tend to occur in small increments, and these small increases in scope can add up and compromise the success of the project.

b)

Changes in project scope are generally abrupt and significant, and usually cause projects to be terminated.

c)

Scope creep usually indicates a change in project management expertise, which usually compromises the success of the project.

d)

Scope creep usually indicates that the project costs are spiraling out of control, and usually results in project termination.

72.

A critical first step in the initiating phase of a project is to conduct a needs analysis, which:

a)

identifies the requirements for each project task to ensure that the project objectives are met.

b)

identifies the planned dates for performing tasks and meeting goals defined in a project plan.

c)

identifies the goals and tasks of a project, and the work required to complete them.

d)

identifies the problems or desires that the project must resolve or address.

73.

What are the three elements of the project triangle?

a)

Time, money and scope

b)

Time, staff and funding

c)

Funding, quality and deadlines

d)

Deadlines, time and tasks

74.

Project managers must balance three elements that compose the project triangle. You are a project manager who is halfway through a project when your customer contacts you to say that he has been authorized to provide additional funds for the project. How will this most likely affect other elements of the project?

a)

Cost of the project will be reduced.

b)

Project scope will decrease.

c)

Time to complete the project will be reduced.

d)

Project scope will increase.

75.

Susan is a Network Engineer. She has submitted a proposal to update various hardware and software on the company’s network. Upper management has requested Susan submit a report addressing the proposals benefits relative to its cost, its risks, and business value. This type of report demonstrates:

a)

ISO 9000 standards

b)

Return on Investment (ROI)

c)

A Gantt chart

d)

The Project Triangle