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CGS 1555: Spring Term 2005
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Tutorial One: Introduction to the Internet
and the World Wide Web

Tutorial 1 Quiz Masters:

Marcelle Bessman (mbessma@ju.edu) [Text Input]

John Taylor (jtaylor@hccfl.edu) [Consultant]


Multiple Choice [One Answer Only]

 Please note the Hints are referenced the first edition of the text, if you do not find the answer on that page, please look on the next page, then try the page before.

Question 1

You can link computers in a lab or office together by inserting a _________ into each computer, and then connecting the computers to the server.

a) modem
b) LAN
c) network interface card
d) network operating system


Question 2

Using the Internet, you can

a)read online versions of academic journals
b)participate in games and simulations
c)obtain free computer software
d)all of the above


Question 3

Fiber-optic cable transmits signals much faster than ________ cable.

a)twisted-pair
b)coaxial
c)wireless
d)Both A and B


Question 4

The word internet is an abbreviation of

a)interconnected network
b)internal network
c)internally wired network
d)internally coordinated network


Question 5

A network of networks (e.g., a single WAN) can also be called

a)the Web
b)an internet
c)the Internet
d)a LAN


Question 6

In older buildings that have no provisions for running wires through walls or between floors, ________ can be the best option for connecting computing resources.

a)twisted-pair cable
b)coaxial cable
c)wireless networks
d)fiber-optic cable


Question 7

Each ________ that an individual packet encounters on its trip through the network determines the best way to move the packet forward to its destination.

a)protocol
b)computer
c)open architect
d)algorithm


Question 8

_________ includes rules that computers on a network use to establish and break connections.

a)UNIX
b)IP
c)ARPANET Protocol
d)TCP


Question 9

__________ includes rules for routing individual data packets.

a)UNIX
b)IP
c)ARPANET Protocol
d)TCP


Question 10

The ________ suite included two tools for transferring files and accessing computers remotely: FTP and Telnet, respectively.

a)ARPANET
b)TCP/IP
c)NCP
d)Usenet


Question 11

The City University of New York started a network of IBM mainframes at universities, called the

a)ARPANET
b)BITNET
c)MILNET
d)CSNET


Question 12

Today, we use the term _________ to describe LANs or WANs that use the TCP/IP protocol but that do not connect to sites outside the firm.

a)intranet
b)IETF
c)GUI
d)CSNET


Question 13

The _________ is the main body that develops new Internet standards.

a)Federal Networking Council
b)National Science Foundation
c)U.S. Department of Defense
d)Internet Engineering Task Force


Question 14

Internet traffic now carries more files that contain ________, so the average size of Internet files has increased.

a)graphics
b)sound
c)video
d)All of the above


Question 15

The existing ________ numbering system that identifies users will run out of addresses in a few years if the Internet continues its current rate of growth.

a)NCP
b)TCP
c)IP
d)TCP/IP


Question 16

_________ is one of the groups working on a new addressing scheme that will allow existing users to continue accessing the Internet while the new system is implemented.

a)Internet Engineering Task Force
b)National Science Foundation
c)Federal Networking Council
d)Global Addressing Consortium


Question 17

The development of _________ played a key role in making the Internet easier to use and more accessible to people who were not research scientists.

a)hypertext
b)graphical user interfaces
c)Memex
d)Both A and B


Question 18

_________ is a language that includes a set of codes (or tagw) attached to text; these tags describe the relationships among text elements.

a)HTML
b)URL
c)Ethernet
d)Xanadu


Question 19

In an HTML document, a ________ points to another location in the same or another HTML document.

a)signal
b)tag
c)hyperlink
d)hypermark


Question 20

You can use several different types of software to read HTML documents, but most people use a _______ such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

a)surfer
b)Web browser
c)document manager
d)site manager


Question 21

HTML is based on ________, which organizations have used for many years to manage large document-filing systems.

a)SGML
b)URL
c)HTTP
d)FTP


Question 22

The development of the ________ worked hand-in-hand with the commercialization of the Internet to spur the Internet's growth.

a)browser
b)World Wide Web
c)Standard Generalized Markup Language
d)hypertext server


Question 23

At the University of Illinois in 1993, a group of students headed by Marc Andreessen wrote ________, the first GUI program that could read HTML and use HTML documents' hyperlinks to navigate from page to page on the Internet.

a)Internet Explorer
b) Navigator
c) Mosaic
d) Lynx


Question 24

A graphical user interface is a way of presenting program output to users that uses __________ instead of just displaying text.

