CIW IBA Chapter 9 Review Questions
And Correct Answers.
What is P2P? - Answer A peer-to-peer network on the Internet
Internet resources can be used for a variety of purposes beyond the World Wide Web and e-mail. Which
of the following can you use to transmit larger files? - Answer File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Which TCP/IP troubleshooting command should you use to determine whether a client and server are
communicating with each other? - Answer The ping command
Cheryl has several concepts for mobile apps for smartphones. A friend suggests that she develop her
apps for an open-source operating system. Why might Cheryl want to focus her app development efforts
on an open-source operating system? - Answer Because the operating system and associated
development tools are free if she complies with the copyleft license
You have created a new software application and are ready to distribute it to other users. You have
decided to license the software according to the GNU GPL version 3. What does this license allow you to
do with your software? - Answer Your software is available for free use and alteration by other
programmers, who must then make their modified versions freely available as well.
Which of the following is open-source software? - Answer Mozilla Firefox
Which of the following statements is true regarding copyleft licenses? - Answer Software that is
distributed with a copyleft license is in the public domain.
To which of the following does peer development and collaboration lend itself? - Answer Open-source
software development
When you use command-line FTP on Windows systems: - Answer files are downloaded into the
directory from which you enter the FTP commands.
, Which choice lists some file types that are often already compressed and thus may not be significantly
reduced in file size by compression utilities? - Answer PNG, GIF and JPG
You visit the Web site of a business from which you make online purchases and set up an account on
your smartphone. The site requests your mobile phone number in order to send you promotional text
messages. What type of service does this scenario describe? - Answer An opt-in mass texting service
You have been granted a software patent for your new software application. This means that: - Answer
users can use your application only if you grant them a license to do so.
Users can access and navigate an FTP server using an FTP client program. For which action does the FTP
client program use the "put" command? - Answer To upload a file
Which of the following results from extracting a compressed file from an archive file created by the
compression utility? - Answer The compressed file and a folder containing the extracted files
Companies increasingly want to allow employees to share files directly without having to maintain
servers to provide FTP access. Which technology can companies use to maximize processing power while
protecting privacy and sensitive materials? - Answer Peer-to-peer networks on the Internet (P2P)
When you are using remote control services and need to enter the IP address of the system you want to
control, you should use the: - Answer ipconfig command.
Two requirements are necessary to upload files to an FTP site. One requirement is gaining access to an
FTP client program. What is the other requirement? - Answer Permission to upload
You are part of a development team that needs to adopt an integrated development environment tool to
increase programmer productivity. The team narrowed the options down to two. One is open-source;
the other will require an expensive site license. The tool you choose must be reliable, stable and well
maintained. Which of the following could be a disadvantage for you to choose open-source, and thus a
compelling enough reason to purchase the licensed software instead of using the open-source solution?
- Answer Maintenance of an open-source solution relies on developers who volunteer to work on the
code.
And Correct Answers.
What is P2P? - Answer A peer-to-peer network on the Internet
Internet resources can be used for a variety of purposes beyond the World Wide Web and e-mail. Which
of the following can you use to transmit larger files? - Answer File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Which TCP/IP troubleshooting command should you use to determine whether a client and server are
communicating with each other? - Answer The ping command
Cheryl has several concepts for mobile apps for smartphones. A friend suggests that she develop her
apps for an open-source operating system. Why might Cheryl want to focus her app development efforts
on an open-source operating system? - Answer Because the operating system and associated
development tools are free if she complies with the copyleft license
You have created a new software application and are ready to distribute it to other users. You have
decided to license the software according to the GNU GPL version 3. What does this license allow you to
do with your software? - Answer Your software is available for free use and alteration by other
programmers, who must then make their modified versions freely available as well.
Which of the following is open-source software? - Answer Mozilla Firefox
Which of the following statements is true regarding copyleft licenses? - Answer Software that is
distributed with a copyleft license is in the public domain.
To which of the following does peer development and collaboration lend itself? - Answer Open-source
software development
When you use command-line FTP on Windows systems: - Answer files are downloaded into the
directory from which you enter the FTP commands.
, Which choice lists some file types that are often already compressed and thus may not be significantly
reduced in file size by compression utilities? - Answer PNG, GIF and JPG
You visit the Web site of a business from which you make online purchases and set up an account on
your smartphone. The site requests your mobile phone number in order to send you promotional text
messages. What type of service does this scenario describe? - Answer An opt-in mass texting service
You have been granted a software patent for your new software application. This means that: - Answer
users can use your application only if you grant them a license to do so.
Users can access and navigate an FTP server using an FTP client program. For which action does the FTP
client program use the "put" command? - Answer To upload a file
Which of the following results from extracting a compressed file from an archive file created by the
compression utility? - Answer The compressed file and a folder containing the extracted files
Companies increasingly want to allow employees to share files directly without having to maintain
servers to provide FTP access. Which technology can companies use to maximize processing power while
protecting privacy and sensitive materials? - Answer Peer-to-peer networks on the Internet (P2P)
When you are using remote control services and need to enter the IP address of the system you want to
control, you should use the: - Answer ipconfig command.
Two requirements are necessary to upload files to an FTP site. One requirement is gaining access to an
FTP client program. What is the other requirement? - Answer Permission to upload
You are part of a development team that needs to adopt an integrated development environment tool to
increase programmer productivity. The team narrowed the options down to two. One is open-source;
the other will require an expensive site license. The tool you choose must be reliable, stable and well
maintained. Which of the following could be a disadvantage for you to choose open-source, and thus a
compelling enough reason to purchase the licensed software instead of using the open-source solution?
- Answer Maintenance of an open-source solution relies on developers who volunteer to work on the
code.
