Becker BEC 4

Question 1

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Answer 1

HTML is a tag-based formatting language used for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document and to replicate that information in a Web page by using the tags in the text.

Question 2

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Answer 2

HTTP is the communications protocol used to transfer Web pages on the World Wide Web.

Question 3

URL

Answer 3

URL (uniform resource locator) is the technical name for a Web address, which consistently directs the user to a specific location on the Web.

Question 4

Transport Control Protocol (TCP)

Answer 4

TCP is the transmission protocol of the Internet protocol suite.

Question 5

Domain Name System (DNS)

Answer 5

DNS is the system of domain names that is employed by the Internet. The Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, and each Web server requires a domain name server to translate domain names into IP addresses.

Question 6

Domain Name Warehousing

Answer 6

Domain Name Warehousing is the practice of obtaining control of domain names with the intent of warehousing (owning without using them).

Question 7

Web Server

Answer 7

Web Server is a computer that delivers a Web page upon request. Every Web server has an IP address.

Question 8

Web Services

Answer 8

Web Services are an Internet protocol for transporting data between different applications within a company’s boundaries or across companies.

Question 9

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

Answer 9

RAID is often used for disk storage. The combination of multiple, inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity, and reliability that exceed that of a single large disk drive.

Question 10

Virtual Memory

Answer 10

Virtual Memory is memory where portions of a program that are not being executed are stored, but it is not real memory.

Question 11

Three-tiered client/server architecture structure

Answer 11

Desktop Client, Application, and Database

Question 12

Systems Analyst (responsibilities)

Answer 12

A Systems Analyst is generally responsible for designing systems, preparing specifications for programmers, and serving as an intermediary between users and programmers.

Question 13

Circuit Level Gateways

Answer 13

Circuit Level Gateways only allow data into a network that result from requests from computers inside the network.