a)pictures
b)icons
c)other graphical elements
d)All of the above


Question 25

ISPs usually provide their customers with the software they need to

a)connect to the ISP
b)browse the Web
c)send and receive e-mail messages
d) All of the above


Question 26

The bandwidth that an ISP can offer you depends on the

a)type of connection it has to the Internet
b)kind of connection you have to the ISP
c)availability of Internet 2 in your part of the country
d)Both A and B


Question 27

Bandwidth is measured in multiples of _________ per second

a)bytes
b)hertz
c)megahertz
d)bits


Question 28

The unit _________ per second is 1,073,741,824.

a)megabit
b)decabit
c)gigabit
d)kilobit


Question 29

One of the new technologies using DSL protocol, _________, will offer transmission speeds ranging from 16 to 640 Kps from the user to the telephone company.

a) ISDN
b)ADSL
c)ATM
d)Internet 2


Question 30

Which of the following is usually the most expensive means of connecting to the Internet?

a)POTS
b)ISDN
c)T1
d)There is no difference in the cost.



True/False Questions

Question 31

The Web has helped to make Internet resources available to people who are not computer experts.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 32

All LANs use the same kind of cables to connect their computers.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 33

The wires in twisted-pair cables are wrapped around one another to reduce interference from other nearby current-carrying wires.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 34

In a packet-switching network, the packets travel in a single bath between sender and receiver.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 35

If the HTML documents are on a computer connected to the Internet, you can use a Web browser to move from an HTML document on one computer to an HTML document on any other computer on the Internet.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 36

Almost all PCs today use a GUI such as Microsoft Windows or the Macintosh user interface.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 37

Each network that joins the Internet must accept some responsibility for operating the network by routing message packets that other networks pass along.

b) The statement above is TRUE.
a) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 38

If you connect to an ISP through a regular telephone line, you bandwidth is limited to the bandwidth of that telephone line.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 39

Of POTS, ISDN, T1 lines, T3 lines, and ATM lines only POTS is not used by the Internet backbone.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Question 40

When a modem converts an analog signal back into digital form, the process is known as modulation.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.



Fill-in-the-Blank


Fill in the Blank with the word(s) that best fits the definition:

(hint: use vocabulary from the checkboxes below)

Question 41. The part of the Internet known as the (three words-not letters) is a subset of the computers on the Internet that are connected to each other in a specific way that makes those computers and their contents easily accessible to all the computers in that subset.

Question 42. Client/server networks used to connect computers that are located close to each other are known as (three words-not letters).

Question 43. A(n) (two words) card can be used to connect a computer to a network of other computers.

Question 44. The is a specific worldwide collection of interconnected networks whose owners have voluntarily agreed to share resources and network connections with each other.

Question 45. A computer whose function on a network is to determine the best way to move a packet forward to its destination is called a(n) .

Question 46. A(n) is a collection of rules for formatting, ordering, and error-checking data sent across a network.

Question 47. (three words-not letters), a part of the TCP/IP suite, enables users to transfer files between computers.

Question 48. , a part of the TCP/IP suite, let users log into their computer accounts from remote sites.

Question 49. A Web is software that lets users read HTML documents and move from one HTML document to anthother through the text formatted with hypertext link tags in each file.

Question 50. is the amount of data that can travel through a communications circuit in one second.


Essay

What is connection bandwidth? Compare the relative bandwidths of the following means of connecting computers: T1 line, T3 line, POTS; ADSL; ISDN; Internet2; Cable; ATM




I have

Please add a comment below


The 'Muddy Water' Issues that I need help on are as follows:




I need class review on the following vocabulary words from this chapter:

Internet internet electronic mail(e-mail) World Wide Web (WWW) network interface card (NIC) client

server network operating system local area network (LAN) twisted pair cable coaxial cable

fiber-optic cable Wireless networks wide area network (WAN) interconnected network circuit switching


packet switching router protocol Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Computer Science Network (CSNET)


Because Its Time Network (BITNET) Network Control Protocol (NCP) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) file transfer protocol (FTP) Telnet


LISTSERV User News Network (Usenet) newsgroups network backbone intranet


Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) hypertext Hypertext markup language (HTML) hypertext link (hyperlink) Web Browser


Standard General Markup Language (SGML) graphical user interface (GUI) Mosaic internet access provider (IAP) internet service provider (ISP)


modem point-to-point protocol (PPP) serial line Internet protocol (SLIP) modulator demodulator


cable modem Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Intergrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Internet2 T1 and T3


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