Introduction to the Internet Multiple Choice Test CTM Fall 2001
Introduction to the Internet Exam�
170 Multiple Choice Questions��� Get your Numbered Answer Sheet from your instructor.
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1. You can link computers in a lab or office together by inserting a __________ into each computer, and then connecting the computers to the server.
a. modem
b. �LAN
c. �network interface card
d. �network operating system
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2. Using the Internet, you can
a. read online versions of academic journals.
b. �participate in games and simulations.
c. �obtain free computer software.
d. �All of the above
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3. __________ are commonly used to connect computers that are located close together.
a. LANs
b. �WANs
c. �NICs
d. �Global networks
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4. A __________ is a large, expensive computer that businesses and other organizations use to process large volumes of work at high speeds.
a. mainframe
b. �minicomputer
c. �WAN
d. �Both A and B
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5. __________ cable has two or more insulated copper wires wrapped around each other and enclosed in another layer of plastic insulation.
a. Insulated
b. �Coaxial
c. �Twisted-pair
d. �Fiber-optic
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6. In __________ cable, the signal-carrying wire is completely shielded, so it resists electrical interference much better than twisted-pair cable.
a. insulated
b. �coaxial
c. �shielded
d. �fiber-optic
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7. Most cable television companies still use __________ cable.
a. twisted-pair
b. �coaxial
c. �wireless
d. �fiber-optic
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8. __________ cable is lighter and more durable than coaxial cable, but it is harder to work with and much more expensive.
a. Twisted-pair
b. �Network
c. �Wireless
d. �Fiber-optic
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9. The word internet is an abbreviation of
a. interconnected network.
b. �internal network.
c. �internally wired network.
d. �internally coordinated network.
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10. A network of networks (e.g., a single WAN) can also be called
a. the Web.
b. �an internet.
c. �the Internet.
d. �a LAN.
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11. In older buildings that have no provisions for running wires through walls or between floors, ___________ can be the best option for connecting computing resources.
a. twisted-pair cable
b. �coaxial cable
c. �wireless networks
d. �fiber-optic cable
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12. The early models for networked computers were the __________ companies.
a. electric
b. �telephone
c. �cable television
d. �telegram
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13. Each __________ that an individual packet encounters on its trip through the network determines the best way to move the packet forward to its destination.
a. protocol
b. �computer
c. �open architect
d. �algorithm
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14. The original purpose of the __________ was to connect computers in the field that were controlling a wide range of diverse weapons systems.
a. ARPANET
b. �CSNET
c. �TCP/IP
d. �BITNET
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15. In a packet switching network, files and messages are broken down into _________ that are labelled electronically with codes for their origin and destination.
a. packets
b. �circuits
c. �algorithms
d. �none of the above
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16. __________ includes rules that computers on a network use to establish and break connections.
a. UNIX
b. �IP
c. �ARPANET Protocol
d. �TCP
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17. __________ includes rules for routing individual data packets.
a. UNIX
b. �IP
c. �ARPANET Protocol
d. �TCP
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18. The National Science Foundation funded the __________ for educational and research institutions that did not have access to the ARPANET.
a. Internet Protocol
b. �BITNET
c. �MILNET
d. �CSNET
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19. The __________ suite included two tools for transferring files and accessing computers remotely: FTP and Telnet, respectively.
a. ARPANET
b. �TCP/IP
c. �NCP
d. �Usenet
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20. BITNET ran mailing list software called __________ on its IBM mainframe computers that provided automatic control and maintenance for the mailing lists.
a. Usenet
b. �Netnews
c. �MAILSERV
d. �LISTSERV
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21. The City University of New York started a network of IBM mainframes at universities, called the
a. ARPANET.
b. �BITNET.
c. �MILNET.
d. �CSNET.
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22. In 1984, the Department of Defense split the ARPANET into two specialized networks: MILNET was reserved for military uses, and __________ was for advanced research activities.
a. ARPANET.
b. �CSNET.
c. �BITNET.
d. �Internet.
