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Exam 02 - Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

FTP is operating system specific.
 
 
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 2. 

To change a file type from one type to another, click the button labeled 4 in the figure above.
 

 3. 

Item 2 in the figure above indicates the program that will open the selected file type.
 

 4. 

Most Web browsers not only support FTP, they have superior functionality when compared to FTP client programs.
 

 5. 

When you connect to a public FTP site using a Web browser, the browser might automatically supply the user name anonymous and an appropriate password to access the site.
 

 6. 

To access restricted FTP sites, you must have an account with the FTP site’s owner or sponsor.
 
 
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 7. 

According to the configuration of Norton AntiVirus shown in the figure above, this user’s system downloads virus definitions and program updates automatically.
 

 8. 

According to item 2 in the figure shown above, a full system scan has never been done on this system.
 

 9. 

Freeware users are expected to stop using it after the specified initial trial period and uninstall it from their computers.
 

 10. 

Compressed files require more space on a hard drive than uncompressed files.
 

 11. 

If you download a compressed file, you do not need a file compression program installed on your computer to view its contents.
 

 12. 

When downloading software from a Web site, the physical distance between you and another Internet site is unimportant.
 

 13. 

To upload a file using FTP in a browser, the user must drag the file from his desktop or Windows Explorer and drop it in the correct location in the browser window.
 

 14. 

People using FTP sites with anonymous logins usually can open and view all the directories and files on the site.
 

 15. 

All chats are public by definition.
 

 16. 

When you join a public chat, you are obliged to send messages to the group.
 

 17. 

The chat acronym ROTFL means “rolling on the floor laughing.”
 

 18. 

Most chat participants encourage flaming by other participants.
 

 19. 

All chat rooms enforce the rules of netiquette.
 

 20. 

Some instant messaging software programs provide ways for users to access instant messaging features through a Web page.
 

 21. 

AOL originally created AOL Instant Messenger to allow its member to chat with each other, but AOL subsequently made AIM available to anyone (even people without AOL accounts) for use on the Web.
 
 
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 22. 

To see the list of contacts currently online, you need to expand the list indicated by the number 2 in the figure above.
 

 23. 

It is highly unusual for a conversation in a chat room designated for specific topics to deviate from the prescribed topic.
 

 24. 

When an abuse of rules is reported, a chat site has the option of prohibiting the offending user from entering any chat rooms at the site again.
 

 25. 

One way to find Web chat sites devoted to a particular topic is to use a Web search engine and include the word chat in the search expression.
 

 26. 

Gradually, the wireless Internet has expanded to include different hardware devices, networks, and other options.
 

 27. 

Bluetooth needs an access point for communication.
 

 28. 

A list server automatically manages users’ requests to join or leave a list and receives and reroutes mail messages posted to the list.
 

 29. 

Commands are forwarded to the members of the list.
 

 30. 

If you are using a Web page to subscribe to a mailing list, you probably will not need to use any commands to manage your subscription because the Web pages will issue these commands automatically.
 

 31. 

All open lists are unmoderated.
 

 32. 

If you subscribe to a moderated mailing list, the likelihood of objectionable material is high.
 

 33. 

A list with five subscribers that sends one message a week will not be as helpful in disseminating information and answering questions you post as a list with 100 or more subscribers that sends 10 or more messages a week.
 
 
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 34. 

The links labeled 1 in the figure above are categories related to your search.
 

 35. 

After you receive a message from the mailing list, to reply to only the author of the message, simply click the Reply button.
 

 36. 

There is no way to conceal your membership in a LISTSERV mailing list.
 

 37. 

Unlike the World Wide Web, Usenet operates with a central control authority.
 

 38. 

Any person can initiate Usenet’s official procedure for adding new newsgroups or categories, but all new categories must conform to the existing Usenet hierarchical structure.
 

 39. 

Google Groups deletes newsgroups articles that are more than a year old.
 

 40. 

Many IRC networks operate independently of each other.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 41. 

____ is the Internet protocol that transfers files between computers that are connected to the Internet.
a.
FTP
b.
Telnet
c.
Gopher
d.
HTTP
 

 42. 

An FTP server is sometimes called a ____ computer.
a.
proximate
b.
distant
c.
remote
d.
gateway
 

 43. 

____ text contains symbols typed from the keyboard but does not include any nonprintable, binary codes.
a.
EBCDIC
b.
ASCII
c.
FTP
d.
Graphics
 

 44. 

Files such as pictures, movies, sound files, and graphics are ____.
a.
ASCII
b.
encoded
c.
binary
d.
analog
 

 45. 

Any file created by a word-processing program or containing character formatting is ____.
a.
encoded
b.
ASCII
c.
plain-text
d.
binary
 

 46. 

Programs such as Excel, Word, and Internet Explorer determine a file’s type by the file ____.
a.
roster
b.
extension
c.
link
d.
key
 

 47. 

You can download files with a file extension of ____ in ASCII mode.
a.
.asc
b.
.doc
c.
.txt
d.
All of the above
 

 48. 

The ____ extension indicates a picture.
a.
.mpg
b.
.gif
c.
.txt
d.
.zip
 

 49. 

The ____ extension indicates a compressed file.
a.
.ppt
b.
.txt
c.
.xls
d.
.zip
 

 50. 

An FTP ____ program resi