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Question 1

Which of the following items most accurately describes the Internet?

  • A. A method for accessing information electronically .

  • B. A protocol that defines the way you connect to your computer.

  • C. A global network that connects millions of computers.

A1:

Answer C is correct. The Internet is most simply and accurately a huge computer network. Answer A is incorrect because it's too general. Answer B is incorrect because the Internet isn't a protocol.

Question 2

Which of the following are legitimate security measures?

  • A. Encryption

  • B. Digital certificate

  • C. Digital signature

  • D. Credit card fraud insurance

  • E. A firewall

A2:

Answers A, B, C, and E are all correct. All these options are valid ways to protect your system and your data. Answer D, although perhaps a good idea, has nothing to do with online computer security.

Question 3

Which of the following are legitimate browser tasks ?

  • A. Refresh a Web page.

  • B. Stop the active download.

  • C. Chat with friends and associates online.

  • D. Mark favorite pages.

A3:

Answers A, B, and D are all correct. You can refresh the current page or stop a download. You can also add the current page to your list of favorites. Answer C is incorrect; you need specialized chat software to interact with other people online.

Question 4

Identify the ways to point a browser to a specific Web page:

  • A. Choose an address from the Address Book.

  • B. Enter the URL in the Address control and press Enter.

  • C. Choose an item from the Favorites list.

  • D. Click a hyperlink on another Web page.

  • E. Use a search engine and click one of the returned links.

A4:

Answers B, C, D, and E are all correct. Answer A is incorrect. There's no Address Book in a Web browser.

Question 5

Which of the following will save all or part of a Web page to a local drive or diskette?

  • A. Right-click an image, choose Save Picture As, specify the target location, and click Save.

  • B. Choose Save As from the File menu, specify the target location, and Click Save.

  • C. Choose Save As from the File menu, specify the target location, choose Text File (*.txt) from the Save As Type control, and click Save.

  • D. Click the Save button on the browser's toolbar.

A5:

Answers A, B, and C are correct. Answer D is incorrect because there is no Save button on the toolbar. Answer A will save only the picture; Answers B and C will save the whole page.

Question 6

Before printing a Web page directly from the browser, you can do the following:

  • A. Preview the Web page.

  • B. Select an image or a block of text to print.

  • C. Delete text before printing.

  • D. Adjust the margins.

A6:

Answers A, B, and D are correct. You can adjust margins, preview the page, or select a specific element. Answer C is incorrect; you can't delete Web page data.

Question 7

What's a valid advantage to using electronic mail?

  • A. Almost instantaneous delivery of information.

  • B. People like email better than traditional paper solutions.

  • C. It's a convenient tool that you can manipulate from almost anywhere ; all you need is a computer and a connection.

  • D. Low cost of sharing information (no printing or postal costs).

A7:

Answers A, C, and D are correct. Email is quick, flexible, and convenient, and it costs less than traditional hard copy solutions. Answer B is incorrect; the jury's still out on that one because many people still claim to prefer personal contact such as phone calls and face-to-face visits .

Question 8

Which of the following statements are true?

  • A. Email messages for business purposes should be succinct and as brief as possible.

  • B. If you're not a good typist, don't worry about typos, and feel free to use all uppercase or all lowercase letters .

  • C. It's acceptable to use your work email account to share jokes and gossip with co-workers in most companies.

  • D. Email is still considered a toy by many and isn't taken too seriously. Therefore, it's acceptable to let messages sit for a while before responding. If the message was important, the sender would've called you on the phone instead.

A8:

Answers A is the only correct answer. Answers B, C, and D will all have you in hot water.

Question 9

Which of the following are valid ways to correspond via email?

  • A. Forward a message you've received from someone else.

  • B. Reply to an existing message.

  • C. Print out the message, jot a quick note by hand on the hard copy, and route to the sender via the appropriate channels.

  • D. Create a new email message to generate a new conversation.

A9:

Answers A, B, and D are correct. Answer C would work, but it isn't an email solution.

Question 10

You deleted your best customer's order. What happens now?

  • A. You get fired .

  • B. You call the customer, apologize, and ask him to resend the order-containing message.

  • C. You retrieve the message from the Deleted Items folder.

  • D. Go home early, call in sick the next day, and act as if you never got the message at all.

A10:

Answer C is the correct answer. You can retrieve deleted messages from the Deleted Items folder. Answers A and B are incorrect but could happen if you don't know about the Deleted Items folder. Answer D is always incorrect.

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ICDL Exam Cram 2
ICDL Exam Cram 2
ISBN: 0789730928
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 142

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