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23. Today, we use the term __________ to describe LANs or WANs that use the TCP/IP protocol but that do not connect to sites outside the firm.
a. intranet
b. �IETF
c. �GUI
d. �CSNET
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24. The __________, a self-organized group that makes technical contributions to the engineering of the Internet and its technologies, is the main body that develops new Internet standards.
a. Federal Networking Council
b. �National Science Foundation
c. �U.S. Department of Defense
d. �Internet Engineering Task Force
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25. The Internet __________ program created multiple copies of itself on the computers it infected in 1988.
a. Rabbit
b. �Worm
c. �Propagator
d. �Multiplicator
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26. Internet traffic now carries more files that contain __________, so the average size of Internet files has increased.
a. graphics
b. �sound
c. �video
d. �All of the above
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27. The existing __________ numbering system that identifies users will run out of addresses in a few years if the Internet continues its current rate of growth.
a. NCP
b. �TCP
c. �IP
d. �TCP/IP
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28. Approximately how many individual e-mail messages and files travel on the Internet annually?
a. 50 million
b. �250 million
c. �500 million
d. �Unknown
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29. The development of __________ played a key role in making the Internet easier to use and more accessible to people who were not research scientists.
a. hypertext
b. �graphical user interfaces
c. �Memex
d. �Both A and B
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30. __________ is a language that includes a set of codes (or tags) attached to text; these tags describe the relationships among text elements.
a. HTML
b. �URL
c. �Ethernet
d. �Xanadu
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31. HTML includes _________ that indicate which text is part of a header element, which text is part of a paragraph element, and which text is part of a numbered list element.
a. signals
b. �tabs
c. �tags
d. �marks
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32. The development of the __________ worked hand-in-hand with the commercialization of the Internet to spur the Internet's growth.
a. browser
b. �World Wide Web
c. �Standard Generalized Markup Language
d. �hypertext server
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33. You can use several different types of software to read HTML documents, but most people use a ___________ such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
a. surfer
b. �Web browser
c. �document manager
d. �site manager
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34. At the University of Illinois in 1993, a group of students headed by Marc Andreessen wrote __________, the first GUI program that could read HTML and use HTML documents' hyperlinks to navigate from page to page on the Internet.
a. Internet Explorer
b. �Navigator
c. �Mosaic
d. �Lynx
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35. ISPs usually provide their customers with the software they need to
a. connect to the ISP.
b. �browse the Web.
c. �send and receive e-mail messages.
d. �All of the above
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36. Most LANs run
a. an Ethernet network.
b. �a Fast Ethernet network.
c. �POTS.
d. �Either A or B
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37. __________ is a protocol that specifies how to encode nontext data, such as graphics and sound, so they can travel over the Internet.
a. IMAP
b. �SMTP
c. �MIME
d. �POP
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38. You can send a message to several people by typing a __________ between their individual e-mail addresses.
a. colon
b. �plus sign
c. �comma
d. �Any of the above
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39. If an e-mail's __________ line is blank, the recipient might not read the associated message immediately.
a. subject
b. �sender
c. �address
d. �recipient
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40. You can use the optional __________ header line to send mail to people who should be aware of the e-mail message but who are not the message's main addressees.
a. carbon copy
b. �blind carbon copy
c. �sender
d. �Either A or B
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41. A(n) __________ contains the information you would otherwise routinely type at the end of your e-mail messages.
a. IP address
b. �complimentary close file
c. �signature file
d. �protocol
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42. With most e-mail client programs, a(n) __________ representing an attached file accompanies the file.
a. icon
b. �symbol
c. �signature file
d. �protocol
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43. With most e-mail client programs, you can
a. detach an attached file.
b. �examine an attached file.
c. �save an attached file.
d. �All of the above
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44. A(n) __________ is encoded so that it can be carried safely over the Internet, to 'tag along' with the message.
a. subject line
b. �attachment
c. �secret message
d. �signature file
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45. A(n) __________ signature typically contains the sender's name, title, company name, company address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
a. informal
b. �formal
c. �managerial
d. �administrative
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46. __________ addresses, also called Internet addresses, uniquely identify an individual or organization that is connected to the Internet.
a. Username
b. �IP
c. �Host
d. �E-mail
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47. The number 192.55.87.1 is an example of a(n) __________ address.
