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IT | Ch2

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Launched in 1969 as a U.S funded project that developed a national computer network, the Internet was initially called

a)

World Wide Web

b)

NSFNet

c)

Intranet

d)

ARPANET

2.

The Web was introduced in 1991 at

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

b)

Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP)

c)

Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN)

d)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

3.

The Internet is a(n) _____ made up of wires, cables, satellites, and rules for exchanging information between computers connected to the network.

a)

virtual network

b)

domain name

c)

multimedia interface

d)

actual network

4.

This enabled graphics, animation, sound, and video to be added to the Internet.

a)

URI

b)

Web

c)

Web browser

d)

Shareware

5.

The most common way to access the Internet is through _____.

a)

an application service provider (ASP)

b)

Facebook

c)

an Internet service provider (ISP)

d)

an instant messaging (IM) service

6.

Which of the following is not a well-known Web browser?

a)

Internet Explorer

b)

Safari

c)

Google Chrome

d)

Windows Explorer

7.

A web page typically contains _____ which contains the formatting instructions for displaying the web page.

a)

uniform resource locators (URLs)

b)

hyperlinks

c)

top-level domain (TLD)

d)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

8.

For browsers to connect to resources on the Internet, the location of the resources must be specified through addresses called _____.

a)

top-level domains (TLDs)

b)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

c)

uniform resource locators (URLs)

d)

hyperlinks

9.

In the URL "http://www.simnetonline.com", what is the domain name?

a)

http://www.simnetonline.com

b)

. com

c)

simnetonline

d)

www.simnetonline.com

10.

In the URL "http://www.simnetonline.com", ".com" is the _____.

a)

uniform resource locator (URL)

b)

domain name

c)

top-level domain (TLD)

d)

domain name server (DNS)

11.

Which programming language is used within HTML documents to trigger interactive features?

a)

Visual Basic

b)

HTML

c)

CSS

d)

JavaScript

12.

Which of the following are files inserted into an HTML document that control the appearance of Web pages including layout, colors, and fonts?

a)

AJAX

b)

CSS

c)

Javascript

d)

Applets

13.

This type of e-mail account is more widely used because it frees the user from installing and maintaining an e-mail client on every computer used to access e-mail.

a)

Cloud

b)

Web-based

c)

Mobile

d)

Client-based

14.

This social networking site is used for professional networking.

a)

LinkedIn

b)

Google+

c)

Facebook

d)

Twitter

15.

Twitter is an example of what type of site?

a)

Microblog

b)

Wiki

c)

Search

d)

Blog

16.

_____ typically broadcast live events and use streaming technology in which audio and video files are continuously downloaded to your computer while you are listening to and/or viewing the content.

a)

Blogs

b)

Twitter

c)

Webcasts

d)

Microblogs

17.

_____ do/does not use streaming technology and are/is used to download media files to your computer.

a)

Podcasts

b)

Microblogs

c)

Webcasts

d)

Twitter

18.

Which of the following is a Web site specially designed to allow visitors to use their browser to add, edit, or delete the site's content?

a)

Webcast

b)

Blog

c)

Wiki

d)

Microblog

19.

These special programs continually look for new information and update the databases used by search services.

a)

Webcrawlers

b)

Spiders

c)

Hits

d)

Bugs

20.

When you enter a keyword or phrase into a search engine the results display as a list of these.

a)

Matches

b)

Subjects

c)

Hits

d)

Entries

21.

This type of e-commerce often resembles the electronic version of the classified ads or an auction.

a)

B2B

b)

C2B

c)

B2C

d)

C2C

22.

Online banking is an example of what type of e-commerce?

a)

B2B

b)

C2C

c)

B2C

d)

C2B

23.

Which of the following is not one of the three basic components of cloud computing?

a)

wireless connectivity

b)

client organizations and end-users

c)

service providers

d)

the Internet

24.

Programs that automatically start and operate as a part of your browser are called:

a)

readers

b)

plug-ins

c)

pop-ups

d)

ActiveX controls

25.

Parents can use this type of program to block access to selected Web sites.

a)

BitTorrent

b)

Filter

c)

FTP

d)

Plug-in

26.

This method of file transfer has been used for decades and is frequently used for uploading changes to a Web site hosted by an Internet service provider.

a)

SSP

b)

BitTorrent

c)

FTP

d)

Dropbox.com

27.

This method of file transfer distributes file transfers across many different computers.

a)

BitTorrent

b)

FTP

c)

BitTorrent

d)

Dropbox.com