Module 12 Study Questions
Technology in Action (6th Ed.)
Pages 623 to 649

  1. Be able to define the following key terms:
    1. Client-side program
    2. Domain name
    3. Encryption
    4. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
    5. Hypertext
    6. Internet telephony (also known as Voice over IP)
    7. IP address
    8. Server-side program
    9. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
    10. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

  2. Who owns the Internet?

  3. Identify three types of servers found on the Internet and briefly describe what service they perform.

  4. What is the difference between circuit switching and packet switching?

  5. Identify three things a data packet contains.

  6. When is an IP address dynamically assigned to your computer?

  7. How is a URL, like www.muskegoncc.edu, converted into an IP address?

NOTE: Download refers to situation were you copy files from another computer on a network to your computer. Upload means you are copying files from your computer to some other computer on the network.
  1. How are FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and Telnet protocols used?

  2. Identify the language and protocol that distinguish the Web from the Internet.

  3. How can you view the HTML coding of a Web page?

  4. How are HTML, XML and XHTML different?

  5. Briefly describe two methods for running client-side programs.

  6. Explain how private-key encryption and public-key encryption work.

  7. What is considered the minimum size for a safe encryption key?

  8. Is sending an instant message secure enough for sensitive information?

  9. What did you find interesting in this week’s reading that was not part of a study guide question?

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