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Inline/Online:FundamentalsoftheInternetandtheWorldWide
Web,2/e
RaymondGreenlaw,ArmstrongAtlanticStateUniversity
EllenHepp,TheUniversityofNewHampshire

Chapter3TheInternet

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exercisesforChapter3.Thisquizcanbeusedtoperformaselfevaluation.Thisquizconsistsof
twentyfivemultiplechoicequestions.Eachmultiplechoicequestionhasfourpossibleanswers.

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INCORRECT WhichisthemostsuitabledefinitionfortheInternet?
A)Alargecomputernetwork.
B)Agroupofcomputersthatareinterconnected.
C)Theglobalsystemofnetworkedcomputerstogetherwith
languages.
D)Theglobalsystemofnetworkedcomputerstogetherwiththeir
usersanddata.
Feedback:Thisisnotcorrect.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)LessthantwentypercentofInternetusersaremale.
B)LessthantwentypercentofInternetusersarefemale.
C)Lessthan100countriesareontheInternet.
D)Onaverage,eachdayover20,000newusersgoonline.
Feedback:Thisisfalse.

INCORRECT ARPANETstandsforwhichofthefollowing:
A)AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetworkEndTransmissions
B)AdvancedResearchProjectAgencyNetwork
C)AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork
D)AreaRoundProtocolandNetwork
Feedback:Thisisincorrect.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)LANstandsforLocalArenaNetworking.
B)Packetswitchingwasintroducedinthelate1970s.
C)TheInternetasweknowittodayhadlessthan50nodesin
1972.

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D)RayTomlinsonfoundedNetscapeCommunications.
Feedback:LANstandsforLocalAreaNetwork.

INCORRECT UUCPstandsforwhichofthefollowing?
A)UnixCopy
B)UnixtoUnixCopy
C)USENETtoUnixCopy
D)UnixtoUnixCopyProtocol
Feedback:Thisisincorrect.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)BITNETwasstartedin1981.
B)BITNETwasformedattheCityUniversityofNewYork.
C)BITNETwaswheremanymailinglistsoriginated.
D)BITNETstandsforBinaryNetwork.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)TCPstandsforTransmissionControlProtocol.
B)IPstandsforInternetProtocol.
C)TCP/IPconsistsoftwoInternetProtocols.
D)TheInternetisanopensystem.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)TheWebwasinventedataPhysicslabin1991.
B)MosaicwasagraphicalWebbrowserdevelopedbyTimBerners
Lee.
C)MarcAndreessenisoneofthefoundersofNetscape
Communications.
D)Yahoo!wasstartedin1994.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)Javawasreleasedin1995.
B)Netscapereleasedthesourcecodefortheirbrowserin1998.
C)Gopherwasamenudrivensystemtolocateinformationonthe
Internet.
D)NSFassumedcontroloftheARPANETin1980.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

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INCORRECT WhichofthefollowingdidnotcontributetothegrowthoftheInternet?
A)TheInternetdidnotrequireacentralizedstructurethatwould
notscaleupitwasandisadistributedoperation.
B)Duetothehomogeneityoflanguageandoutlook,asharpfocus
ontheInternetitselfcouldbemaintained.
C)Decisionsweremadeonapoliticalbasis,especiallyinvolving
internationalgroups.Thisallowedtheprojectthesupportit
neededtogrow.
D)Itallowedpeopletodothingsofinherentinterest,forexample,
sendandreceiveemail.
Feedback:Thisdidcontribute.

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Whichofthefollowingisnotconsideredabenefitofnetworked
computers?
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A)Provideconvenience.
B)Allowsharingofresources.
C)Providereliability.
D)Complicatescalability.
Feedback:Thisisabenefit.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingisnotanadvantageofpackets?
A)Makeerrorrecoveryeasy.
B)Distributenetworkload.
C)Allowausertosendalargemessageasoneunit.
D)Providereroutingflexibility.
Feedback:Thisisanadvantage.

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INCORRECT

Whichofthefollowingisnotatypeofphysicalcomponentthatmakesup
theInternet?
A)server
B)router
C)network
D)browser
Feedback:Thisisaphysicalcomponent.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)Akilobitis1,000bits.
B)Amegabitis1,000,000bits.
C)Amegabyteis8,000,000bytes.
D)10bytesis80bits.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)AnIPaddressisfourbyteslong.
B)IPstandsforInternetProtocol.
C)ThefollowingnumbercouldbeavalidIPaddress:
132.166.4.211.
D)IPaddressesaresymbolicnamesthatareeasyforpeopleto
remember.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

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INCORRECT InternetProtocolVersion6doesnotcontributewhichofthefollowing:
A)moreIPaddresses
B)simplifiedIPheaders
C)smartbrowsing
D)addedsecurityfeatures
Feedback:Itdoescontributethis.

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INCORRECT WhichstepisnottakenduringWebpageretrieval?
A)QuerytoDNSforanIPaddress.
B)EstablishmentofaTCPconnection.
C)Arequestforafile.
D)Simultaneousretrievalofimagesandtext.
Feedback:Thisstepistaken.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)TheInternetrestrictseducationalopportunitiesforadults.

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B)TheInternetrestrictsentertainmentopportunitiesforadults.
C)TheInternetallowsforrapidandglobaldisseminationof
information.
D)InternetRelayChatisanewsgroupthatyoucansubscribeto.
Feedback:TheInternetprovidesgreatereducational
opportunitiesformostpeople.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)AFAIKstandsforAsFarAsIKnow.
B)FWIWstandsforForWhatItsWorth.
C)IMHOstandsforInternetMyHomeOffice.
D)YMMVstandsforYourMileageMayVary.
Feedback:Thisistrue.

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INCORRECT WhichofthefollowingisaninvalidURL?
A)www.toyota.com
B)www.dell.computers
C)www.nsf.gov
D)www.ucla.edu
Feedback:ThisisavalidURL.

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INCORRECT

Whichofthefollowingpairarethegreatestconcernsoftypical
consumersforcarryingoutbusinessontheWeb?
A)privacyandcost
B)costandsecurity
C)privacyandsecurity
D)costandtime
Feedback:Thereisabetteranswer.

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)Cookiesarestoredonyourdisk.
B)Persistentcookiereferstoacookiethatisdeletedregularly,i.e.
thesystemispersistentaboutdeletingthecookie.
C)Settingacookiemeansdeletingacookie.
D)Cookiesdonotcontainanyprivateinformation.
Feedback:Correct!

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INCORRECT

Whichofthefollowingisnotsoftwaresupportingcollaborative
computing?
A)LotusNotes
B)Novell'sGroupwise
C)MicrosoftExchange
D)VisualEditor
Feedback:Thisdoessupportcollaborativecomputing.

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INCORRECT Whichofthefollowingisnotpartofvideoconferencing?
A)Audio.
B)Blackandwhitevideo.
C)Whiteboardgraphics.
D)Editing.
Feedback:Thisiaapartofvideoconferencing.

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A)IntranetisasynonymforInternet.

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B)Intranetreferstoaprivatenetwork.
C)Afirewallisacomputingsecuritymeasure.
D)AnintranetisinfrastructureforWebbasedcollaborative
computing.
Feedback:Correct!

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