The Internet Database Environment(1st)

C++ is an object-oriented language and is simpler than Java.

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True
False

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is which of the following?

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An interface that accepts and returns data that may be written in any language that produces an executable file.
A small program that executes within another application and is stored on the client.
A small program that executes within another application and is stored on the server.
An interface that accepts and returns data that may be written in SQL.

A load-balancing approach where requests to one IP address are distributed among the multiple servers hosting the Website at the TCP/IP routing level is DNS (domain name server) balancing.

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True
False

Both ASP and ColdFusion allow for the coding of custom tags within an HTML document.

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False
True

A proxy server controls the passage of messages or files through to the organization's network.

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False
True

A proxy server is used for which of the following?

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To provide security against unauthorized users
To process client requests for database access
To process client requests for Web pages
To provide TCP/IP

Which of the following is true about ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)?

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It is stored in .asp files.
It allows for coding of custom tags in an HTML file.
It is executed on the client.
It does not use tags.

VBScript is similar to JavaScript.

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False
True

Virus detection is a problem with encrypted messages, because the virus may not be detectable until the message is unencrypted.

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False
True

XSL is a language used to develop style sheets from XML documents.

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True
False

Which of the following is true about Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP)?

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It allows for coding of custom tags in an HTML file.
It does not use tags.
It is stored in .cfm files.
It is executed on the client.

Client-side extensions:

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add functionality to the network.
add functionality to the server.
add functionality to the browser.
add functionality to the firewall.

XML is a rapidly developing scripting language that may, in conjunction with XHTML, replace HTML.

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False
True

XML is which of the following?

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A scripting language that allows the creation of customized tags.
A programming language that states the rules for tagging elements.
A scripting language that states the rules for tagging elements.
A programming language that allows the creation of customized tags.

Web servers should be configured in which of the following ways?

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unauthorized access is impossible.
unauthorized access is restricted.
unauthorized access is possible.
unauthorized access is unrestricted.

Servlets are stored on the server rather than with an application on a client.

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False
True

An intranet provides which of the following?

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Connectivity to selected customers
Connectivity to all customers
Connectivity to all of the above
Connectivity to no customers

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the chief standards body for HTTP and HTML.

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True
False

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is secure.

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True
False

A server-side extension is needed to do what?

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Allow a request from a client to access a HTML-formatted page.
Allow a request from a client to access the database.
All of the above.
Allow a request from a client to access Web pages.

Features of XML include which of the following?

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All of the above.
The tags are used to describe the appearance of the content.
Governs the display of information in a Web browser.
Addresses the structuring and manipulation of the data involved.

Websites without a database attached to them have which of the following characteristics?

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The need to use TCP/IP as the network protocol.
The ability to generate data via SQL.
The inability to use a browser to display Web pages.
Static information using HTML or JavaScript.

Most browsers support e-mail, instant messaging, bookmarking of Websites, and Website addressing and searching.

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True
False

Which of the following is true concerning Web services standards?

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Important so that the web can flourish.
Led by only one group.
Not necessary at this time.
Helped by cooperation between companies.

An intrusion detection system does not perform which of the following?

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Tries to identify attempts to hack into a computer system.
May monitor packets passing over the network.
May transmit message packets to the correct destination.
Set up deception systems that attempt to trap hackers.

Most plug-ins download slowly because they are rather large files.

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False
True

Routers are used to transmit message packets and forward them to the correct destination over the most efficient pathway available.

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False
True

Which of the following is true concerning the standard network protocol for connecting a client to a Web or database server via the Internet?

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TCP is needed but IP is not needed.
TCP is not needed but IP is needed.
Both TCP and IP are needed.
Neither TCP and IP are needed.

What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

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The hardware/software protocol that limits access to company data
The transfer protocol to transfer Web pages to a browser
The protocol to copy files between computers
The database access protocol for SQL statements

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