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CIW IBA Prep

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term that refers to the management and processing of information using computers and computer networks?

a)

Internet Technology

b)

World Wide Web (WWW)

c)

Domain Name System (DNS)

d)

Information Technology (IT)

2.

Which IT job role best describes an individual who is responsible for the organization and appearance of a Website?

a)

Website analyst

b)

Web application developer

c)

Website designer

d)

Website architect

3.

What is an email signature?

a)

Proof of one's identity for security purposes

b)

A digital display of one's handwritten signature

c)

Text that appears automatically at the bottom of an email message

d)

A closing remark that is manually attached to an email message

4.

What kind of file formats are .avi, .mp4, .ogg, .webm and .mov?

a)

Graphics

b)

Video

c)

Audio

d)

Document

5.

What is the term for a file that is sent with an email message?

a)

Attachment

b)

Emoticon

c)

Header

d)

Thread

6.

What is the primary function of a Web browser?

a)

To organize Web documents into databases for easy access and retrieval

b)

To create hypertext documents for publication on the World Wide Web

c)

To retrieve pages from a Web server and display them on your screen

d)

To retrieve documents from your LAN and display them on your screen

7.

Which of the following plug-ins was created by Apple Computer for running video and audio files?

a)

QuickTime

b)

Silverlight

c)

Flash Player

d)

Windows Media Player

8.

Which is the native audio format for Microsoft Windows?

a)

Ogg Vorbis (OGG)

b)

Waveform (WAV)

c)

Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer-3 (MP3)

d)

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)

9.

What is the term for an individual who is responsible for creating the overview plan of a Website's development?

a)

Website designer

b)

Web application developer

c)

Website manager

d)

Web Architect

10.

What distinguishes instant messaging from email?

a)

You do not need access to a network in order to send and receive instant messages.

b)

Instant messages can be sent only to contacts who are currently online.

c)

Instant messaging can be used to talk to contacts if your computer has a microphone.

d)

Instant messages can display responses only when you click the Send/Receive button.

11.

One of the major goals of HTML5 is to:

a)

eliminate the need to comply with W3C standards.

b)

eliminate the use of browser plug-ins.

c)

eliminate the use of scripting languages.

d)

eliminate the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

12.

Which type of database table relationship is the most common?

a)

Many-to-many relationship

b)

Many-to-one relationship

c)

One-to-many relationship

d)

One-to-one relationship

13.

What kind of file formats are .txt, .pdf and .rtf?

a)

Audio

b)

Document

c)

Video

d)

Graphics

14.

Cloud computing is a computing paradigm in which:

a)

multiple companies, organizations or people share portions of the same domain name.

b)

one domain name server hosts multiple domain names.

c)

users are able to outsource a task to an undefined group of people or community to obtain and analyze large amounts of data.

d)

users are able to access software and services run by servers that reside on the Internet.

15.

A database can best be described as:

a)

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

b)

a category of information in a table.

c)

a collection of data about a limited topic, displayed in rows and columns.

d)

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

16.

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

a)

Mobile application developer

b)

Web application developer

c)

Web architect

d)

Website designer

17.

What is a network?

a)

An architecture of computers that divides processing and storage tasks between clients and servers

b)

A group of computers connected so they can communicate, share resources and exchange data

c)

A central repository of programs and data to which all member users have access

d)

A system that requests services from other computers and is used to access files or documents

18.

What is a dotted quad?

a)

A protocol for how data is exchanged between computers

b)

A default password to access a router or wireless access point

c)

A series of numbers divided into four segments that identifies a unique resource on the Internet

d)

A manufacturer's serial number for a computer

19.

A one-to-one database table relationship can best be described as a table relationship in which:

a)

no record in Table A has any matching records in Table B.

b)

a record in Table A can have multiple matching records in Table B, but a record in Table B has only one matching record in Table A.

c)

each record in Table A can have only one matching record in Table B, and vice versa.

d)

one record in Table A can relate to many matching records in Table B, and vice versa.

20.

What is http://www.ucorp.biz an example of?

a)

A thread

b)

A proxy server

c)

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

d)

A hypertext link

21.

In an IP address such as 192.241.187.8, the last number in the address (on the far right) identifies:

a)

the router to which a computer is connected.

b)

the gateway to which a computer is connected.

c)

a specific computer.

d)

the largest network to which a computer is connected.

22.

What is an extension?

a)

A self-contained program that can be run anywhere on a network, including within a browser from the Internet

b)

A miniature Java program downloaded into a Web browser when a user requests a Webpage

c)

A scaled-down version of an application

d)

The evolution of plug-in technology designed to supplement and improve your Web experience.

23.

Which of the following describes cloud computing?

a)

Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run almost entirely from one or more servers that reside on the Internet

b)

A computing paradigm that prevents users from accessing most Internet resources unless those resources are stored locally

c)

Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run on that organization's local computer

d)

A computing paradigm in which Web browsers and numerous other applications are required on local computers

24.

What is a local area network (LAN)?

a)

Two or more nodes that span a wide geographic area

b)

A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area

c)

A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks

d)

A set of protocols that enables clients and servers to communicate

25.

Portable Document Format (PDF) résumés:

a)

contain little formatting and are not necessarily designed to be visually impressive.

b)

are generally created to post as Web pages.

c)

are compatible with all computer platforms.

d)

can be created by numerous programs on many different platforms.

26.

What is the function of a CAPTCHA?

a)

To differentiate humans from automated senders during online transactions

b)

To publish a list of IP addresses known to be sources of spam

c)

To identify and filter out spam messages before they reach the email Inbox

d)

To schedule appointments and meetings, store contact information, and manage tasks

27.

What is the term for an individual who is responsible for the organization and appearance of a Website?

a)

Web architect

b)

Website manager

c)

Website designer

d)

Web application developer

28.

Which organization has published more than 300 Web standards, and encourages manufacturers to follow these standards, many of which define levels of conformance?

a)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

b)

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

c)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

d)

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

29.

Copyright laws protect:

a)

original works of authorship only in print, not online.

b)

original works of authorship online as well as in print.

c)

no longer protect original works of authorship.

d)

original works of authorship only online, not in print.

30.

Plug-ins are useful for:

a)

clearing the browser cache.

b)

creating streaming technology.

c)

extending a browser's capabilities.

d)

writing HTML code for Web browsers.

31.

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 server

32.

What is the purpose of a Boolean operator?

a)

To perform a static search or a keyword search

b)

To determine the alphabetical order of search engine findings

c)

To narrow search results by including or excluding words or phrases

d)

To assign a relevancy ranking to search engine findings

33.

In computer terminology, what is a network?

a)

A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate, share resources and exchange information with one another

b)

A device that interacts with another device through a central server to which they are both connected

c)

A computer that manages system resources and provides information to other computers

d)

A system that requests a service from another computer that is used to access files or documents

34.

Which of the following would be considered a Web 2.0 technology?

a)

HTTP

b)

Wiki

c)

FTP

d)

Usenet

35.

What are the three major constraints on any project?

a)

Project stakeholders, resources and scope

b)

Needs analysis, Statement Of Work (SOW) and budget

c)

Time, resources and scope

d)

Project stakeholders, time and project team