a. Host
b. �Internet Protocol
c. �Client
d. �PPP
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48. To route an e-mail message to an individual whose mail is stored on a particular computer, you must identify that person by
a. his or her account name.
b. �the computer on which his or her mail is stored.
c. �his or her e-mail client.
d. �Both A and B
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49. The username and computer name of an e-mail address are separated by a(n) __________.
a. +
b. �*
c. �@
d. �&&
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50. The __________ specifies the computer to which the mail is to be delivered on the Internet.
a. host name
b. �username
c. �host name suffix
d. �PPP connection
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51. The __________ host name suffix indicates that a computer belongs to an educational institution.
a. edu
b. �sch
c. �lib
d. �unv
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52. A(n) __________ terminal is a computer that passes all your keystrokes to another computer to which you are connected and that does not attempt to do anything else during the e-mail session.
a. e-mail
b. �ISP
c. �dumb
d. �smart
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53. __________ is a free e-mail program that you can access from any Web browser.
a. Yahoo!Mail
b. �ExciteMail
c. �HotMail
d. �All of the above
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54. __________ is a popular e-mail client operating in the Windows environment.
a. Netscape Messenger
b. �Microsoft Outlook Express
c. �Eudora
d. �All of the above
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55. Many ISPs support __________, in which the mail server receives mail and stores it until you use your mail client software to request the mail server to deliver mail to your computer.
a. POP
b. �SMTP
c. �PC-MAIL
d. �Either A or B
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56. The Print command usually appears on the __________ menu in a GUI program, or there is a Print button on the toolbar.
a. Print
b. �Output
c. �File
d. �Control
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57. Each line of a quoted message is usually preceded by a __________.
a. ?
b. �+
c. �<
d. �>
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58. To delete a message, you temporarily delete it by placing it in a trash folder or by marking it for deletion, and then
a. forwarding the message.
b. �indicating to the client to delete the messages.
c. �removing the trash folder.
d. �Either A or B
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59. You can use a(n) __________ to save e-mail addresses and easy-to-remember nicknames for those addresses.
a. address book
b. �roster
c. �directory
d. �mailing list
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60. A(n) __________ is a single nickname that represents more than one individual e-mail address in your personal address book.
a. distribution list
b. �address list
c. �client list
d. �host list
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61. __________ is one of the windows Netscape Messenger uses to furnish the tools you need to manage your e-mail.
a. Netscape Message
b. �Netscape Message Center
c. �Composition
d. �All of the above
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62. In the Netscape Message Center, the __________ mailbox contains your incoming mail messages.
a. Inbox
b. �Drafts
c. �Received
d. �Unsent Messages
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63. You use the Netscape Message window to
a. respond to a message.
b. �file a message in a mailbox.
c. �forward a message to someone else.
d. �All of the above
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64. To send a new e-mail message using Messenger, click the __________ on the Navigation toolbar to open the Composition window.
a. New E-mail
b. �New Msg
c. �Compose
d. �New Message
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65. To attach a file to your e-mail message in Messenger, click the __________ button, and then locate the file to attach to the message.
a. Attach
b. �Clip
c. �New File
d. �New Attachment
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66. To forward an existing message, open the folder containing the message, select the message in the Message list, and then click the __________ button on the toolbar.
a. Send
b. �Forward
c. �Resend
d. �Mail
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67. The __________ is a collection of files that reside on computers located all over the world and that are connected to each other through the Internet.
a. HTML
b. �IP
c. �WWW
d. �LAN
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68. __________ provides a variety of text-formatting tags that you can use to indicate headings, paragraphs, bulleted lists, numbered lists, and other useful text formats in Web documents.
a. HTML
b. �FTP
c. �URL
d. �HTTP
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69. A Web browser reading the line of text, <B>A Review of the Book <I>War and Peace</I></B>, displays the entire line
a. in italics.
b. �in bold.
c. �as a hyperlink.
d. �All of the above
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70. When you move the pointer over a(n) __________, the pointer changes shape to indicate that if you click that text, the Web browser will open a Web page.
a. hyperlink
b. �status bar
c. �bolded text
d. �italicized text
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71. Hyperlinks usually connect to other Web pages, but they can also lead to
a. graphics image files.
b. �sound clips.
c. �video files.
d. �All of the above
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72. Each part of an IP address is a number ranging from
a. 0 to 16.
b. �1 to 128.
c. �0 to 255.
d. �1 to 526.
