Multiple Choice

Click on the correct response for each question below.

1		The Internet is
			A)	A collection of computers within one company used for communication and data exchange.
			B)	The largest computer network in the world.
			C)	A communications device within Pentium computers that speeds data access.
			D)	One of the parts of a network designed to prevent system crashes.
2		The two most important technologies for the 21st century are thought to be
			A)	The Internet and the World Wide Web.
			B)	DVD’s and multimedia.
			C)	Notebooks and larger hard drives.
			D)	Integration of computers into people.
3		Which of the following statements are true?
			A)	Nielsen Media Research indicates that recent Internet growth is coming from newcomers who are older.
			B)	Nielsen Media Research indicates that recent Internet growth is coming from newcomers who are less affluent.
			C)	Nielsen Media Research indicates that recent Internet growth is coming from newcomers who are inclined to spend more time online than previous short-term users.
			D)	Both A and B.
4		Which of the following statements are false?
			A)	Listserv stands for "list server."
			B)	When a member of a listserv group sends a message to the listserv, everyone in the group receives a copy of their e-mail.
			C)	The most common way to join a listserv is by phoning a toll free number.
			D)	All of the above.
5		The most often used protocol is
			A)	listserv.
			B)	FTP.
			C)	E-mail.
			D)	Newsgroups.
6		A form of real-time communications on the Internet is
			A)	Internet Relay Chat.
			B)	E-mail.
			C)	Telnet.
			D)	Listserv.
7		FTP stands for
			A)	File Transfer Program.
			B)	File Transfer Protocol.
			C)	File Tagging Protocol.
			D)	File Tagging Program.
8		The Internet service that provides a multimedia interface to numerous resources available on the Internet is
			A)	FTP.
			B)	Gopher.
			C)	Browser.
			D)	WWW.
9		A link or hyperlink is
			A)	A person’s address on the Web.
			B)	The lurker’s tool for transferring data across the Internet.
			C)	Another name for the National Information Infrastructure.
			D)	A connection to another document across the World Wide Web.
10		If one central, powerful computer coordinates and supplies data and programs to all of the other computers in the network, it is a(n) __________ network system.
			A)	LAN.
			B)	Peer-to-peer.
			C)	Client/server.
			D)	Hierarchical.