60 Question Quiz

10 Jun 60 Question Quiz

Michele is working hard to come up with a memorable, “easy-to-type” combination of letters and symbols to use as her new company’s network address. Her knitting company name is “Michele’s Designs”…so she is thinking of using “http://MichelesKnittedDesigns.com.” What is Michele working on for her company?

 

a. its Internet service provider     (ISP)

 

b. its spyware programming

 

c. its uniform resource locator     (URL)

 

d. its Hypertext transfer     protocol (http)

Internet use in the United States today is increasing at its highest rate ever.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks on America, it became evident that the terrorists used the Internet to coordinate the plot, to raise funds, and to help recruit new members to their cause.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

Which of the following is an example of a website going “social”?

 

a. An online newspaper invites     commentary from readers.

 

b. An online library allows     “virtual” borrowing of their periodicals.

 

c. A company’s 401K package can     be accessed by employees online.

 

d. A clothing store’s website     gives discounts for online orders.

Jennifer and Jason are working on their new software packages to be released later this month. They have consulted with several companies and individuals who will be helping them with the Internet systems used to transfer their files over the Web. Which of the following are they discussing with these companies and individuals?

 

a. Hypertext transfer protocols     (https)

 

b. encryptions

 

c. Web 2.0

 

d. social media

Martina is frustrated. She is trying to get a lot accomplished at work this morning, but she keeps having to wait for her computer because gray boxes saying “application loading” keep popping up on her screen, rendering her computer useless until they disappear. What is Martina waiting for?

 

a. plug-ins

 

b. cookies

 

c. scripts

 

d. XHTMLs

Which of the following resulted in the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991?

 

a. the creation of hypertext     markup language (HTML)

 

b. the evolution of     transmission-control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)

 

c. the introduction of the first     wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN)

 

d. the introduction of modems

Which of the following is NOT true of ISPs?

 

a. They connect users to the     Internet and provide e-mail accounts.

 

b. There are more than 400 in     the United States with national coverage.

 

c. They include telephone and     cable companies.

 

d. They are mostly small, local     operations.

What are protocols?

 

a. places where content is     created and distributed

 

b. technical rules governing     data communication

 

c. encryptions used when     messages are written in code

 

d. applications in which users     can provide and consume content

The ARPANET program developed the earliest version of the wireless networked computing (the model for what would become the Internet) in 1972. What was their main intention in creating this network?

 

a. to provide a network     infrastructure for Apple’s new PC home computers

 

b. to provide critical support     for NASA researchers to communicate with field agents

 

c. to help coordinate between     different stock exchanges across the world to help fight speculative     investing

 

d. to improve coordination     between different researchers working on U.S. Department of Defense     projects

The real computer revolution in Hollywood is taking place behind the scenes, during the post-production process, when films get their finishing touches.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

Which of the following is the BIGGEST difference between IP Version 6 and its predecessor?

 

a. It allows for trillions and     trillions of Internet addresses, as opposed to the previous 4 billion.

 

b. It uses HTML language whereas     the older version used an antiquated Internet language.

 

c. It requires 6 (instead of the     5 previously required) channels to be operational at all times.

 

d. It is an international     version, allowing for the first time nations across the globe to     participate.

Who is the current “Goliath”?

 

a. Microsoft

 

b. Facebook

 

c. Alphabet

 

d. Yahoo!

Personal computer sales are plummeting worldwide as users switch to tablet computers and smartphones.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

Which model do Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Wikipedia all follow?

 

a. the Web 3.0 model

 

b. the Web 2.0 model

 

c. the social media model

 

d. the HTML model

Which of the following is NOT one of the top 10 Web properties?

 

a. Verizon, Inc.

 

b. Google Sites

 

c. Comcast NBCUniversal

 

d. AOL, Inc.

In the response to the Internet’s huge impact and influence, many traditional media outlets are adopting the philosophy of “if you can’t beat them, join them.”

Which of the following BEST exemplifies this?

 

a. McDonalds offers online     coupons that consumers can print and redeem at their locations.

 

b. Coca-Cola Corp has an     elaborate Facebook page on which they advertise and market.

 

c. The Boston Gazette Daily     Newspaper has transformed to an online-only publication.

 

d. Ford Motor Company is a     “featured entry” on the Wikipedia.com website.

What function does the file transfer protocol (FTP) perform?

 

a. It connects users to their     mail servers.

