1 of 20
When a digital video file is sent on the Internet, it is broken into packets that travel independently to the designated destination.

This one True

False

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2 of 20
Peer-to-peer file sharing is almost always illegal, but many people do it anyway.
this one

True

False

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3 of 20
The first Web pages were

This one Strictly hypertext with no multimedia content

Designed to simulate printed pages using HTML’s table tools

The first true multimedia documents to be published on the Internet

Viewable only with proprietary Microsoft software

Sent via email from Doug Engelbart’s office on the Stanford campus

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4 of 20
Where is the Internet’s central hub and control center located?

Near Washington D.C.

Near the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington

In a top-secret location

In Silicon Valley
this one
Nowhere; the Internet has no central hub.

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5 of 20
Which of types of Internet connections is typically slower?

Analogue
Cable

Internet over Satellite

Tier Carrier
DSL

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6 of 20
What is Internet2?

Internet2 is a consortium being led by 207 universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today´s Internet in its infancy. The primary goals of Internet2 are to Create a leading edge network capability for the national research community, Enable revolutionary Internet applications, Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader and Internet community.

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7 of 20
Which of these services would you probably not be able to get from a typical Internet service provider (ISP)?

An email address

Access to a Web server

A connection to the Internet

Technical help

Free Windows upgrades

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8 of 20
What are browser cookies?
a message given to a Web browser by a Web server

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9 of 20
What do you call the XML-based file format for sharing data that allows syndication of Web content?

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10 of 20
Specialized servers are used on the Internet to

Function like email post offices

Accept FTP requests to upload and download files

Store applications that are rented or leased by large corporations

Store and send Web pages

All of the above

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11 of 20
The Internet was originally a

LAN at MIT

Code-cracking network during World War II by the U.S. Defense Department

A network cooperatively created by several large hardware and software companies

Small experimental research network called ARPANET

Microsoft product that quickly became too big for the company to control

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12 of 20
What kind of people are drawn to grid computing?

People who need a massive amount of electricity

People who need to share processing power

People who need super-reliable access to the web

People who receive an extremely large amount of email

All of the above

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13 of 20
Because of its strongly centralized design, the Internet can withstand most attacks.

True

False

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14 of 20
Real-time streaming audio and video are presented as they happen.

True

False

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15 of 20
QuickTime, RealOne, and Shockwave are among the most popular Web browser

Plug-ins

Cookies

Cascading stylesheets

Search engines

Security tools

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16 of 20
Which country attempts to limit its residents’ access to controversial Web content by routing all incoming Internet traffic through a single control center?

Germany

North Korea

People’s Republic of China

Saudi Arabia

United States

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17 of 20
What do you call software that prevents certain Web pages from being displayed?

Child-safe software

Dutch dike software

Filtering software

Spam blockers

Underage software

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18 of 20
TCP/IP protocols at the heart of the Internet were published as open standards, not owned by any company.

True

False