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73. Each part of an IP address is separated from the previous part by a(n)
a. apostrophe.
b. �period.
c. �comma.
d. �backslash.
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74. DNS software on the Internet host computer that is responsible for the __________ domain keeps track of the IP addresses for all of the international organizations in its domain.
a. int
b. �wld
c. �gbl
d. �All of the above
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75. DNS software on the Internet host computer that is responsible for the __________ domain keeps track of the IP addresses for all of the organizations not covered by one of the other domain names (usually charitable or not-for-profit organizations).
a. org
b. �npo
c. �char
d. �alt
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76. DNS software on the Internet host computer that is responsible for the __________ domain keeps track of the IP addresses for businesses and other commercial enterprises in its domain.
a. bus
b. �com
c. �corp
d. �biz
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77. The large increase in the number of host computers on the Internet has taxed the capacity of the existing top-level domain name structure, especially that of the __________ domain.
a. mil
b. �net
c. �org
d. �com
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78. A proposal to expand the available top-level domain names is currently under consideration by the
a. Federal Networking Council.
b. �Internet Policy Oversight Committee.
c. �U.S. Department of Defense.
d. �National Science Foundation.
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79. The domain name __________ has been proposed as an additional top-level Internet domain name that would include entities that provide information services.
a. data
b. �serv
c. �comp
d. �info
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80. The domain name __________ has been proposed as an additional top-level Internet domain name that would include entities that engage in cultural and entertainment activities.
a. rec
b. �cult
c. �arts
d. �ent
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81. A Uniform Resource Locator is an addressing scheme that tells the Web browser
a. the name of the file.
b. �the domain name of the computer on which the file resides.
c. �what protocol to use when transporting the file.
d. �All of the above
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82. If a URL does not include a filename, most Web browsers will load the file named __________.
a. default.htm
b. �index.html
c. �default.html
d. �file.htm
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83. URLs follow the conventions established in the UNIX operating system that use the __________ character to separate the structure levels.
a. backslash
b. �asterisk
c. �forward slash
d. �greater-than
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84. The __________ describes the hierarchical directory or folder structure on the computer that stores the file.
a. filename
b. �pathname
c. �domain name
d. �hierarchy
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85. The __________ protocol is used to transfer files.
a. FTP
b. �Gopher
c. �URL
d. �Telnet
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86. The most common transfer protocol used on the Internet is __________.
a. FTP
b. �Gopher
c. �HTTP
d. �Telnet
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87. __________ is a Web browser you can use to turn your computer into a Web client that communicates with Web servers through an Internet service provider or network connection.
a. Windows Explorer
b. �Netscape Navigator
c. �America Online
d. �Both A and B
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88. The status bar indicates
a. the name of the Web page that is loading.
b. �the load status of the document that is loading.
c. �messages such as "Document: Done."
d. �All of the above
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89. In most Web browsers, if you right-click and hold the mouse button down on either the Back or Forward button, a portion of the __________ list appears.
a. bookmarks
b. �favorites
c. �history
d. �Both A and B
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90. The __________ folder lets the browser load the pages from the client's computer disk instead of from the remote Web server.
a. server
b. �cache
c. �history
d. �bookmark
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91. When you click the __________ button, the browser contacts the Web server to see if the Web page has changed since it was stored in the cache folder.
a. Reload
b. �Refresh
c. �Cache
d. �Either A or B
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92. The programs in the Netscape Communicator suite provide
a. e-mail.
b. �access to discussion groups.
c. �Web page creation tools.
d. �All of the above
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93. If the Navigator program does not fill the screen entirely, click the __________ button on the Navigator title bar to expand the screen.
a. Expand
b. �Fill
c. �Maximize
d. �Fullscreen
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94. In Navigator, the __________ button opens a Web page that has hyperlinks to Web search engines and directories.
