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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What is the name of the browser developed and supported by Opera Software?

    • A.

      Opera

    • B.

      Internet Explorer

    • C.

      Navigator

    • D.

      Firefox

    Correct Answer
    A. Opera
  • 2. 

    What is the file extension for a binary Flash file?

    • A.

      .htm

    • B.

      .swf

    • C.

      .exe

    • D.

      .asp

    Correct Answer
    B. .swf
  • 3. 

    What is the main purpose of an "anonymizer"?

    • A.

      To Encrypt Hard Drives

    • B.

      To Post To Newsgroups

    • C.

      To Encrypt Passwords

    • D.

      To Maintain Browsing Privacy

    Correct Answer
    D. To Maintain Browsing Privacy
  • 4. 

    What feature allows a user to store their favorite web sites in Internet Explorer?

    • A.

      Favorites

    • B.

      View Later

    • C.

      Common

    • D.

      History

    Correct Answer
    A. Favorites
  • 5. 

    What is MSN Web Messenger?

    • A.

      Web-Based Chat

    • B.

      Web-Based Phone

    • C.

      Online Forum

    • D.

      Web-Based E-Mail

    Correct Answer
    A. Web-Based Chat
  • 6. 

    What device transfers traffic from one network to another on the Internet?

    • A.

      Switch

    • B.

      Firewall

    • C.

      Hub

    • D.

      Router

    Correct Answer
    D. Router
  • 7. 

    What web development technology was developed by the Allaire Corporation?

    • A.

      (Isapi) Internet Server Application Programming Interface

    • B.

      Active Server Pages

    • C.

      Coldfusion

    • D.

      Cgi (Common Gateway Interface)

    Correct Answer
    C. Coldfusion
  • 8. 

    When writing a window OnLoad event into an HTML document, which tag should you place the event handler in?

    • A.

      The Opening Body Tag

    • B.

      The Closing Head Tag

    • C.

      The Opening Script Tag

    • D.

      The Closing Html Tag

    Correct Answer
    A. The Opening Body Tag
  • 9. 

    Which HTML tag is used to create an image map?

    • A.

      Imagemap="#Mapname"

    • B.

      Usemap="#Mapname"

    • C.

      Map="#Mapname"

    • D.

      Map1="#Mapname"

    Correct Answer
    B. Usemap="#Mapname"
  • 10. 

    What primary Windows server component is needed to run a web site on a Windows 2000 server?

    • A.

      IIs

    • B.

      RAS

    • C.

      SAM

    • D.

      ASP

    Correct Answer
    A. IIs
  • 11. 

    What is a UIN?

    • A.

      Universal Internet Number

    • B.

      Universal Internet Nexus

    • C.

      Universal Identification Node

    • D.

      Universal Identification Number

    Correct Answer
    A. Universal Internet Number
  • 12. 

    Which of these is not a term to describe a phenomenon causing a small website to be overloaded?

    • A.

      Instalanche

    • B.

      SuperCited

    • C.

      Being Dugg

    • D.

      Slashdot Effect

    Correct Answer
    B. SuperCited
  • 13. 

    Which body coordinates the assignment of domain names and internet protocol addresses?

    • A.

      ICNET

    • B.

      ICANN

    • C.

      ICNA

    • D.

      INET

    Correct Answer
    B. ICANN
  • 14. 

    Which of the following web scripting languages is NOT a server-side language?

    • A.

      ADA

    • B.

      PHP

    • C.

      JSP

    • D.

      ASP

    Correct Answer
    A. ADA
  • 15. 

    Whose source code was licensed to Microsoft for Internet Explorer to be built upon?

    • A.

      Atari

    • B.

      IBM

    • C.

      Spyglass

    • D.

      Apple

    Correct Answer
    C. Spyglass

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