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CGS 1555: Spring Term 2005 On-Line Quizzes

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Tutorial Two: Browser Basics

Tutorial 2 Quiz Masters:

Marcelle Bessman ( ) [Text Input]

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


Multiple Choice [One Answer Only]

Question 1

The ______ is a collection of files that reside on computers located all over the world and that are connected to each other through the Internet.

a) HTML
b) IP
c) WWW
d) LAM


Question 2

________ provides a variety of text-formatting tags that you can use to indicate headings, paragraphs, bulleted lists, numbered lists, and other useful text formats in Web documents.

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


Question 3

When you move the pointer over a(n) ________, the pointer changes shape to indicate that if you click that text the Web browser will open a Web page.

a) hyperlink
b) status bar
c) bolded text
d) italicized text


Question 4

Hyperlinks usually connect to other Web pages, but they can also lead to

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


Question 5

_______ is a common message that indicates that you browser was unable to communicate successfully with the Web server that stores the page you requested.

a) "Server busy"
b) "DNS entry not found"
c) "File not found"
d) Both A and B


Question 6

The error message "File not found" usually means that

a) the Web page's location has changed permanently.
b) the Web page no longer exists.
c) the browser could not communicate with the Web server storing the page.
d) Both A and B


Question 7

The term "home page" means

a) the main page for a particular Web site
b) the first page that opens when you start your browser.
c) the Web page that a particular browser loads the first time you run it.
d) all of the above


Question 8

Each part of an IP address is a number ranging from

a) 0 to 16
b) 1 to 128
c) 0 to 255
d) 1 to 526


Question 9

The IP addressing system currently in use on the Internet uses a ______-part number.

a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five


Question 10

Each part of an IP address is separated from the previous part by a(n)

a) apostrophe
b) period
c) comma
d) backslash


Question 11

The country domain name for Canada is

a) ca.
b) cn.
c) cd.
d) can.


Question 12

The large increase in the number of host computers on the Internet has taxed the capacity of the existing top-level domain name structure, especially that of the _______ domain.

a) mil
b) net
c) org
d) com


Question 13

A proposal to expand the available top-level domain names is currently under consideration by the

a) Federal Networking Council
b) Internet Policy Oversight Committee
c) U.S. Department of Defense
d) National Science Foundation


Question 14

The domain name _______ has been proposed as an additional top-level Internet domain name that would include entities that engage in cultural and entertainment activities.

a) rec
b) cult
c) arts
d) ent


Question 15

A Uniform Resource Locator is an addressing scheme that tells the Web browser

a) the name of the file.
b) the domain name of the computer on which the file resides.
c) what protocol to use when transporting the file.
d) All of the above.


Question 16

The _______ protocol is a set of rules for establishing a remote terminal connection to another computer.

a) FTP
b) Gopher
c) HTTP
d) Telnet


Question 17

If a URL does not include a filename, most Web browsers will load the file named ______.

a) default.htm
b) index.html
c) default.html
d) file.htm


Question 18

On most computers, the filename extension of an HTML document is ________.

a) html
b) htm
c) tmp
d) Either A or B


Question 19

URLs follow the conventions established in the UNIX operating system that use the _______ character to separate the structure levels.

a) backslash \
b) asterisk *
c) forward slash /
d) greater than >


Question 20

The ________ describes the hierarchical directory or folder structure on the computer that stores the file.

a) filename
b) pathname
c) domain name
d) hierarchy


Question 21

The _______ protocol is used to transfer files.

a) FTP
b) Gopher
c) URL
d) Telnet


Question 22

The most common transfer protocol used on the Internet is ________.

a) FTP
b) Gopher
c) HTTP
d) Telnet


Question 23

_______ is a Web browser you can use to turn your computer into a Web client that communicates with Web servers through an Internet service provider or network connection.

a) Windows Explorer
b) Netscape Navigator
c) America Online
d) Both A and B


Question 24

The ________ is a common Windows element shared by the Navigator and Internet Explorer program windows.

a) title bar at the top of the window
b) scroll bar on the right side of the window
c) status bar at the bottom of the window
d) All of the above


Question 25

The status bar indicates ________.

a) the name of the Web page that is loading.
b) the load status of the document that is loading.
c) messages such as "Document Done."
d) All of the above


Question 26

The ______ folder lets the browser load the pages from the client's computer disk instead of from the remote Web server.

a) server
b) cache
c) history
d) bookmark


Question 27

When you click the ________ button, the browser contacts the Web server to see if the Web page has changed since it was stored in the cache folder.

a) Reload
b) Refresh
c) Cache
d) Either A or B


Question 28

I you want to return to a Web page at a later date, you should store the URL in a ______ file in the Navigator program for future use.

a) favorites
b) proxy
c) bookmark
d) cache


Question 29

Internet Explorer stores a copy of every Web page it displays on you computer's hard disk in a(n) folder under the Windows folders.

a) URL cache
b) Temporary Internet Files
c) URL Repository
d) Internet Explorer


Question 30

To save a graphic in Internet Explorer, right-click it in the browser window, and click

a) Store Picture.
b) Save Picture As.
c) Save Graphic.
d) Save Image.



True/False Questions

Question 31

The owners of the files that make up the Web have made their files available publicly.

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


Question 32

The Internet connects many different types of computers running different operating system software.

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


Question 33

Most Web browsers display hyperlinks in a different color than other text and underline them so they are easily distinguished in the HTML document.

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


Question 34

The easiest way to move from one Web page in another is to use the hyperlinks that the authors of Web pages have embedded in their HTML document.

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


Question 35

The 4.2 billion possible addreses in the Internet's current addressing scheme are sufficient to handle the Internet's growing needs for the foreseeable future.

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


Question 36

Domain name system software coordinates the IP addresses and domain names for all compuaters attached to it.

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


Question 37

No two computers on the Internet have the same domain name.

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


Question 38

All URLs include a filename.

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


Question 39

In Internet Explorer, you save a URL to which you want to return as a bookmark.

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


Question 40

Once you use the Back button, the Forward becomes active and lets you move forward through the session's history list.

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-DO NOT Use Abbreviations!)

Question 41. A(n) (one word) is the software that you run on your computer to make it work as a Web client.




Question 42. The generally accepted formatting standard used on Web documents is called (three words).




Question 43. A collection of linked Web pages that has a common theme or focus is called a(n) (two words)




Question 44. The main page that all of the pages on a particular Web site are organized around and linked back to is called the site's (two words)




Question 45. To identify Web page's exact location, Web browsers rely on the addressing schemes known as (three words)




Question 46. In a URL, the name is the Internet address of a computer on the Internet.




Question 47. The person responsible for maintaining a Web page is often called a(n)




Question 48. The most common transfer protocol used on the Internet is (three words)




Question 49. The browser temporarily stores a copy of every Web page it displays on your computer's hard disk in a(n) folder.




Question 50. .html is the default name for a Web site's home page.




Essay

Give the three definitions of 'home page' : (Hint two of the definitions are sometimes labeled start pages)

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:

webmaster web browser or browser web site web directory webmaster

start button history button back button forword button title bar

menu bar home button bookmark favorites button stop button


domain name top-level domain transfer protocol Hypertext Markup Language or HTML hypertext transfer protocol or http


menu bar home button bookmark favorites button stop button


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