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Question #1

In a web app, where is data usually stored?

A Cloud storage

B Application storage

C Local computer

D Mobile network

Question #2

Ronald maintains a website that focuses on travel-related information. He gathers adventure posts from various travel blogs and shares them to his site. What type of a website does Ronald maintain?

A Media sharing site

B Online social network

C Content aggregator site

D Blogging platform

Question #3

Which of the following top-level domains is generally used by Internet service providers?

A .net

B .biz

C .int

D .com

Question #4

Kyle likes to keep in touch with his friends and family using the Internet. He enjoys sharing pictures, music, and ideas. He also enjoys playing games with others online. Which of the following online platforms should he use to do all of this?

A Facebook, because it is an online social network that allows game play

B Flipboard, because he does not need to register before using it

C YouTube, because it is a popular video-sharing website

D Google, because it is one of the most popular search engines

Question #5

What are “hits” that search engines list on the first page?

A Sponsored links

B Most recent results

C Most visited links

D Most relevant results

Question #6

The current Copyright Law states that, in general, works published after 1977 will fall into public domain 70 years after the death of the author. Which of the following will be true for those who want to use a whole or portions of a novel published in 1978, with a copyright notice 70 years after the author dies?

A They are free to do so without seeking permission or paying royalty.

B They will need to pay a royalty to do so.

C They will not be able to do so even after seeking permission or paying royalty.

D They will need to seek permission to do so.

Question #7

Patricia intends to study analyses of the last five Presidential elections. Which of the following is an authentic source for the study?

A A political commentator’s website that is popular in a certain region

B The official websites of the Democratic and Republican parties

C Articles published in a newspaper known to be neutral toward any political party

D The personal websites of the presidential candidates who lost the last five elections

Question #8

Which of the following is assigned to each webpage to identify its location on the Internet?

A universal address

B hyperlinks

C uniform resource locator (URL)

D Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Question #9

Which of the following people will benefit the most from using a B2B website?

A Rahim, who wants to sell his old furniture before he moves to a different city

B Rohan, who runs a company that sells organic cosmetics directly to consumers

C Mika, who sells handmade and inexpensive jewelry to college students

D Akiko, who helps smaller businesses establish themselves in the market

Question #10

Which of the following is NOT a factor search engines consider when ranking search results?

A Design quality of the webpage

B How long the webpage has been published

C How often the search term appears on the webpage

D Number of other webpages that link to the page

Question #11

Alicia often shows short, engaging videos to her fifth-grade science students. She has more success using RhythmOne instead of Google to find appropriate videos. Which of the following most likely explains why?

A RhythmOne has a larger repository of videos than Google.

B RhythmOne is a more popular destination than Google for finding academic content.

C Unlike Google, RhythmOne can look up videos that match an image used as a search query.

D Unlike Google, RhythmOne uses speech recognition to match the audio part of the video with the search term.

Question #12

Andy is writing an article and wants to verify a few facts. Which of the following websites is designed to provide answers to factual questions?

A TinEye

B Ask a Librarian

C Wolfram Alpha

D RhythmOne

Question #13

Why is it advisable to look beyond search engines like Google and Bing while conducting online research for assignments and projects?

A They usually give biased results.

B They produce mostly inaccurate results.

C Their results do not pertain to academic research.

D Other search engines provide more reliable research.

Question #14

If you copy a drawing from the Internet and use it in a report, you might be violating the artist’s _____.

A artistic rights

B intellectual property rights

C digital rights

D fair use rights

Question #15

EasyMart (EM) has a physical store and an online shopping site and is coming up with deals on retail products for the week of Christmas. As a marketing consultant at EM, which of the following tactics would you recommend to achieve the highest sales?

A Issue discount coupons in newspapers for all products

B Issue in-store coupons for select products and brands

C Issue discount cards redeemable on future purchases

D Issue digital coupons for discounts on all products

Question #16

Keith is researching a controversial topic and wants to use a website he found as an information source. Which of the following is a sign that the website is not a worthwhile resource?

A The author is a well-known expert on the topic.

B The author uses emotional language to express a single point of view.

C The author supports claims with facts.

D The author has no conflict of interest.

Question #17

Dominic lists his camera for sale on an online auction site. Chloe is the highest bidder and purchases the camera. How does the auction site earn its revenue through the transaction?

A Chloe pays a commission to the auction site.

B Chloe pays the difference between the highest and lowest bids to the auction site.

C Dominic pays a small fee to the auction site.

D Dominic pays the difference between the highest and lowest bids to the auction site.

Question #18

Ms. Lawson, a primary school teacher, told her students that a photograph of the president is in the public domain. What does she mean by this?

A The photo uses copy protection software to limit access to the image.

B The president has the legal right to sell, publish, or distribute the photo.

C The president keeps the copyright to the photo while allowing others to use it.

D The photo is free of copyrights.

Question #19

Jodi is travelling to San Francisco for a conference. She has stored her PowerPoint slides on Microsoft’s web app. What could be of concern to her while presenting her slides?

A Storage space on her external hard drive

B A poor internet connection

C Storage space on her laptop

D Access to the latest version of the web app

Question #20

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results. You are his consultant. Which of the following would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?

A Link his website to other popular websites

B Offer a variety of online payment options

C Increase the number of products

D Offer a discount to shoppers visiting his site

Question #21

Cloud storage refers to the storage of data on ______.

A your desktop computer

B your mobile device

C a server on the Internet

D an external drive

Question #22

Gregory is researching the use of certain drugs for treating anemia in women living in a developing country. Which of the following approaches is the most focused on his research?

A Use specialized search tools to search the Library of Congress.

