ITM100 CHAPTER 7 QUIZ
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What are the three key technologies contemporary digital networks and the Internet are based on?

  • Peer-to-peer computing, circuit switching, and proprietary communications standards
  • Client/server computing, packet switching, and widely used communications standards (correct)
  • Distributed computing, packet switching, and proprietary communications standards
  • Mainframe computing, circuit switching, and open-source communications standards

    • What technology is the most important for linking disparate networks and computers?

  • User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (correct)
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

    • What type of telephone network are many firms moving away from in favor of Internet telephones?

  • Satellite telephone networks
  • Traditional telephone networks (correct)
  • Fiber-optic telephone networks
  • Cellular telephone networks

    • What type of networks are used for linking to the company website and internal company networks?

    <p>Mobile wireless local area networks (Wi-Fi networks)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is client/server computing?

    <p>A model where processing power is located in client computers, linked through a network controlled by a server.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology largely replaced centralized mainframe computing?

    <p>Client/server computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is packet switching?

    <p>Involves slicing digital messages into packets, sending them along different paths, and reassembling them at their destination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did computer networks use before packet switching became prevalent?

    <p>Expensive dedicated circuits for communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does a server play in LANs?

    <p>Determining access and controlling resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most universal and powerful WAN?

    <p>The internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What geographical area do MANs typically span?

    <p>A city and its major suburbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of physical transmission media used in networks?

    <p>Twisted pair wire, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, and wireless media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does DNS stand for?

    <p>Domain Name System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the hierarchical structure of DNS?

    <p>Root domain, top-level domains, and second-level domains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of top-level domains?

    <p>.com, .edu, .gov</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the DNS hierarchy crucial for internet navigation and addressing?

    <p>It organizes domain names in a logical structure for efficient lookup</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of improving a website's ranking by using techniques such as matching keywords and building links?

    <p>Search engine optimization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What accounts for over 40% of digital ad spending worldwide?

    <p>Search engine marketing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology enables real-time user control, social participation, and user-generated content on today's websites?

    <p>Cloud computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a leading open source blogging tool and content management system?

    <p>WordPress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which platform features very small elements of content and is used in platforms with space constraints?

    <p>Twitter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is estimated to have a global value of over $800 billion, with 65% of the benefit going to consumers?

    <p>Reducing search costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of websites allow readers to post comments and can be hosted by third-party services like Blogger.com or TypePad.com?

    <p>Blogs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of web traffic that comes through search engines?

    <p>Over 90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for personal websites with chronological entries?

    <p>Blogs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the paid links by advertisers offered by search engines?

    <p>Sponsored links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of improving a website's ranking by using techniques such as matching keywords and building links?

    <p>Search engine optimization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fastest growing form of Internet advertising?

    <p>Sponsored links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization evaluates entire sentences and focuses on the meaning behind words for more accurate search results?

    <p>Google's Hummingbird search algorithm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)?

    <p>Managing domain name system and IP address allocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Knowledge Graph on Google search result pages?

    <p>To provide additional information about the searched topic or person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of the internet is influenced by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?

    <p>Domain names and internet policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the visual web?

    <p>Websites where pictures replace text documents and users can search and share images</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Google's predictive search aim to do?

    <p>Suggest search terms as users type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)?

    <p>Influencing internet policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who owns the transcontinental high-speed backbone networks that carry internet data traffic?

    <p>Long-distance telephone companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most common domain extensions mentioned in the text?

    <p>.com, .edu, .gov, .net, and .org</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of facial recognition software mentioned in the text?

    <p>To enhance facial recognition capabilities on platforms like Facebook</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the local connection lines mentioned in the text?

    <p>Owned by regional telephone and cable television companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which platform had 1 billion active users in 2020, according to the text?

    <p>Instagram</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is RSS primarily used for?

    <p>Pulling specified content from websites and feeding it automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do wikis allow visitors to do?

    <p>Add, delete, or modify content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a leading social networking site?

    <p>Facebook</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key trends in the future web?

    <p>A visual, even three-dimensional (3D) web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a business use of wikis?

    <p>Information sharing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Internet of Things (IoT) based on?

    <p>Billions of Internet-connected sensors throughout the physical world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of social networking sites?

    <p>Enabling users to build communities of friends and professional colleagues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does RSS do with specified content from websites?

    <p>Feeds it automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does wiki software typically provide?

    <p>A template that defines layout and elements common to all pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key impact of social networking on online behavior?

    <p>Radically changed how people communicate and spend their time online</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are RSS readers available through websites such as Google and Yahoo primarily used for?

    <p>Feeding specified content from websites automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of the future Internet?

    <p>More tools for individuals to make sense out of trillions of pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)?

    <p>Overseeing the technical and engineering development of the internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology are many firms moving away from in favor of Internet telephones?

    <p>Traditional telephone networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the hierarchical structure of DNS?

    <p>Tree structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the visual web?

    <p>Interactive multimedia content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who influences Internet policies and establishes worldwide policies, according to the text?

    <p>Internet Architecture Board (IAB)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization is responsible for managing domain names and internet protocol (IP) addresses?

    <p>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)?

    <p>Overseeing the technical and engineering development of the internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology aims to refine search algorithms using mathematical modeling and artificial intelligence machine learning?

    <p>Google's predictive search</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the visual web, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Websites where pictures replace text documents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Google's Hummingbird search algorithm?

    <p>Evaluating entire sentences and focusing on the meaning behind words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which platform had 1 billion active users in 2020, according to the text?

