All of the following statements about mobile apps are true except:

A) the average U.S. consumer now spends more time using mobile apps than watching television.

B) iOS apps are cross-platform, open-source applications.

C) over 130 billion apps have been downloaded from the Apple App Store.

D) almost all the top 100 brands have a presence in at least one of the major app stores.

Answer: B) iOS apps are cross-platform, open-source applications.

Snapchat's Lenses feature is an example of which of the following?

A) virtual reality

B) artificial intelligence

C) augmented reality

D) chatbot

Answer: C) augmented reality

The protocol that enables the transmission of voice and other forms of audio communication over the Internet is called:

A) VoIP.

B) IPTP.

C) VTP.

D) IP.

Answer: A) VoIP

A(n) ________ allows users to easily add and edit content on a web page.

A) wiki

B) podcast

C) blog

D) RSS feed

Answer: A) wiki

Which of the following is not a mobile messaging application?

A) Kik

B) WhatsApp

C) Viber

D) Feedly

Answer: D) Feedly

Which of the following enables Internet users to communicate with each other, although not in real time?

A) mobile messaging

B) online forum

C) SMS messaging

D) VoIP

Answer: B) online forum

Cortana is a type of:

A) intelligent personal assistant.

B) widget.

C) gadget.

D) social network.

Answer: A) intelligent personal assistant

All of the following are characteristics of HTML5 except:

A) a video element that replaces plug-ins such as Flash, QuickTime, and RealPlayer.

B) use of CSS3.

C) ability to access built-in functionality of mobile devices, such as GPS and swiping.

D) support for digital rights management.

Answer: D) support for digital rights management.

The concept behind document formatting has its roots in which of the following?

A) XML

B) SGML

C) HTML

D) GML

Answer: D) GML

Which of the following is currently the most popular web browser?

A) Internet Explorer

B) Safari

C) Chrome

D) Firefox

Answer: C) Chrome

You could expect to find the following services in a web server software package except:

A) security services.

B) FTP.

C) search engine.

D) an RSS aggregator.

Answer: D) an RSS aggregator

In the address http://www.company.com/clients.html, which of the following is the top-level domain?

A) .com

B) company.com

C) www

D) http

Answer: A) .com

The first web browser to make it possible to view documents on the Web with colored background, images, and animations was:

A) Netscape Navigator.

B) Mosaic.

C) Mozilla.

D) Internet Explorer.

Answer: B) Mosaic

What country intends to be the first to use Project Loon to provide universal Internet access?

A) New Zealand

B) Sri Lanka

C) Ghana

D) Australia

Answer: B) Sri Lanka

Which of the following refers to delays in messages caused by the uneven flow of information packets through the network?

A) redundancy

B) latency

C) Net neutrality

D) QOS

Answer: B) latency

All of the following are involved in the effort to create standards for IoT except:

A) AllSeen Alliance.

B) Industrial Internet Consortium.

C) Open Connectivity Foundation.

D) W3C.

Answer: D) W3C

Which IEEE 802.11 standard provides for throughput of up to 7 Gbps?

A) 802.11a

B) 802.11b

C) 802.11ac

D) 802.11ad

Answer: D) 802.11ad

The major technologies used with wireless local area networks are:

A) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

B) Wi-Fi and WiMax.

C) Bluetooth and 3G.

D) WiMax and 3G.

Answer: A) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Which of the following statements about fiber-optic cable is not true?

A) It transmits more data at faster speeds than coaxial or twisted pair cable.

B) It is thinner and lighter than coaxial or twisted pair cable.

C) As of 2016, a majority of U.S. homes have fiber connections.

D) Telecommunications firms have made substantial investments in cross-country fiber optic systems in the last decade.

Answer: C) As of 2016, a majority of U.S. homes have fiber connections

Which of the following is not a limitation of the current Internet?

A) the continued reliance on cables and wires for connectivity

B) limited bandwidth, which causes congestion and cannot adequately handle video and voice traffic

C) architectural restrictions, which stipulate that numerous requests for the same file must each be answered individually, slowing network performance

D) the difficulty in expanding capacity by adding servers and clients

Answer: D) the difficulty in expanding capacity by adding servers and clients