NETWORK AND INTERNET
TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
As the Internet experienced exponential growth over the past 25 years, it changed in the
following ways: - Answer-- Focus on new applications
- Increase in communication speeds
Multimedia is Data that contains a combination of ? - Answer-- text
- video
- graphics
- audio
Recent trends in computer networks and the Internet include: - Answer-- cloud
computing
- social networking applications
- traditional communications systems adopting Internet technology
- high-quality teleconferencing
- sensor networks
Which of the following statements describe a connection-oriented interaction? -
Answer-- A pair of applications requests a connection
- The pair uses the connection to exchange data
What handles initiating contact with and accepting contact from a remote computer? -
Answer-Application programs
In the client-server paradigm, the server software waits passively for contact, while the
client software actively initiates contact. - Answer-True
Boiling it down to its core definition, server software consists of a program dedicated to
providing a service. - Answer-True
A client can access multiple services but typically contacts only one remote server at a
time. - Answer-True
A server can be defined as: - Answer-- A computer that has fast CPU, large memory,
and powerful operating system
- A computer dedicated to running one or more server programs
- A program that waits passively for communication
Can a computer operate multiple clients and even multiple copies of a single
application? - Answer-Yes
,Can a computer run multiple server programs? - Answer-Yes
Can consolidating multiple server programs on a single computer reduce cost without
significantly reducing performance? - Answer-Yes
How does a client identify a server on the Internet?
A. Internet Protocol address
B. Protocol port number - Answer-A. Computer
B. Service
When a request arrives at a server, software on the server uses the IP address to
determine which application on the server computer should handle the request. -
Answer-False
A server can act as a client. - Answer-True
If only one server provides a given service, the network connection that connects the
server to the Internet can become a bottleneck. - Answer-True
If a ______ architecture is implemented in server code, data is distributed equally
among a set of N servers. - Answer-Peer-to-peer
In the real world, a p2p system enables extremely large traffic to one computer because
N can be extremely small. - Answer-False
The primary example of communications software that enables clients and servers to
interoperate is: - Answer-TCP/IP
The amount of work done on a client vs. a server varies across server software. In
which model is application processing, graphic rendering and storage all offloaded from
the server to the client? - Answer-Thick client
In the thin client model, the server handles more of the work relative to the thick client
model. - Answer-True
In a three-tier client/server architecture, the following types of machines are found: -
Answer-- Middle-tier/gateway server
- Backend server
- client/user machine
The World Wide Web is: - Answer-One of many services in use on the Internet
HTML can be defined as: - Answer-- a representation standard
- a markup language
- declarative
, Match the term to its place in a Uniform Resource Locator.
vvv://www:xxx/yyy?zzz
A. xxx
B. zzz
C. vvv
D. www
E. yyy - Answer-A. Port
B. Parameters
C. Protocol
D. Computer name
E. Document name
In terms of the client-server model, a browser is a client that extracts a server name
from a URL and contacts the server. - Answer-True
A browser can significantly reduce download time by saving images in a _____ . -
Answer-cache
FTP handles both uploading and downloading of any type of data. - Answer-True
An FTP client allocates a random ______ before sending a request to the server on a
known _____. (same word for both answers) - Answer-port
In the original architecture of Internet email service, what component acted as both a
client and server? - Answer-Mail transfer application
The MIME standard encodes non-text attachments as _______ - Answer-Printable
letters
Match each part of the domain name below.
xxx.yyy.zzz
A. group or organization
B. individual computer
C. top-level domain - Answer-A. yyy
B. xxx
C. zzz
No computer can run a web server unless the computer's domain name starts with
www. - Answer-False
What does DNS stand for? - Answer-Domain Name System
TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
As the Internet experienced exponential growth over the past 25 years, it changed in the
following ways: - Answer-- Focus on new applications
- Increase in communication speeds
Multimedia is Data that contains a combination of ? - Answer-- text
- video
- graphics
- audio
Recent trends in computer networks and the Internet include: - Answer-- cloud
computing
- social networking applications
- traditional communications systems adopting Internet technology
- high-quality teleconferencing
- sensor networks
Which of the following statements describe a connection-oriented interaction? -
Answer-- A pair of applications requests a connection
- The pair uses the connection to exchange data
What handles initiating contact with and accepting contact from a remote computer? -
Answer-Application programs
In the client-server paradigm, the server software waits passively for contact, while the
client software actively initiates contact. - Answer-True
Boiling it down to its core definition, server software consists of a program dedicated to
providing a service. - Answer-True
A client can access multiple services but typically contacts only one remote server at a
time. - Answer-True
A server can be defined as: - Answer-- A computer that has fast CPU, large memory,
and powerful operating system
- A computer dedicated to running one or more server programs
- A program that waits passively for communication
Can a computer operate multiple clients and even multiple copies of a single
application? - Answer-Yes
,Can a computer run multiple server programs? - Answer-Yes
Can consolidating multiple server programs on a single computer reduce cost without
significantly reducing performance? - Answer-Yes
How does a client identify a server on the Internet?
A. Internet Protocol address
B. Protocol port number - Answer-A. Computer
B. Service
When a request arrives at a server, software on the server uses the IP address to
determine which application on the server computer should handle the request. -
Answer-False
A server can act as a client. - Answer-True
If only one server provides a given service, the network connection that connects the
server to the Internet can become a bottleneck. - Answer-True
If a ______ architecture is implemented in server code, data is distributed equally
among a set of N servers. - Answer-Peer-to-peer
In the real world, a p2p system enables extremely large traffic to one computer because
N can be extremely small. - Answer-False
The primary example of communications software that enables clients and servers to
interoperate is: - Answer-TCP/IP
The amount of work done on a client vs. a server varies across server software. In
which model is application processing, graphic rendering and storage all offloaded from
the server to the client? - Answer-Thick client
In the thin client model, the server handles more of the work relative to the thick client
model. - Answer-True
In a three-tier client/server architecture, the following types of machines are found: -
Answer-- Middle-tier/gateway server
- Backend server
- client/user machine
The World Wide Web is: - Answer-One of many services in use on the Internet
HTML can be defined as: - Answer-- a representation standard
- a markup language
- declarative
, Match the term to its place in a Uniform Resource Locator.
vvv://www:xxx/yyy?zzz
A. xxx
B. zzz
C. vvv
D. www
E. yyy - Answer-A. Port
B. Parameters
C. Protocol
D. Computer name
E. Document name
In terms of the client-server model, a browser is a client that extracts a server name
from a URL and contacts the server. - Answer-True
A browser can significantly reduce download time by saving images in a _____ . -
Answer-cache
FTP handles both uploading and downloading of any type of data. - Answer-True
An FTP client allocates a random ______ before sending a request to the server on a
known _____. (same word for both answers) - Answer-port
In the original architecture of Internet email service, what component acted as both a
client and server? - Answer-Mail transfer application
The MIME standard encodes non-text attachments as _______ - Answer-Printable
letters
Match each part of the domain name below.
xxx.yyy.zzz
A. group or organization
B. individual computer
C. top-level domain - Answer-A. yyy
B. xxx
C. zzz
No computer can run a web server unless the computer's domain name starts with
www. - Answer-False
What does DNS stand for? - Answer-Domain Name System
