Deck 7: The Web and E-Commerce

Question 1

A query processor combs the Web to gather data that is representative of the contents of Web pages.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Phishing is an email-based or IM scam designed to persuade you to reveal confidential information.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Web servers store HTML documents as well as databases and other information used by Web pages.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee developed specifications for HTTP, HTML, and URL technologies.

Question 5

The figure seen above is an HTML document.

Question 6

A 404 Not Found error displays when a requested Web resources does not exist.

Question 7

When your browser gets pages and graphics to form a Web page, it stores that material on your computer in temporary files referred to as a Web or browser tool .

Question 8

The figure shown above is a markup language.

Question 9

When you perform a search on the Web, the search is powered by a search engine.

Question 10

Analyzer is the science of coding data.

Question 11

Group communications are referred to as Instant Messages (IMs).

Question 12

Increased security features is an important reason to upgrade your browser; upgrades usually contain patches for known security holes.

Question 13

The most difficult way to create Web pages is to use Web authoring software.

Question 14

In the e-commerce category B2C, consumers sell products to each other.

Question 15

The figure shown above is an example of a banner ad.

Question 16

The Web and the Internet are the same thing.

Question 17

The idea of hypertext evolved after the creation of the Web.

Question 18

An organization called the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)revised the HTML specifications which were originally developed in 1990.

Question 19

A hyperlink can be text or graphics.

Question 20

A browser is a software program installed on a computer.

Question 21

The term hypertext was coined by a Harvard graduate named ____.

A)Ted Nelson
B)Vannevar Bush
C)Time Berners-Lee
D)Jane Arpanet

Question 22

A Web site typically contains a collection of related Web pages that can be accessed using software called a(n)____.

A)network
B)URL
C)navigator
D)browser

Question 23

Item ____ in the figure above is a popular search engine.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 24

A(n)____ is a navigation tool on a Web page.

A)hyperlink
B)link
C)hypertext link
D)all of the above

Question 25

A(n)digital certificate is an application written in the Java programming language.

Question 26

In the figure above, Item ____ indicates the most relevant Web site.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 27

Each of the following is a Web technology developed by Berners-Lee EXCEPT: ____.

A).com
B)HTTP
C)URL
D)HTML

Question 28

The next version of HTML after HTML 4 is called ____.

A)XHTML
B)DHTML
C)HTML 5
D)HTML 4 is the current version

Question 29

Item ____ in the figure above is the search query.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 30

The Internet is a communications network that transmits data, including ____.

A)videoconferences
B)phone calls
C)email
D)all of the above

Question 31

A(n)____ ad is an advertisement, typically embedded at the top of a Web page.

A)header
B)banner
C)pop-up
D)brick and mortar

Question 32

Most browsers now include routines that compare IP addresses to a list of know fake sites and warn you of suspicious sites.

Question 33

A(n)____, like the one shown in the figure above, is software that stores and handles the information a customer submits when finalizing an e-commerce purchase.

A)controlled payment
B)virtual account
C)electronic wallet
D)digital checkout

Question 34

____ is a scam that redirects users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a false IP address.

A)Java
B)Pharming
C)ActiveX
D)Phishing

Question 35

____ is a protocol that encrypts data that travels between a client computer and an HTTP server.

A)S-HTTP
B)HTTPS
C)SSL
D)W3C

Question 36

A(n)____ is data generated by a Web server and stored in a text file on your computer.

A)HTML form
B)click-through
C)cookie
D)ID card

Question 37

The ____ is a collection of documents that are accessed over the Internet and are related by using links.

A)Web
B)Internet
C)network
D)HTML

Question 38

A(n)____ is a program that monitors data as it travels over networks.

A)cookie
B)packet sniffer
C)digital certificate
D)Web bug

Question 39

When using a Boolean operator in a Web query, using two search terms joined by AND means ____.

A)both terms must appear on a Web page before it can be included in the search results
B)either one or both of the search words could appear on a page
C)neither term must appear on a Web page to be included in the results
D)both terms must not appear on any of the pages found by the search engine.

Question 40

The hr tag in the figure shown above produces a(n)____ in the Web page.

A)graphic
B)line break
C)horizontal line
D)header row

Question 41

____ refers to new and innovative ways of using the Web.

A)Web 2.0
B)Wiki
C)Protocol
D)FTP

Question 42

File sharing is often called P2P file sharing. P2P stands for ____.

A)page-to-page
B)peer-to-peer
C)computer-to-computer
D)pal-to-pal

Question 43

____ is NOT a current popular Web browser.

A)Mozilla Firefox
B)Microsoft Internet Explorer
C)Arachnophilia
D)Netscape Navigator

Question 44

To search for an exact phrase when formulating a Web query, enter the phrase in ____.

A)bold
B)italics
C)parentheses
D)quotation marks

Question 45

A(n)____ is a computer that uses special software to transmit Web pages over the Internet.

A)Web site
B)Web page
C)Web server
D)Web resource

Question 46

A(n)____ is a program designed to help people locate information on the Web by formulating simple keyword queries.

