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Chapter 02 Technology Infrastructure The Internet and the
World Wide Web
TRUEFALSE
1. Networks of computers and the Internet that connects them to each other form the basic
technological structure that underlies virtually all electronic commerce.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
2. The USENET was the earliest of the networks that eventually combined to become what we now
call the Internet.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
3. E-mail was born in 1972 when a researcher wrote a program that could send and receive
messages over the Defense Department network.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
4. The first e-mail mailing lists appeared on military and education research networks.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
5. A network of computers that are located in the same building is called a wide area network.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
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6. The Internet provides a high degree of security in its basic structure.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
7. An intranet extends beyond the organization that created it.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
8. The word "virtual," used as part of virtual private networks means that the network connection is
permanent.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
9. Virtual private network software must be installed on the computers at both ends of a
transmission.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
10. Extranets were used to save money and increase efficiency by replacing traditional
communication tools such as fax, telephone, and overnight express document carriers.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
11. Public networks, private networks, and VPNs are independent of organizational boundaries.
(A) True
(B) False
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Answer : (A)
12. IP addresses appear as five decimal numbers separated by periods.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
13. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a common protocol used for sending and retrieving e-
mail.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
14. The Post Office Protocol (POP) provides support for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(MIME).
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
15. Post Office Protocol (POP) allows the user to view only the header and the e-mail sender's name
before deciding to download the entire message.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
16. At a technological level, the Web is nothing more than software that runs on computers that are
connected to the Internet.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
17. An HTML document is similar to a word-processing document in that it specifies how a
particular text element will appear.
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Schneider
Chapter 02 Technology Infrastructure The Internet and the
World Wide Web
TRUEFALSE
1. Networks of computers and the Internet that connects them to each other form the basic
technological structure that underlies virtually all electronic commerce.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
2. The USENET was the earliest of the networks that eventually combined to become what we now
call the Internet.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
3. E-mail was born in 1972 when a researcher wrote a program that could send and receive
messages over the Defense Department network.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
4. The first e-mail mailing lists appeared on military and education research networks.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
5. A network of computers that are located in the same building is called a wide area network.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
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Schneider
6. The Internet provides a high degree of security in its basic structure.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
7. An intranet extends beyond the organization that created it.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
8. The word "virtual," used as part of virtual private networks means that the network connection is
permanent.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
9. Virtual private network software must be installed on the computers at both ends of a
transmission.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
10. Extranets were used to save money and increase efficiency by replacing traditional
communication tools such as fax, telephone, and overnight express document carriers.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
11. Public networks, private networks, and VPNs are independent of organizational boundaries.
(A) True
(B) False
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, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Electronic Commerce 12th Edition Gary
Schneider
Answer : (A)
12. IP addresses appear as five decimal numbers separated by periods.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
13. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a common protocol used for sending and retrieving e-
mail.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
14. The Post Office Protocol (POP) provides support for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(MIME).
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
15. Post Office Protocol (POP) allows the user to view only the header and the e-mail sender's name
before deciding to download the entire message.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (B)
16. At a technological level, the Web is nothing more than software that runs on computers that are
connected to the Internet.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer : (A)
17. An HTML document is similar to a word-processing document in that it specifies how a
particular text element will appear.
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