 

b. It governs electronic mailing     lists that “broadcast” email to special-interest groups.

 

c. It is used for sending e-mail     between host computers on the Internet.

 

d. It governs how electronic     documents and computer programs are transmitted across the Internet.

Fabio, President and CEO of GenTex, has just called his management team into his office to give them the good news that their new PR spots have “gone viral.”

What, exactly, happened to GenTex’s PR spots?

 

a. The PR spots were ranked     among Internet users as top among similar spots.

 

b. The PR spots were featured in     an online Internet news story that was seen by millions.

 

c. The PR spots were picked up     by users of social media and spread quickly through the Internet.

 

d. The PR spots were awarded top     honors at the annual Internet PR Symposium.

If you are trying to create a web page for your band and having difficulty creating links to other groups on your page, what is the most likely cause of this problem?

 

a. Malfunctions in your     hypertext programs.

 

b. A malfunction in your     computer’s browser memory.

 

c. Low levels of resolution on     your wireless network.

 

d. Connectivity issues with your     computer’s hard drive.

Which of the following is a key difference between “dumb” cell phones and smartphones?

 

a. “Dumb” cell phones     can only make phone calls, whereas smartphones can do a variety of other     things.

 

b. Smartphones have features     programmed onto the computer chips built into the hardware, whereas     “dumb” cell phones require software.

 

c. Smartphones can only make     phone calls, whereas “dumb” cell phones can do a variety of other     things.

 

d. “Dumb” cell phones     have features programmed onto the computer chips built into the hardware,     whereas smartphones require software.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major categories into which telephone companies can be divided?

 

a. International Record Carriers     (IRCs)

 

b. Local Exchange Carriers     (LECs)

 

c. Cell Phone Carriers

 

d. Interexchange Carriers

Satellite communication was inspired by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

Telecom carriers around the word are rejecting the LTE standard.

 

a.     True

 

b.     False

What was the Telecommunications Act of 1996 intended to accomplish?

 

a. entrench more government     restrictions on the “wildly free” cell phone industry

 

b. pair government and private     corporations as permanent partners in business of cell phones

 

c. break apart the large     monopoly that was held by AT&T for more than half a century

 

d. untangle ownership rules and     line-of-business restrictions and let free market forces prevail

If Kerry needs a phone that treats both voice and data streams as packets of data like those on the Internet and has download speeds of at least 10 million bits per second, what will she have to do?

 

a. Lower her standards.

 

b. Wait for the 5G phones to     come out.

 

c. Buy a 4G phone.

 

d. Buy a 3G phone.

Why are fiber-optic carriers ideal for computer data?

 

a. because there are no faster     and more reliable wired or wireless delivery systems

 

b. because they are immune to     the electrical interference that plagues copper wire systems

 

c. because they transmit data at     speeds approaching 768 thousand bits per second

 

d. because they utilize an     intense beam of pure, concentrated light

Which of the following is TRUE of cell phone theft?

 

a. iPhones are still less     desirable to thieves, both overseas and in the United States.

 

b. Stolen cell phones can easily     be reactivated and used overseas, but not in the United States.

 

c. Stolen cell phones can easily     be reactivated and used in the United States, but not overseas.

 

d. Cell phone theft is no longer     a problem in U.S. cities.

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt, through the Communications Act of 1934, establish the Federal Communications Commission?

 

a. to regulate communications

 

b. to split up the local     exchanges

 

c. to establish wireless     telephone technology

 

d. to foster greater     independence in the telephone industry

Which of these statements captures a common fear associated with cellular phone usage?

 

a. The use of text messaging     will make it increasingly difficult for students to adapt to using laptops     or other types of computer for schoolwork.

 

b. People will become overly     dependent upon cellular phones in their daily lives.

 

c. Young people can potentially     meet criminals or sexual abusers through cell phone groups.

 

d. Young people will accrue     major debts as they began to use cellular phones for international     communications.

In many ways, the early telephone was the very first _______.

 

a. social network

 

b. dot com

 

c. laptop computer

 

d. digital notepad

Which of the following is TRUE of M-commerce?

 

a. It is just catching on in     both Europe and the United States.

 

b. It is just catching on in     Europe, although it has been common in the United States for years.

 

c. It has been common in both     Europe and the United States for years.

 

d. It is just catching on in the     United States, although it has been common in Europe for years.

What might be the next big thing in cell phone and tablet apps?