a. Find
b. �Directory
c. �Locate
d. �Search
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95. If you want to return to a Web page at a later date, you should store the URL in a __________ file in the Navigator program for future use.
a. favorites
b. �proxy
c. �bookmark
d. �cache
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96. __________ is Microsoft's Web browser that installs with Windows 98.
a. Internet Explorer
b. �Navigator
c. �File Manager
d. �Windows Explorer
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97. The first panel of the Internet Explorer window is known as the __________; it presents status messages that show, for example, the URL of a page while it is loading.
a. status bar
b. �transfer progress report
c. �security zone
d. �URL status bar
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98. In Internet Explorer, the __________ button removes the browser frame and fills the screen with the current Web page image.
a. Maximize
b. �Fill
c. �Fullscreen
d. �Expand
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99. In Internet Explorer, you can see the full __________ of any item in the History frame by moving the mouse pointer over the history list item.
a. Web site
b. �Internet protocol
c. �URL
d. �shortcut
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100. Internet Explorer stores a copy of every Web page it displays on your computer's hard disk in a(n) __________ folder under the Windows folder.
a. URL Cache
b. �Temporary Internet Files
c. �URL Repository
d. �Internet Explorer
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101. To save a graphic in Internet Explorer, right-click it in the browser window, and click
a. Store Picture.
b. �Save Picture As.
c. �Save Graphic.
d. �Save Image.
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102. Each of the pages on the Web may have thousands of
a. words.
b. �images.
c. �downloadable files.
d. �All of the above
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103. Current estimates of the number of pages on the Web range from
a. 400 to 900 million.
b. �10 to 60 million.
c. �2 to 10 billion.
d. �1 to 5 million.
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104. Which of the following is a step in the Web-searching process?
a. Formulate and state the question.
b. �Select the appropriate tool to use in your search.
c. �Evaluate the search results.
d. �All of the above
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105. A Web __________ is a special kind of Web page that finds other Web pages that match a word or phrase you enter into it.
a. search engine
b. �directory
c. �URL
d. �All of the above
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106. The word or phrase you enter in a search engine is called a(n)
a. query.
b. �bot.
c. �result.
d. �Both A or B
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107. Most search engines report the number of __________ they find.
a. queries
b. �spiders
c. �hits
d. �key pages
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108. One of a Web robot's more important tasks is to delete information in the search engine __________ when a Web site no longer exists.
a. spider
b. �database
c. �spreadsheet
d. �archive
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109. The business firms that operate search engines often sell advertising space on the __________ to sponsors.
a. search engine page
b. �results pages
c. �database pages
d. �Both A and B
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110. Search engine robots collect information from a Web page's
a. query.
b. �graphics.
c. �keywords.
d. �All of the above
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111. Many search engine operators include information about their __________ on their Web sites.
a. robots
b. �databases
c. �search engines
d. �All of the above
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112. The description and keyword tags in a Web page are __________ tags.
a. HEADER
b. �META
c. �BODY
d. �QUERY
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113. Which of the following words in a search expression would be ignored by a search engine?
a. and
b. �the
c. �it
d. �All of the above
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114. If you begin searching in the wrong category of a directory, you might follow many __________ before you realize that the information you seek is not in that category.
a. hits
b. �queries
c. �hyperlinks
d. �indexes
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115. __________ use a completely different approach from search engines to build useful indexes of information on the Web.
a. Internet indexes
b. �Web directories
c. �Web hierarchies
d. �Meta-search engines
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116. The main weakness of a __________ is that you must know which category is likely to yield the information you desire.
a. directory
b. �database
c. �search engine
d. �full-text indexed hierarchy
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117. In Yahoo! the numbers in __________ indicate the number of Web pages included in each category.
a. brackets
b. �quotation marks
c. �parentheses
d. �braces
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118. Each search engine on the Web has different strengths and weaknesses because each search engine
a. stores a different amount of Web page text in its database.
b. �has different storage resources.
c. �interprets search expressions somewhat differently.
d. �All of the above
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119. A __________ accepts your search expression and transmits it to several search engines.
a. meta-search engine
b. �Web page indexer
c. �Web bibliography
d. �query engine
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120. Dogpile forwards your queries to a number of major search engines and directories, including
a. AltaVista.
b. �Lycos.
c. �Yahoo!.
d. �all of the above.
