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Unit 1 Test Review: The World Wide Web: History & Definitions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are varying definitions for the term "dumb terminal," but it often refers to the fact that the terminal has ____.

a)

specific known limitations

b)

specific analog requirements

c)

specific digital requirements

d)

unknown line limitations

2.

Early BBSs gave way to or evolved into newsgroups, which then evolved into actual online forums. These have all mostly disappeared in favor of ____.

a)

newsgroup political sites

b)

network-mapping sites

c)

social-networking sites

d)

social newsgroup sites

3.

Prior to the World Wide Web, as we know it today, the Internet was chaotic, without any ____.

a)

definitions of Internet usage

b)

protocols or standardization

c)

protocols for advancements

d)

definitions of standard use

4.

Computing in the early days was a rental situation. You dialed into a mainframe and used it to ____.

a)

run computations

b)

analyze information

c)

digitalize information

d)

analyze computations

5.

In the early 1980s, CompuServe had a chat program based on Citizen's Band radio. This has evolved into a popular form of communication called ____.

a)

network messages

b)

text messaging

c)

analog messaging

d)

digital messaging

6.

How many bits in length is a 1-byte computer word?

a)

1044 bytes

b)

1024 bytes

c)

1050 bytes

d)

1000 bytes

7.

It is important to understand that size and resolution are not ____.

a)

connected to each other

b)

interdependent on each other

c)

connected to bandwidth

d)

independent of one another

8.

What does IP stand for?

a)

Internet Protocol

b)

Intranet Practicum

c)

Interested Protocol

d)

Intersecting Protocol

9.

What does DNS stand for?

a)

Do not start

b)

Dynamic Name Service

c)

Duo Name System

d)

Domain Name System

10.

What is an operating system?

a)

hardware

b)

a peripheral

c)

a foundational program

d)

a hyperlink

11.

How many bits in length is a 1-byte computer word?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

8

d)

12

12.

What does WAN stand for?

a)

a wide area network

b)

a width area network

c)

a wide arena network

d)

A wide artificial network

13.

Every computer on the Internet must have a unique address, expressed in an

a)

www

b)

IP address

c)

http

d)

https

14.

The use of "www" when surfing on the Internet is now _____.

a)

nonusable

b)

limited

c)

optional

d)

outdated

15.

When the browser reads a line of instruction or code beginning with < and ending with > it does not display the text between the marks but considers the characters, in between, to be commands to the _____.

a)

web coder

b)

webserver

c)

web browser

d)

web reader

16.

The definition of "nested statements" is _____.

a)

elements of HTML that work within other elements of HTML

b)

elements of specific text that work within elements of HTML

c)

elements of HTML that work outside of elements of HTML

d)

elements of specific code that work within elements of HTML

17.

All HTML documents begin with a declaration. The declaration tells the browser _____.

a)

the actual start date of the HTML document's code

b)

the actual start date of the HTML conversion

c)

which version of HTML the document is written in

d)

which version of HTML the document was coded in

18.

Hyperlinks are a part of an HTML element called a(n) _____.

a)

end code

b)

attribute

c)

division

d)

web code

19.

If you change an image display width and height, you must maintain the _____ of the original image or you will skew the image.

a)

height ratio

b)

image ratio

c)

aspect ratio

d)

width ratio

20.

The most important assistance that a full-featured HTML editor provides is _____.

a)

automated file management

b)

automated data management

c)

automated text Web coding

d)

automated server management

21.

One of the most powerful aspects of an HTML editor is its ability to automatically keep track of _____.

a)

automated file locations

b)

file locations and paths

c)

automated file paths

d)

file locations and data

22.

What is a command-line program?

a)

desktop publishing software

b)

a program interface for simple functions

c)

runs MS Project

d)

runs MS DOS

23.

When working in Notepad, you can also copy the code that you produced into a Notepad file and save it as a(n) _____.

a)

.npd file

b)

.png file

c)

.htm or html file

d)

XTML file

24.

The best sort of HTML editors _____.

a)

are programmable

b)

are downloadable

c)

interface easily

d)

interface quickly

25.

What do HTML editors do?

a)

allow you to work on code

b)

run Photoshop

c)

network printers

d)

open an application on your computer

26.

What does WYSIWYG stand for?

a)

Where You Send Information When You Go

b)

What You See Is What You Get

c)

What You Send Is What You Gather

d)

Where You Save Information When You Grow

27.

The attributes for an iframe are controlled by CSS. One of the iframe controls is "seamless." This means it _____.

a)

will blend the iframe to create a border around pages

b)

will blend the iframe to look like the surrounding page

c)

will blend the iframe to mimic all surrounding images

d)

will format the iframe to code all the surrounding text

28.

The term "head element" is defined as _____.

a)

a container for all the head elements

b)

a container for all text browsers

c)

a container for all the table borders

d)

a container for all the metadata tags

29.

The tag < frame > _____.

a)

sets a window (a frame) in a frameset

b)

sets a directory list that's not recommended

c)

is a multiline input control in a text area

d)

is a computer program sample output.

30.

The < !DOCTYPE > tag is a declaration. The declaration helps the Web browser to _____.

a)

display the web page correctly

b)

display a web page chronologically

c)

display a web page in code

d)

display a web page using text