The FTP protocol is used for which purpose?
- Sending Files across a network
- Receiving e-mails
- Sending e-mails
- Reading documents
What does ISP stand for?
- Internet Service Provider
- Internet Section Provider
- Internet Section Process
- Internet Service Protocol
What does LAN stand for?
- Local Access Network
- Large Area Network
- Local Area Network
- Local Area Nodes
What does URL stand for?
- United Resource Location
- Uniform Resource Locator
- Uniform Resource Location
- Uniform Resource Locomotion
What hardware is usually used when connecting a home computer to the Internet?
- Modem
- ISP
- NIC
- Browser
What hardware is usually used when connecting an office computer to a LAN?
- NIC
- Modem
- ISP
- Firewall
When sending an e-mail, the text is encoded using which of the following?
- ASCII
- POP3
- HTTP
- SMTP
Which of the following is: a piece of text which will load another Web page when the user clicks the mouse on it?
- Hyperthread
- Hyperlink
- HTML
- TAGS
Which of the following is NOT a Search Engine?
- Yipee
- Yahoo
- Google
- Dogpile
Which of the following would allow mobile access to the Internet?
- Microbrowser
- Minibrowser
- Micromobile
- Microwave
Which protocol does mobile phones normally use to access the Internet?
- WAP
- WML
- FTP
- SMTP
Which protocol is used for creating Web pages?
- HTML
- SMTP
- FTP
- HTTP
In the following e-mail address, RussellAnderson@yahoo.co.uk, what is the yahoo.co.uk part?
- The address of the local area network
- The address of the e-mail provider
- The address of the browser
- The address of the Internet
Which of the following should be used to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data?
- A user must enter both user ID and password
- Run gateway software
- Anti-virus software
- Keep backup data
A network user is unable to log-on. Technical support suggest that this may be use to a "hardware failure". What could this mean?
- The user's computer is not working properly
- The user is using an incorrect password
- The user needs to re-install the operating system
- The operating system has a virus
A recent UK law gives the government the right to monitor e-mails. Which law is this?
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
- Data Protection Act
- Computer Misuse Act
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
An example of a software security measure could be:
- Using user IDs and passwords
- Installing terminals on the network with no floppy or CD drives
- Installing security locks on the computer rooms
- Locking all doors
If a node transmits data to all other nodes on a network, what type of transmission is being used?
- Broadcast
- Multicast
- Unicast
- Castwaay
Network managers are concerned that a flood or fire might mean the loss of important data. What security precaution should they take to prevent this?
- Implement a backup strategy
- Install a firewall
- Encryption of data
- Virus protection
One of the main functions of a browser is:
- To provide access to the World Wide Web
- To recommend an ISP to a user
- To provide users with e-mail codes of conduct
- To receive e-mails
What is an e-mail attachment?
- A file is sent with an e-mail
- Extra text within an e-mail
- An e-mail which has been forwarded to another recipient
- A private e-mail
What is required to enable a laptop computer to communicate with a wireless LAN?
- A wireless NIC
- A wireless ISP
- A wireless HTML
- A wireless URL
What is the function of an ISP?
- To provide access to the Internet for many users
- To check the users machine for illegal content
- To check all hardware on a computer
- To allow music to be played on all computers
Which of the following describes the structure of a URL?
- Protocol:// host name / directory name / filename
- Protocol:// directory name / host name
- Protocol:// directory name / filename
- Protocol:// hostname / filename / directory name
Which of the following is a benefit of having a broadband connection to the Internet from your home?
- Very fast data transfer speeds
- The connection cannot be broken
- You can pause the connection when using the telephone
- Broadband is one of the cheapest connection methods
Which of the following is a physical network security measure?
- Keeping PCs and servers in a locked room with restricted access
- Limited user access rights
- Password and use ID to login
- Anti-virus software
Which of the following is an advantage of encryption?
- It prevents unauthorised access to sensitive data by a code
- It makes data easy to transmit as it reduces the amount of data to be transmitted
- It makes backup of data automated by using mirrored drives
- It prevents loss of data by applying virus protection
Which of the following is an example ofconverging technologies?
- A heating system which can use gas or electricity
- A burglar alarm activated by a password
- A TV with Internet access
- A laptop computer that can run two operating systems
Which of the following uis used to navigate between Web pages?
- Hypertext
- Hyperlinks
- HTML
- TCP address
Why would a company filter, or restrict, Web sites which their employees can access?
- To reduce the risk of virus attacks
- To allow the employees unlimited access to the Internet
- So that only business related Web sites can be accessed
- To allow access to the Internet