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121. The Martindale Reference Desk is a Web bibliography that emphasizes __________-related links.
a. literature
b. �mathematics
c. �science
d. �agriculture
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122. You can deliver information from Web pages you find by
a. printing copies of the Web pages.
b. �sending the URLs via e-mail.
c. �saving the Web pages and attaching them to e-mail messages.
d. �All of the above
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123. Boolean operators are also called __________ operators.
a. true-and-false
b. �logical
c. �precedence
d. �hierarchical
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124. At the very lowest level of analysis, all computing is a manipulation of a single computer circuit's _______________ state(s).
a. Web-based
b. �forward and backward
c. �on and off
d. �none of the above
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125. __________ is a basic Boolean operator.
a. AND
b. �OR
c. �NOT
d. �All of the above
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126. The Altavista search engine assumes that you want to match __________ keywords in your search expression.
a. all of the
b. �any of the
c. �each of the
d. �the first two
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127. In Boolean algebra, all values are reduced to one of __________ values.
a. two
b. �three
c. �four
d. �ten
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128. The search expression "exports __________ France AND Japan" returns hits for pages that contain all three words.
a. AND
b. �OR
c. �NOT
d. �NEAR
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129. The search expression "exports __________ France OR Japan" returns hits for pages that contain any of the three words.
a. AND
b. �OR
c. �NOT
d. �NEAR
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130. Some search engines use __________ to indicate search terms that must be matched exactly as they appear within those marks of punctuation.
a. question marks
b. �single quotation marks
c. �double quotation marks
d. �apostrophes
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131. A location operator is also known as a(n) ___________ operator.
a. inclusion
b. �grouping
c. �quotation
d. �proximity
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132. The filter criteria in a search engine can include such Web attributes as
a. language.
b. �date.
c. �domain.
d. �All of the above
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133. The search expression "export*" would return pages containing the term __________ in many search engines.
a. exports
b. �exporter
c. �exporting
d. �All of the above
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134. Many search engines recognize the __________ as the wildcard character.
a. *
b. �&&
c. �%
d. �$
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135. You can perform ________________ from HotBot's main search page.
a. Boolean searches
b. �filtered searches
c. �non-filtered searches
d. �both A and B
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136. Northern Light search engine indexes not only the Web, but also a collection of ____________.
a. periodicals.
b. �journals.
c. �books.
d. �All of the above
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137. Northern Light provides hyperlinks to
a. Web pages.
b. �journals.
c. �books.
d. �All of the above
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138. If you are willing to register with Excite, you can follow the __________ hyperlink to specify the kind of information that appears on this page when you log on.
a. Log on specifications
b. �Personal profile
c. �My Excite
d. �Identity
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139. To open the HotBot SuperSearch page, click the __________ button that appears on the HotBot search engine's main page.
a. Advanced Search
b. �Super Search
c. �Quick Search
d. �Advanced
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140. You can limit a HotBot SuperSearch page search to include only sites last modified __________ a specific date/date range by using the date controls that appear below the range of time options.
a. before
b. �after
c. �within
d. �Both A and B
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141. Many __________ Web sites include search features that allow you to search the site for specific news stories.
a. broadcast news
b. �wire service
c. �newspaper
d. �All of the above
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142. The NewsTracker Web site provided by __________ allows you to search the content of current news stories in multiple publications.
a. VPOP
b. �Excite
c. �AltaVista
d. �HotBot
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143. In NewsTracker, each news report entry includes
a. a hyperlink to the Web site that contains the item.
b. �the news report's source.
c. �a brief summary.
d. �All of the above
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144. Switchboard will accept a listing removal request sent via
a. a letter.
b. �e-mail.
c. �its Web page.
d. �All of the above
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145. A comprehensive site that includes search tools for finding information about businesses and individuals is __________.
