Quiz 2: The Internet and WWW

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1. With WWW as an example of client-server computer software the server is:
   the machine that makes WWW documents available
   the machine that you use to display WWW documents
   the machine that enables you to connect to the internet
   all of the above.
   
   
2. A machine that is to be used as a server should be
   properly administered by a qualified person
   available to the network all the time
   properly backed up
   all of the above
   
   
3. HTML stands for:
   HyperText Macro Language
   HyperText Markup Language
   HyperText Machine Language
   HyperText Modified Language
   
   
4. HTML is used to:
   specify protocols that allows WWW to communicate across the network
   create WWW browsers
   create WWW servers
   create hypertext documents
   
   
5. Markup tags, such as <H1>, are used in HTML to
   tell the browser how to display the document
   tell the server how to send the document to the client
   tell the network that the hypertext transfer protocol (http) is being used
   add unnecessary complexity to what should be a simple operation
   
   
6. To create a HTML document you could use:
   save an existing document as HTML and use it as a template
   use a text editor and type in the HTML tags yourself
   use a word processor, then an rtf to HTML converter
   use a word processor that has built in HTML editing features
   any of the above
   
   
7. Which of the following is not true if you do not automatically load images:
   an image icon will be placed where the image would appear
   you will have to retrieve the document again to load the images.
   you can load them later by clicking on the image icon.
   you will save time by initially loading just the text
   
   
8. To play Shockwave, play sounds, show movies or handle non standard file types, your browser needs:
   Helper Applications or Plugins
   More RAM
   Access to a large amount of disk space
   to be upgraded
   
   
9. The term cgi script is used as a generic term for:
   Come and Get It scripts
   programs that help you create HTML documents
   programs that allow you to obtain information from WWW servers
   programs that process information that comes from forms
   
   
10. To create a form within a HTML document you need to know:
    the appropriate HTML tags that define the parts of a form
    how to program in a high level language
    knowledge of TCP/IP protocol
    a lot about Unix servers
    

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