Quiz 1: Introduction to Internet Distributed Applications and Quiz 2:
Emerging Trends (2025 LATEST UPDATED)
What is a form of serving applications from the Internet so an individual can access the Internet
as if there is no distance? - (answers)cloud computing
What was originally called "shareware"? - (answers)BBS
What was software for modems that connected through phone lines called? - (answers)terminal-
emulation software
What are file folders on a hard drive called? - (answers)Directories
Suppose you have a client who wants to purchase three pieces of software yet is on a limited
budget. What type of software could you recommend that is free as long as it is shared? -
(answers)shareware
When was the term "cloud" first used in computing? - (answers)in the 1990s
In your first job, your supervisor is complaining about losing data due to the failure of one drive.
Which of the following should you suggest be used? - (answers)RAID
What system is similar to a filing cabinet of hard drives? - (answers)NAS
You are working with a company that is concerned about a natural disaster destroying all the
information on a server. Which of the following might you suggest the company use? -
(answers)colocation
If you wanted to be known as the person who broke the current barriers to a super connected data
network, which of the following would you need to accomplish? - (answers)equip rural areas
with high-speed fiber
, What does the acronym SaaS stand for? - (answers)Software as a Service
What is a command line in a program that implements an ICMP echo request? -
(answers)traceroute
What do we call stores in a physical world? - (answers)brick-and-mortar stores
What is the DOS name for the program traceroute? - (answers)tracert
When housing multiple servers, what does a single geographic location represent? -
(answers)Single point of failure
Explain the main difference between the advantages of using the cloud and using Software as a
Service. - (answers)The main difference between teh advantages of using the cloud and using
Software as a Service is that if a client wants to use an application but doesn't want to pay for it,
they use Software as a Service.
Creating parts that are interchangeable in manufacturing terms is key to the ________ line. -
(answers)assembly
___________ returns is when the cost of a change is more than the value added. -
(answers)Diminishing
_________ is a large worldview. - (answers)Macrocosm
In addition to US defense contractors, _________ scientists are credited with the growth of the
Internet. - (answers)European
In an office setting, PCs were connected to servers in order to be connected to the Internet -
(answers)supply and demand
Emerging Trends (2025 LATEST UPDATED)
What is a form of serving applications from the Internet so an individual can access the Internet
as if there is no distance? - (answers)cloud computing
What was originally called "shareware"? - (answers)BBS
What was software for modems that connected through phone lines called? - (answers)terminal-
emulation software
What are file folders on a hard drive called? - (answers)Directories
Suppose you have a client who wants to purchase three pieces of software yet is on a limited
budget. What type of software could you recommend that is free as long as it is shared? -
(answers)shareware
When was the term "cloud" first used in computing? - (answers)in the 1990s
In your first job, your supervisor is complaining about losing data due to the failure of one drive.
Which of the following should you suggest be used? - (answers)RAID
What system is similar to a filing cabinet of hard drives? - (answers)NAS
You are working with a company that is concerned about a natural disaster destroying all the
information on a server. Which of the following might you suggest the company use? -
(answers)colocation
If you wanted to be known as the person who broke the current barriers to a super connected data
network, which of the following would you need to accomplish? - (answers)equip rural areas
with high-speed fiber
, What does the acronym SaaS stand for? - (answers)Software as a Service
What is a command line in a program that implements an ICMP echo request? -
(answers)traceroute
What do we call stores in a physical world? - (answers)brick-and-mortar stores
What is the DOS name for the program traceroute? - (answers)tracert
When housing multiple servers, what does a single geographic location represent? -
(answers)Single point of failure
Explain the main difference between the advantages of using the cloud and using Software as a
Service. - (answers)The main difference between teh advantages of using the cloud and using
Software as a Service is that if a client wants to use an application but doesn't want to pay for it,
they use Software as a Service.
Creating parts that are interchangeable in manufacturing terms is key to the ________ line. -
(answers)assembly
___________ returns is when the cost of a change is more than the value added. -
(answers)Diminishing
_________ is a large worldview. - (answers)Macrocosm
In addition to US defense contractors, _________ scientists are credited with the growth of the
Internet. - (answers)European
In an office setting, PCs were connected to servers in order to be connected to the Internet -
(answers)supply and demand
