Q.1. The Internet was developed in the:
(1) 1950s
(2) 1960s
(3) 1970s
(4) 1980s
(5) 1990s
Q.2. Which of the following is the type of computer that other computers access for data, programs, and information?
(1) Host computer
(2) Server computer
(3) Supercomputer
(4) Client computer
(5) Terminal
Q.3. The computing arrangement where one group of computers requests data/information from another across a network is called:
(1) Centralized computing
(2) Client-server computing
(3) Network computing
(4) Distributed computing
(5) Both 1 and 2
Q.4. When a real-time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called:
(1) a chat session
(2) an e-mail
(3) an instant message
(4) video conferencing
(5) Internet telephony
Q.5. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use:
(1) E-mail
(2) FTP
(3) Instant message
(4) Telnet
(5) SNMP
Q.6. When a Web site automatically grabs or retrieves information on a schedule from another site such as a news site, this is called:
(1) push
(2) pull
(3) retrieve
(4) send
(5) none of the above
Q.7. The process whereby media files such as a video start playing as they are downloading is called:
(1) pushing
(2) pulling
(3) streaming
(4) flashing
(5) retrieving
Q.8. Your business has contracted with another company to have them host and run an application for your company over the Internet. The company providing this service to your business is called an:
(1) Internet service provider
(2) Internet access provider
(3) application service provider
(4) application access provider
(5) System service provider
Q.9. Web sites that focus on providing information rather than processing transactions are referred to as:
(1) application providers
(2) content providers
(3) service providers
(4) information providers
(5) None of the above
Q.10. The main focus of ICANN with respect to the Internet is to be responsible for:
(1) IP address space allocation
(2) protocol parameter assignment
(3) Internet infrastructure building
(4) domain name system management
(5) All of the above
Answers
Q.1. (2) The Internet was developed in the 1960s.
Q.2. (2) Server is the type of computer that other computers access for data, programs, and information.
Q.3. (2) The computing arrangement where one group of computers requests data/information from another across a network is called Client-server computing.
Q.4. (5) When a real-time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called Internet telephony.
Q.5. (4) If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use Telnet.
Q.6. (2) When a Web site automatically grabs or retrieves information on a schedule from another site such as a news site, this is called pull.
Q.7. (3) The process whereby media files such as a video start playing as they are downloading is called streaming.
Q.8. (3) Application service provider
Q.9. (2) Web sites that focus on providing information rather than processing transactions are referred to as content providers.
Q.10. (5) All of the above
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