CIS133 - Chapter 4 Quiz

The ____ is a worldwide set of interconnected computers, servers, and networks.

The ____ is composed of Internet server computers on networks that provide online information in a specific format.

____ allows Web authors to combine text, graphic images, audio, video, and hyperlinks into a single document.

Instructions written in HTML code specify how a local computer's Web ____ should display the words, pictures, and other elements on a user's screen.

Most Internet transmissions are based on ____.

It is estimated that over 100 trillion e-mails are sent annually, increasing at a rate of ____ percent each year.

The SMTP server listens on port number ____.

The current version of IMAP is ____.

E-mail ____ are documents that are connected to an e-mail message, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, or pictures.

____ is a scripting language that does not create standalone applications.

____ is a complete programming language that can be used to create stand-alone applications.

A(n) ____ is a program that does not come from a trusted source.

Unsigned Java applets run in a security ____, which is like a fence that surrounds the program and keeps it away from private data and other resources on a local computer.

____ represent a specific way of implementing ActiveX and are sometimes called ActiveX applications.

ActiveX controls can be invoked from Web pages through the use of a ____ or directly by an HTML command.

Known as ____, the deleted cookie's unique ID can still be assigned to a new cookie using the data stored in a Flash cookie as a backup.

____ is a technology that can associate a user's identity to a public key, in which the user's public key has been "digitally signed" by a trusted third party.

____ look for specific words and block e-mail messages containing those words.

____ uses graphical images of text in order to circumvent text-based filters.

A(n) ____ is a business from which users purchase Internet access.

Most e-mail clients contain a ____ that allows the user to read an e-mail message without actually opening it.

Web servers distribute HTML documents based on a set of standards, or protocols, known as the Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP).

Web sites use the standard HTTP protocol for sending data through the Internet because this protocol is secure and ensures that an attacker cannot view the contents of the transmission.

Restricting how cookies are created and used can also be done through configuring the Web browser.

Most users actually receive only a small amount of spam in their local e-mail inbox. The majority is blocked before it even reaches the user.

With blocked low-level domain lists, e-mail from entire countries or regions can be blocked and treated as spam.