PE120-2, Proficiency Evaluation 2

LAST UPDATE: 11/3/01

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PROFICIENCY EVALUATION 120-2

(An OPPORTUNITY to detect and correct IMPORTANT things you don't understand!)
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If you have not already done so, be sure to read the explanation of the purpose of proficiency evaluations . The following is the first draft of Proficiency Evaluation 120-2, the best Assessment 2 that I can write, i.e. it has the best and most important questions I can think of on LMs III and IV and Labs 4-7. (Like the gradable Assessment 2, this evaluation is derived directly from PreAssessment 2 following the "rules" specified at the beginning of the PreAssessment.) I place this in the "public domain", so that everyone can not only evaluate their current learning but can also detect misunderstandings of important concepts and subsequently correct them. If you are not taking the course for credit, this evaluation can serve as a "test" of your learning that you can grade and correct yourself. If you are taking the course for credit, this evaluation along with PreAssessment 2, should prepare you for Assessment 2, which will contribute to your grade for the course.

To consider yourself proficient in knowledge and understanding of concepts of LMs I and II, you should be able to answer all of the following questions. This HTML version is provided so that you can clone it; to check yourself, take the online version . Remember, it is also important to realize that knowing (and understanding) the answers to these few question may be enough suggest "proficiency", but it is not enough for "mastery"; for mastery you should understand all the concepts covered on this Proficiency Evaluation as well as the associated PreAssessment 2 . On both you should (1) understand the other possible question answers (that are not the correct answer to the particular question) as well as (2) recognize those answers which are "nonsense answers", i.e. that have nothing to do with the course subject matter.

The URL of a local _________ begins with file:///. a) HTML document b) web page c) home page d) HTTP file
A Web page can be most precicely described as: a) hypertext b) hypermedia c) Internet Information d) application software
Which of the following includes all of the others? a) hyperlink b) target link c) absolute link d) relative link
An internet application that contains a browser, HTML editor, e-mail/newsgroup client, and IM client is: a) Mosaic b) Netscape Navigator c) Netscape Communicator d) Internet Explorer
The text equivalent of an IP address is the: a) TCP/IP b) DNS c) DNA d) URL
The domain of non profit organizations like W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, which manages the Web) is: a) .www b) .net c) .org d) .gov
The general term for file types that can be transmitted over the Internet. a) executables b) HTML c) FTP d) MIME
In a URL, the text identifying the server is the: a) domain name b) file name c) path d) service
Which of the following accesses files on Web servers? a) http:// b) html:// c ) www:// d) file:///
The URL type that designates servers where files can be uploaded and downloaded is: a) https b) ftp c) telnet d) mailto
A network service that facilitates asynchronous group communications where the user must access the server is: a) chat b) IM c) forums d) mailing list
A network service, to which a user subscribes, that facilitates asynchronous group communications is: a) chat b) IM c) forums d) mailing lists
The public forums on the Internet are called: a) mailing lists b) servers c) newsgroups d) clients
Of the following forms of digital communications, which is the most private? a) e-mail b) mailing lists c) chat d) forums
The most sophisticated form on Internet communications is: a) chat b) teleconferencing c) FAQ d) ICQ
TCP/IP can be considered an implementation of the _____ model of networking. a) IPO b) ISO c) ISP d) none of these
FTP is a: a) protocol b) service c) application d) all of these
The protocol that corresponds to the OSI network layer is: a) TCP b) IP c) INP d) SNMP
63.49.140.254 is an example of: a) a URL b) an IP address c) a MAC address d) all of these
The Internet protocol used in sending e-mail is: a) IMP b) SNMP c) SMTP d) ICMP
Which of the following is an improvement on POP? a) IMAP b) IMP c) IPOP d) PPP
The are connection-oriented protocol that manages transmissions between client and server, regardless of the network is: a) TCP b) IP c) TCP/IP d) all of these
To access an Internet computer as if you were logged on, one uses: a) HTTP b) HTML c) Telnet d) UseNet
Which of the following is a generic network node? a) gateway b) repeater c) bridge d) all of these
The network node that connects FSU's network to UMS network is a: a) gateway b) repeater c) bridge d) router
UDP is one of two TCP/IP protocols used in the ___________ layer of the Internet. a) transport b)application c) data link d) physical
The router is the essential hardware of the __________ layer of the OSI model. a) sessions b) transport c) network d) applications
The essential feature of the Internet is _________ switching. a) router b) socket c) packet d) package
The most common type of bus network is: a) Ethernet b) UseNet c) Taxi d) token ring
An alternative to Internet Explorer is: a) Netscape Composer b) Netscape Communicator c) Netscape Messenger d) Netscape Navigator
(Lab 4)An HTML document should begin with: a) </head> b) </body> c) </html> d) none of these
(Lab 4) The HTML tag that contains a link to another location in the document or in another document is: a) <p> b) <a> c) <b> d) none of these
(Lab 4) The graphic file most suitable for photographs is: a) .gif b) jpeg c) .png d) .mpeg
(Lab 4) The file type most commonly used for animated icons is: a) gif b) jpeg c) htm d) all of these
(Lab 4) Which of the following tags will link to a location on the home page of a Web site? a) <a href=index.html#1> b) <img src="/pics/file.jpeg"> c) <a href="http://www.cnet.com/home.html"> d) all of these
(Lab 4) Which of the following tags is an absolute link? a) <a href=index.html#1> b) <img src="/pics/file.jpeg"> c) <a href="http://www.cnet.com/home.html"> d) none of these
(Lab 5) The file extension of older HTML documents is: a) .html b) .htm c) .http d) .www
(Lab 7) Which of the following is generally regarded as the best "search engine"? a) Google b) AltaVista c) Yahoo d) Hotbot
(Lab 7) A Web site for accessing newsgroups is: a) Infoseek b) Deja c) Four11 d) FOLDOC
(Lab 7) The Internet service that is like a public forum is: a) mailing lists b) newsgroups c) teleconferencing d) IM
The URL of a _________ begins with http: a) HTML document b) web page c) home page d) HTTP
The name of a computer that relates text-based Internet addresses with numeric IP addresses is: a) URL b) URL type c) DNS d) MIME
In a URL the words between slashes, "/", specify the: a) domain name b) file directory c) file name d) bookmark
An example of a communications service is: a) e-mail b) mailing lists c) newsgroups d) forums e) all of these
A specific collection of Internet protocols is: a) TCP b) IP c) TCP/IP d) UDP
Which of the following is a type of Internet address? a) URL b) IP address c) MAC address d) all of these
Which of the following is an OSI protocol? a) ARP b) SNMP c) SMTP d) none of these
Which of these contains all the others? a) Netscape Navigator b) Netscape Communicator c) Netscape Messenger d) Netscape Composer
(Lab 4)A file type found on Web sites is: a) gif b) jpeg c) htm d) all of these
(Lab 4)Which of the following tags will display, in an HTML Document, a graphic that is in a different folder?a) <a href=index.html#1> b) <img src="/pics/file.jpeg"> c) <a href="http://www.cnet.com"> d) all of these