E-Commerce Chapter 3 Quiz

In the address, which of the following is the top-level domain?

• company.com

• http

• .com

• www

.com

Which of the following technologies has enabled the Internet to grow exponentially to support millions of users, without overloading the network architecture?

• client/server computing

• IPv6

• fiber optics

• Wi-Fi

client/server computing

Which of the following are specialized computers that transmit message parcels along available Internet communication paths and on to their destinations?

• Web servers

• packet servers

• routers

• IP servers

routers

A(n) ________ allows users to easily add and edit content on a web page.

• wiki

• blog

• podcast

• RSS feed

wiki

The first web browser to make it possible to view documents on the Web with colored background, images, and animations was:

• Mozilla.

• Internet Explorer.

• Mosaic.

• Netscape Navigator.

Mosaic

________ is a utility program that allows you to check the connection between your client and a TCP/IP network.

• Finger

• Ping

• Telnet

• Tracert

Ping

Which of the following was the most popular web browser as of August 2018?

• Internet Explorer

• Safari

• Firefox

• Chrome

Chrome

The Transport Layer of TCP/IP is responsible for which of the following?

• addressing, packaging, and routing messages

• placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium

• providing a variety of applications with the ability to access the services of the lower layers

• providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application

providing communication with the application by acknowledging and sequencing the packets to and from the application

The Web runs in which layer of Internet architecture?

• Network Technology Substrate layer

• Middleware Services layer

• Transport Services and Representation Standards layer

• Applications layer

Applications layer

When talking about the physical elements of the Internet, the term redundancy refers to:

• multiple duplicate devices and paths in a network built so that data can be rerouted if a breakdown occurs.

• transmitting multiple copies of a single packet to safeguard against data loss.

• delays in messages caused by the uneven flow of information through the network.

• the use of tiered high-speed switching computers to connect the backbone to regional and local networks.

multiple duplicate devices and paths in a network built so that data can be rerouted if a breakdown occurs.

The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:

• Bluetooth and 3G.

• WiMax and 3G.

• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

• Wi-Fi and WiMax.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

________ is a model of computing in computer processing, storage, software, and other services which are provided as a shared pool of virtualized resources over the Internet.

• Client/server computing

• Cloud computing

• Mobile computing

• P2P computing

Cloud computing

Which of the following is the core communications protocol for the Internet?

• TLS

• FTP

• net

• TCP/IP

TCP/IP

Which of the following was the original purpose of the Internet?

• to enable government agencies to track civilian communications

• to provide a network that would allow businesses to connect with consumers

• to link large mainframe computers on different college campuses

• to develop a military communications system that could withstand nuclear war

to link large mainframe computers on different college campuses

(T/F) A private cloud is operated for the benefit of multiple firms.

False

(T/F) The term latency refers to a delay that can be experienced in packet-switched networks.

True

Which of the following is not one of the basic technological foundations of the Internet?

• TCP/IP

• FTP

• client/server computing

• packet switching

FTP

Applications for Android operating system-based smartphones are typically written in which of the following?

• ActiveX

• Swift

• ColdFusion

• Java

Java

The process of slicing digital messages into parcels, sending them along different communication paths as they become available, and reassembling them at the destination point is called:

• routing.

• the File Transfer Protocol.

• packet switching.

• the Transmission Control Protocol.

Packet switching

The ________ allows a natural language expression, such as Google.com to represent a numeric IP address.

• assigned numbers and names (ANN) system

• uniform resource locator system

• domain name system

• Internet protocol addressing schema

domain name system