    <p>Instagram</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated global value of search engine marketing benefits, with 65% of the benefit going to consumers?

    <p>Over $800 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who owns the transcontinental high-speed backbone networks that carry internet data traffic?

    <p>Long-distance telephone companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of web traffic that comes through search engines?

    <p>Over 90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most common domain extensions mentioned in the text?

    <p>.com, .edu, .gov, .net, and .org</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology enables real-time user control, social participation, and user-generated content on today's websites?

    <p>Social networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of facial recognition software mentioned in the text?

    <p>Enhancing facial recognition capabilities on platforms like Facebook</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of improving a website's ranking by using techniques such as matching keywords and building links?

    <p>Search engine optimization (SEO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes local connection lines, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Owned by regional telephone and cable television companies, leased to ISPs and government institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of technologies that enable real-time user control and social participation on today's websites?

    <p>Software mashups and social networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Internet, according to the text?

    <p>Not owned by anyone and has no formal management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a leading open source blogging tool and content management system?

    <p>WordPress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fastest growing form of Internet advertising?

    <p>Sponsored advertisements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of shopping bots like MySimon and PriceGrabber?

    <p>Help users filter and retrieve information based on their criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for personal websites with chronological entries that allow readers to post comments and can be hosted by third-party services like Blogger.com or TypePad.com?

    <p>Blogs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology is exemplified by Twitter and features very small elements of content used in platforms with space constraints?

    <p>Microblogging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the hierarchical structure of DNS that is crucial for internet navigation and addressing?

    <p>DNS hierarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of technologies that support interactivity, real-time user control, and social participation on today's websites?

    <p>Cloud computing and software mashups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of network spans broad geographical distances, with the internet being the most universal and powerful example?

    <p>Wide Area Network (WAN)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of DNS (Domain Name System)?

    <p>Resolving domain names to IP addresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of packet switching in computer networks?

    <p>Slicing digital messages into packets and reassembling them at their destination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the hierarchical structure of DNS?

    <p>Top-level domains, second-level domains, third-level domains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of transmission medium is commonly used in computer networks and has different speeds and capabilities?

    <p>Optical fiber cable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does a server play in LANs (Local Area Networks)?

    <p>Determining access and controlling resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did computer networks use before the prevalence of packet switching?

    <p>Dedicated circuits for communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the geographical scope of Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)?

    <p>Spanning a city and its major suburbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common domain extension for Canada?

    <p>.ca</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of client/server computing?

    <p>Extending computing to departments and personal devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a WAN (Wide Area Network)?

    <p>Spanning broad geographical distances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of LANs (Local Area Networks) in a client/server architecture?

    <p>Determining access and controlling resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of RSS readers available through websites such as Google and Yahoo?

    <p>To pull specified content from websites and feed it automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key feature of wikis?

    <p>They provide a template that defines layout and elements common to all pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the future web, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>A visual, even three-dimensional (3D) web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key impact of social networking on online behavior?

    <p>Radically changing how people communicate and spend their time online</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a business use of social networking sites?

    <p>To create and sell software applications to other members of the community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key feature of the Internet of Things (IoT)?

    <p>Billions of Internet-connected sensors throughout the physical world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does RSS primarily do with specified content from websites?

    <p>Pulls it and feeds it automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a leading social networking site mentioned in the text?

    <p>Facebook</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are wikis primarily used for?

    <p>Information sharing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key trend in the future web according to the text?

    <p>A visual, even three-dimensional (3D) web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key use of social networking sites mentioned in the text?

    <p>Building communities of friends and professional colleagues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary use of RSS mentioned in the text?

    <p>To pull specified content from websites and feed it automatically to users’ computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Future Web: Key Trends and Technologies

    • Blogs and social networking sites have both personal and business uses
    • RSS pulls specified content from websites and feeds it automatically to users’ computers
    • RSS readers are available through websites such as Google and Yahoo, and they have been incorporated into major web browsers and email programs
    • Wikis are collaborative websites where visitors can add, delete, or modify content
    • Wiki software typically provides a template that defines layout and elements common to all pages
    • Wikis have many business uses and are used for information sharing
    • Social networking sites enable users to build communities of friends and professional colleagues
    • Leading social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
    • Social networking has radically changed how people communicate and spend their time online
    • Social networking sites are application development platforms where members can create and sell software applications to other members of the community
    • The future Internet is becoming visible with more tools for individuals to make sense out of trillions of pages
    • The future web will also include a visual, even three-dimensional (3D) web and the Internet of Things (IoT) based on billions of Internet-connected sensors throughout the physical world

    The Future Web: Key Trends and Technologies

    • Blogs and social networking sites have both personal and business uses
    • RSS pulls specified content from websites and feeds it automatically to users’ computers
    • RSS readers are available through websites such as Google and Yahoo, and they have been incorporated into major web browsers and email programs
    • Wikis are collaborative websites where visitors can add, delete, or modify content
    • Wiki software typically provides a template that defines layout and elements common to all pages
    • Wikis have many business uses and are used for information sharing
    • Social networking sites enable users to build communities of friends and professional colleagues
    • Leading social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
    • Social networking has radically changed how people communicate and spend their time online
    • Social networking sites are application development platforms where members can create and sell software applications to other members of the community
    • The future Internet is becoming visible with more tools for individuals to make sense out of trillions of pages
    • The future web will also include a visual, even three-dimensional (3D) web and the Internet of Things (IoT) based on billions of Internet-connected sensors throughout the physical world

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