Newsgroups Plus - Self-Assessment Quiz

The purpose of this quiz is to provide the student with a large number of supplemental exercises for Chapter 10. This quiz can be used to perform a self-evaluation. This quiz consists of twenty five multiple choice questions. Each multiple choice question has four possible answers.

1		Which of the following is the best definition of newsgroup?
			A)	An electronic forum that allows user from all over the United States to participate in a discussion about a specific topic.
			B)	An electronic forum that allows users from all over the host country to participate in a discussion about a specific topic.
			C)	An electronic forum that allows users from all over the world to particiapte in a discussion about a specific topic.
			D)	An electronic forum that allows professors from all over the world to participate in a discussion about academia.
2		Which of the following is the best definition of a mailing list?
			A)	A newsgroup.
			B)	An electronic forum that allows users from all over the world to participate in a discussion about a specific topic.
			C)	An electronic list of email addresses that can be used to send email to each member on the list.
			D)	A bulletin board system.
3		When did newsgroups orginate?
			A)	late 1960s
			B)	late 1970s
			C)	late 1980s
			D)	late 1990s
4		When did electronic mailing lists originate?
			A)	early 1960s
			B)	early 1970s
			C)	early 1980s
			D)	early 1990s
5		Which of the following definitions is incorrect?
			A)	An article is a message written and sent to a newsgroup.
			B)	A post is a message written and sent to a newsgroup.
			C)	A newsreader is a news server.
			D)	A thread is a collection of one or more follow-up articles, together with the original posting.
6		Expired news refers to
			A)	reclaimed disk space
			B)	cache used to store news articles
			C)	news that is removed from the system
			D)	news that is sent via any Unix newsreader
7		A kill file refers to a
			A)	news filter
			B)	file containing a virus that should be deleted or killed immediately
			C)	way-station storage area
			D)	repository for expired news
8		Which of the following statements is false?
			A)	ROT13 stands for rotation 13.
			B)	ROT13 is a Caesar cipher.
			C)	ROT13 is a simple encoding scheme.
			D)	ROT13 is not used to encode messages that users might find offensive.
9		Which of the following is not a method by which news is distributed?
			A)	news push
			B)	news pull
			C)	news search
			D)	news filter
10		Which of the following is not one of the mainstream newsgroup hierarchies?
			A)	comp
			B)	rec
			C)	news
			D)	personals
11		Which of the following is not one of the alt newsgroup main subject areas?
			A)	binaries
			B)	sci
			C)	startrek
			D)	biz
12		Which country has the most newsgroups of the following?
			A)	Australia
			B)	Norway
			C)	Germany
			D)	Vatican City
13		Which of the following is a valid newsgroup?
			A)	rec.bicyles.off-road
			B)	bicycles.rec
			C)	bicycles.rec.mountain
			D)	off-road.bicycles.rec
14		Which of the following is not a synonym for list owner?
			A)	list administrator
			B)	list coordinator
			C)	list ranker
			D)	list manager
15		Which of the following is not one of the "big three" mailing list servers?
			A)	Majordomo
			B)	LISTPROC
			C)	LISTSERV
			D)	BITNET
16		Which of the following is the LISTSERV syntax for subscribing Mick Jordan to the FISHING mailing list?
			A)	subscribe Mick FISHING Jordan
			B)	subscribe FISHING Mick Jordan
			C)	Mick Jordan subscribe FISHING
			D)	FISHING subsribe Jordan, Mick
17		Which is not a valid guideline pertaining to mailing lists?
			A)	The 80-20 where 20% of the subscribers generate 80% of the postings.
			B)	Try to obtain information about a mailing list before subscribing to it.
			C)	All commans should be sent to the list server not the mailing list itself.
			D)	Post advertisements to mailing lists so that nobody is left out from knowing about your product.
18		Which is not a valid guideline pertaining to mailing lists?
			A)	If you plan to go on vacation, you may want to unsubscribe from your mailing lists.
			B)	You should save the initial correspondence with the list server.
			C)	If you are angry, you should send a post to the list moderator.
			D)	It is a good idea to read a list for a few weeks before posting to it.
19		What year were chat rooms invented in?
			A)	1967
			B)	1977
			C)	1983
			D)	1988
20		Which of the following is the most suitable definition of a chat room?
			A)	A place where people can converse about their favorite subject.
			B)	An electronic forum through which you can interactively discuss your favorite subject with folks located anywhere on the Internet.
			C)	A newsgroup.
			D)	An interactive mailing list.
21		Which of the following statements is false?
			A)	Chat rooms may be used for distance learning.
			B)	Chat rooms have their own culture.
			C)	Images may be posted while chatting.
			D)	Most chat rooms charge by the amount of information you type in per minute.
22		MUD stands for which of the following?
			A)	Multi-User Dungeon
			B)	Multiple User Dogma
			C)	Most Users Do
			D)	Modified Usenet Dungeon
23		What year did MUDs originate in?
			A)	1963
			B)	1971
			C)	1979
			D)	1995
24		Which of the following is not a type of MUD?
			A)	role-playing
			B)	fantasy
			C)	educational
			D)	bartle-up
25		MUDs are usually accessed via
			A)	ftp
			B)	telnet
			C)	gzip
			D)	ghostview