a. White Pages
b. �BigYellow
c. �Switchboard
d. �PeopleFinder
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146. __________ is an older image file format that does a very good job of compressing small- or medium-sized files.
a. GIF
b. �JPEG
c. �BMP
d. �TIFF
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147. Most images on the Web are in the __________ file format.
a. GIF and JPEG
b. �TIFF and PCX
c. �HTML and SGML
d. �MPEG and WAV
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148. When you use your Web browser to ___________, the browser downloads it from the Web server and stores it in a temporary file on your computer's hard drive.
a. listen to sound
b. �display a graphic image
c. �view a video clip
d. �All of the above
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149. __________ is a newer, compressed image file format that stores many more colors than the GIF format and yields a higher, photographic-quality image.
a. JPEG
b. �PIC
c. �BMP
d. �HTML
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150. The JPEG file format can store over __________ different colors.
a. 16
b. �256
c. �576
d. �16 million
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151. Which of the following is not a file format in use for graphic images on the Web?
a. BMP
b. �HTM
c. �TIFF
d. �PCX
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152. The Windows bitmap and PC Paintbrush formats are both __________ graphics formats.
a. lossy
b. �compressed
c. �noncompressed
d. �continuous-tone
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153. One of the best Web resources for the fine arts is the __________ site, which occasionally features special exhibitions.
a. Clip Art Searcher
b. �Fine Arts Tracker
c. �WebMuseum
d. �MuseumHub
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154. The GIF file format is widely used on the Internet for images such as
a. line drawings.
b. �black and white photographs.
c. �continuous-tone art.
d. �scanned photographs.
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155. One Web site that can help you find clip-art images is the
a. WebMuseum.
b. �Clip Art Searcher.
c. �ImageTracker.
d. �Big Yellow.
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156. Finding image files on the Web can be difficult because the __________ that gather information for search engines do not read graphics files to identify their attributes.
a. robots
b. �thumbnails
c. �clip art searchers
d. �search controls
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157. No clear standards have emerged for the use of __________ files on the Web.
a. video
b. �audio
c. �graphics
d. �Both A and B
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158. The animated __________ format only has a limited ability to present moving graphics and cannot store audio information along with the video animation.
a. JPEG
b. �GIF
c. �MPEG
d. �Vivo
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159. To play RealAudio files, which you can recognize by their __________ file extensions, you must download and install one of the Real file players from the firm's Web site.
a. .real
b. �.ra
c. �.ram
d. �Either B or C
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160. Windows computers require no additional software to play Microsoft's __________ video format files.
a. AVI
b. �RealVideo
c. �MPEG
d. �QuickTime
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161. Most keyboard synthesizers use __________ so that music recorded on one synthesizer can be played on others.
a. MIDI
b. �WAV
c. �AU
d. �Vivo
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162. The __________ format is a standard adopted by the music industry for controlling devices that create and read musical information.
a. MIDI
b. �WAV
c. �AU
d. �Vivo
�
163. __________ transmission allows you to access very large audio or video files in much less time than the download-then-play procedure requires.
a. Interleaved
b. �Streaming
c. �Compressed
d. �Real
�
164. The International Standards Organization's __________ has created a series of standards for compressed video file formats.
a. Vivo
b. �RealVideo
c. �MPEG
d. �QuickTime
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165. MPEG and Vivo format files require you to download and install __________ that enable your Web browser to play the files.
a. plug-ins
b. �attachments
c. �extensions
d. �transmissions streams
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166. If an author represents a site as an educational or research institution, the domain should be __________.
a. univ
b. �sch
c. �edu
d. �gov
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167. The first thing you should try to do when evaluating a Web research resource is to determine who __________ the page.
a. designed
b. �authored
c. �published
d. �authorized
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168. Author information in a Web page should provide the author's
a. Social Security number.
b. �qualifications.
c. �photograph.
d. �All of the above
�
169. Any Web page that presents __________ that purport to be the result of a research process should identify and present background information and credentials about the author.
a. empirical research results
b. �logical arguments
c. �theories
d. �All of the above
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170. To develop an opinion about the quality of a Web resource you can evaluate its
a. authorship.
b. �content.
c. �appearance.
d. �All of the above