B Use a general search engine but refine search queries using search operators.

C Use the web directories created by health research institutions.

D Use a general search engine and use specific keywords.

Question #23

Amanda is used to buying clothes from physical stores. Her friend, Stuart, prefers online shopping and wants to persuade her to shop online as well. Which of the following arguments can Stuart make to convince Amanda without painting a false picture?

A Some physical stores are designed to look legitimate but are actually fraudulent.

B E-commerce websites are more secure than physical shops.

C You can shop online at any time of day and in any weather conditions.

D There is no difference between physically verifying the quality of a product and doing it online.

Question #24

Jane volunteers at an orphanage called “We Are One” and is developing a website to seek financial assistance. Which server address should she use?

A www.weareone.org

B www.weareone.net

C www.weareone.com

D www.weareone.edu

Question #25

Blackbaud is a company that supplies services and software designed for nonprofit organizations. Which type of e-commerce website will Blackbaud have?

A Business to organization

B Business to consumer

C Business to business

D Consumer to consumer

Question #26

A friend of Muna’s suggested a website that she can use to download music. How should she check if the website is secure?

A the words “secure website” in the home page footer

B “https” as the protocol in the URL

C “.com” or “.org” as the top-level domain of the website

D A shield icon in the address bar

Question #27

Rajesh is considering whether to use a web app to collaborate with a group of friends on a project. What is one reason he should avoid using a web app for the project?

A He wants to access the web app anytime and from anywhere.

B He must store many copies of the group’s documents on his hard drive.

C His friends must be in the same location to use the web app.

D One friend has an unreliable, slow Internet connection.

Question #28

Victoria wants to add a new logo to her landscape management website. Where would be the most appropriate location for her to place it on the home page?

A On the sidebar

B In the header

C On the navigation bar

D In the body

Question #29

Bentley is the head of a software development team and needs to use a web app for project management. Which of the following web apps best suits his needs?

A Trello

B Google Docs

C PowerPoint

D Slack

Question #30

Where can you find the information about using an image that you obtained in a search result?

A The page that shows the image would provide the information.

B All images that are listed in the search results can be used by everyone.

C No image that appears on the search results can be used directly.

D A usage rights filter shows information about using an image.

Question #31

Kay is researching the health benefits of avocados. She finds an article on the website tracyshealthproducts.com. Which of the following can assure Kay that the content is credible?

A The article’s author has been a nutritionist for the last three years.

B The author has over 8,000 connections on LinkedIn.

C The site sells products made from avocados.

D The firm that runs the site is located four blocks from her home.

Question #32

Lionel wants to find images of colonies of Emperor penguins to use for a school project. Which of the following phrases should he use as the search query to find the results he needs?

A Emperor penguin colony

B penguin colony

C Emperor penguin images

D Emperor penguin

Question #33

Brendon wants to volunteer at the Red Cross, a nonprofit agency. He enters redcross.com in his browser, but cannot find the right website. What mistake is he making?

A He should enter redcross.edu because Red Cross is an educational organization.

B He should enter Red-Cross.com because that is the name of the commercial company.

C He should enter redcross.org because Red Cross is a nonprofit organization.

D He should enter redcross.net because Red Cross is a network provider.

Question #34

Gertie wants to buy a smartwatch by making an electronic payment. She is not willing to divulge her financial information, and her only bank account is not linked to any online payment service. Which of the following most aligns to what Gertie feels comfortable doing?

A She should use her credit card to make the payment.

B She should make a wire transfer.

C She should pay using Venmo.

D She should use a virtual account number to make the payment.

Question #35

Harry wants to buy a secondhand red skateboard online. Which of the following should he use as search keywords so the results include exactly what he wants?

A looking for a red skateboard

B secondhand “red skateboard”

C secondhand red skateboard

D looking for a secondhand red skateboard

Question #36

Which of the following is a web app?

A Google Docs

B Microsoft Edge

C Yahoo!

D Flipboard

Question #37

When accessed, an e-commerce website that sells carpentry tools displays a lock icon somewhere in the window of the browser. The address bar in the Chrome browser would identify this website as “insecure.”

A False

B True

Question #38

Google is an example of which type of website?

A A content aggregation site

B A web portal

C A search site

D An online social network

Question #39

Darren is hoping to get search results that begin with the words “art history.” Which of the following search terms will help him?

A “art history”

B |art history|

C art history*

D -art history-

Question #40

Mateo is designing a technical diagram that many textbook publishers can use, and he wants to make sure he retains the rights to the diagram before selling it. At what stage does a copyright for his creative work come into effect?

A As soon as he conceives the idea of the diagram

B As soon as the image exists in physical form

C As soon as someone wants to use it

D As soon as he requests payment

Question #41

If Mark is developing a website to be optimized for mobile devices, what would be the top-level domain?

A .com

B .net

C .pro

D .mobi

Question #42

Which type of website would allow Evan, an avid traveler, to share photos and videos with his friends?

A An educational website

B A social networking website

C A content aggregation website

D An entertainment website

Question #43

Joe wants to use an engaging image as a hook in his presentation, but he’s afraid of violating any copyright laws. What should he do?

A Search for an image on Wolfram Alpha

B Search for an image on Creative Commons

C Search for an image on Bing

D Search for an image on Yahoo

Question #44

Search engines use software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database. What is this software called?

A Centipedes

B Query handlers

C Spiders

D Web searchers

Question #45

Susan is reading through a collection of webpages that contains information about a software firm. The firm manages the information on these webpages. What is Susan most likely browsing?

A Her email account

B Someone’s Facebook profile

C Different pages listed by a search engine

D The website of the software firm

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