A)search engine
B)Web page
C)Web site
D)Web cache

Question 47

File sharing became popular in the late ____ when college students started using a Web site called Napster that provided free access to hit songs.

A)1970s
B)1980s
C)1990s
D)2000s

Question 48

FTP stands for ____ and refers to a technology used for transferring files over any network using TCP\IP.

A)file transfer policy
B)full-time protocol
C)file transfer protocol
D)full transfer portal

Question 49

MySpace, Bebo, Classmates, and Facebook are examples of ____ sites.

A)chat
B)forum
C)news
D)social networking

Question 50

A(n)____ is a Web site where people can provide commentary or news on a particular subject as well as serve as a personal online diary.

A)server
B)blog
C)virtual diary
D)discussion board

Question 51

A Web resource is any data file that has a URL, such as a(n)____.

A)HTML document
B)graphic
C)sound file
D)all of the above

Question 52

To obtain permission to use text, photos, music, videos, and other elements you find on the Web, you should contact ____.

A)the Webmaster
B)the site owner
C)your attorney
D)the copyright holder

Question 53

____ is similar to podcasting, but with video instead of audio.

A)Video editing
B)Social networking
C)Videocasting
D)Real-time messaging

Question 54

When formulating queries, what word or words can you omit?

A)a
B)the
C)and
D)all of the above

Question 55

In the URL www.cengage.com, the domain name is ____.

A)www
B)cengage
C)com
D)cengage.com

Question 56

RSS is a format for feeding or syndicating news. RSS stands for ____.

A)Really Simple Syndication
B)Real Site Sharing
C)Register Site Summary
D)Random Site Syndication

Question 57

Napster was closed down by court order in ____ because most of the freely shared music was distributed without the permission of copyright holders.

A)1989
B)1995
C)2001
D)2007

Question 58

A Web server's response to a browser's request includes an HTTP ____ that indicates whether or not the browser's request can be fulfilled.

A)status code
B)markup
C)resource
D)error language

Question 59

Prefixes at the beginning of a URL, such as http:\\, www, and ftp, are not part of a domain name. These prefixes correspond to ____.

A)protocols
B)ports
C)services
D)all of the above

Question 60

____ is a measure of the quality and quantity of the links from one Web page to others.

A)Link currency
B)Link popularity
C)Link correlation
D)Link placement

Question 61

In the figure above, Item ____ refers to a text link on the Web page.

A)1
B)2
C)5
D)6

Question 62

____ is a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over the Internet and relies on cryptography and digital certificates to ensure security.

A)PET
B)SPAM
C)SET
D)UPS

Question 63

One of the most popular activities on the Web is shopping, as shown in the figure above. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of e-commerce?

A)Enhances traditional business models.
B)Increases profit margin by cutting costs.
C)Allows the owner to keep track of competitor prices.
D)Allows the owner to sell to a smaller audience.

Question 64

A(n)____ is designed to track who's reading a Web page and generate third-party ad-serving cookies.

A)virus
B)Web bug
C)worm
D)Trojan horse

Question 65

To avoid excessive ____________________, you can use a service to reformat Web pages to fit on a small screen such as the one shown in the above figure.

Question 66

The Web site shown in the figure above uses a(n)____________________ connection to submit data as indicated by the https in the Address box and the locked padlock.

Question 67

A ____________________, such as the figure shown above, is a collaborative Web site that can be accessed and edited by anyone in the world who wants to contribute.

Question 68

HTML stands for ____.

A)Hypertext Machine Language
B)Hypertext Markup Language
C)Hyperlink Text Machine Language
D)Hypertext Markup Literature

Question 69

URL stands for ____.

A)Universal Reference Locator
B)Universal Resource Language
C)Uniform Resource Locator
D)United Reference Language

Question 70

HTTP stands for ____.

A)Hyperlink Transfer Plan
B)Hyperlink Transfer Protocol
C)Hypertext Table Plan
D)Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 71

A(n)____________________ is a saved link to a Web site.

Question 72

In the above figure, Item ____ refers to a common browser feature which allows you to display your home page.

A)1
B)4
C)5
D)6

Question 73

____________________ is the term used to describe financial transactions conducted over a computer network.

Question 74

The ____ is used as a wildcard character in Web queries.

A)number sign (#)
B)asterisk (*)
C)ampersand (&)
D)none of the above

Question 75

A(n)____________________ GIF is also called a Web bug.

Question 76

A(n)____________________ is an audio file that is distributed through downloads or the use of a feed.

Question 77

____________________ is software bundled with a program that automatically displays or downloads advertising material to a computer after the program is installed or while the program is being used.

Question 78

A(n)____ operator, such as AND, OR, and NOT, describes a relationship between keywords in a Web query.

A)Internet
B)Web
C)Boolean
D)Tracking

Question 79

Web pages that provide a secure connection start with ____.

A)http
B)wwws
C)https
D)s\s http

Question 80

In the figure above, Item ____ refers to the Web page URL.

A)2
B)3
C)5
D)6