40. (p. 67) A set of communications for exchanging information is called a ________. A. web browser B. HTML C. URL D. protocol Protocols allow web browsers to communicate with web servers. Difficulty: 1 41. (p. 67) The communications rules or protocols that allow browsers to connect with web servers is ________. A. HTTP B. HTML C. Java D. URL Most browsers assume that all web addresses begin with http://. Difficulty: 1 42. (p. 72) Little circles located in front of various options, which can be selected with the mouse, are called ________. A. hyperlinks B. radio buttons C. text boxes D. web portals Selecting an option with the mouse places a dot in the corresponding circle. Difficulty: 1
49. (p. 93) Plug-ins are also called ________. A. players B. viewers C. browsers D. Both A and B A plug-in is also called a player or a viewer. Difficulty: 1 50. (p. 93, 94) Small Java programs that can be quickly downloaded and run by most browsers are called ________. A. cookies B. applets C. active X D. hypertext Java applets enhance web pages by playing music, displaying graphics and animation, and providing interactive games. Difficulty: 1 51. (p. 94) The sequencing of still images to create the appearance of motion is called a(n) ________. A. animation B. hyperlink C. script D. applet Animation is used in online videogames as well as in moving banners displaying sports scores or prices. Difficulty: 1
55. (p. 88) Which of the following is an FTP client program? A. Cute B. Put C. Grab D. FTP net FTP client programs are special software that enables the download of FTP files. Difficulty: 2 56. (p. 90) With ________, online participants have a typed discussion while staying online at the same time. A. real-time chat B. blogs C. telnet D. newsgroups A chat is just like a telephone conversation except that messages are typed rather than spoken. Difficulty: 1 57. (p. 96) Web logs made by various users that are also accessible to others are called ________. A. real-time chat B. blogs C. telnet D. applets Web logs made by various users that are also accessible to others are called blogs. Difficulty: 1
69. (p. 53) Mps stands for megabits per second. FALSE Difficulty: 1 70. (p. 53) The term gigabit refers to 1 billion bits per second. TRUE Difficulty: 1 71. (p. 53) Upload is the transmission of data from a remote computer to a local computer. FALSE Difficulty: 1 72. (p. 53) Download is the transmission of data from a local computer to a remote computer. FALSE Difficulty: 1 73. (p. 55) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) consists of hardware and software that allows video, and data to be communicated over traditional copper-wire telephone lines. TRUE Difficulty: 1 74. (p. 55) Digital subscriber line (DSL) uses satellite technology to transmit data in megabits per second. Difficulty: 1
165. (p. 62) To facilitate more efficient routing of data back and in the internet, by providing more backbone access locations, ____________________________ were introduced. PNAPs; Private/Peer NAPs; miniNAPs Difficulty: 2 166. (p. 62) The ____________________________ part in TCP/IP is used to send data packets across the internet to their final destination. IP; Internet Protocol Difficulty: 3 167. (p. 62, 63) In TCP/IP, the ____________________________ part is used to reassemble the packets in the correct TCP Difficulty: 3 168. (p. 81) Incoming mail is usually stored on an ISP's server called a ____________________________. mail server Difficulty: 1 169. (p. 81) Outgoing mail is sent to a ____________________________ server. SMTP; Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Difficulty: 2 170. (p. 67) A location on the internet is called a ____________________________. domain Difficulty: 1