Brian is a systems administrator for his company. He performs many maintenance and troubleshooting tasks in a room that has multiple, redundant connections. This room is used to control the company's network resources. What is the term for this location?
You have two computers, each with a different operating system. One is a Linux system, which uses the Gnu Public License (GPL). You can use this Linux software free of charge, and you can make changes to code that created the operating system. The other system is a Windows system. Which of the following describes a typical commercial software license?
A company with a business-to-consumer Web site uses a service to securely transmit its customers' credit card information to the company's merchant bank. Which technology performs this function?
Lo-An creates a Web site that discusses Internet technologies. Her Web site pages use her own XHTML code and design template, and her original text, digital artwork and music. As you review Lo-An's site, you should assume that her copyright protection covers:
The ICANN assigns your company the network address 206.57.26.0. What is the default subnet mask for this network?
Chris works on the Web team for his company. He updates the company Web site at the IP address 12.42.192.73. On Chris's business cards, he uses the URL www.CIWcertified.com instead of the IP address for the company site. Which technology allows both the URL and the IP address to refer to the same Web site?
Maria wants to use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to apply formatting styles to her Web pages. In her style sheet, she sets the page's background color to blue and the font to Arial. Which style rule is correct in an external style sheet?
Lars has difficulty when he tries to access some Web pages. He suspects that his browser has a problem or a bug. Which of the following should he consider downloading?
Derek is creating an image map named "cityscape." In his XHTML code, what must he use as the usemap attribute value?
Your supervisor directs you to make static IP address assignments on the workstations in your office. Your workstations are part of a company WAN that also connects directly to the Internet. What information must you have in order to complete this assignment?
As an IT professional, you must always consider the Return on Investment (ROI) impact that IT projects have on your organization. You may be required to justify a project's benefits relative to its cost. What must you do to relate such information about IT projects to upper managers?
Which diagnostic tool would you use to determine the physical (MAC) address to systems that you have recently connected with?
Chris has decided to increase the cellspacing attribute value in his XHTML table. What is affected by this change?
Which e-commerce protocol is defined as the interorganization exchange of documents in standardized electronic form directly between participating computers?
You are managing an IT project, and you need information about customer preferences. Which of the following stakeholders is best to provide this information?
In addition to providing centralized wireless client access, a wireless access point (WAP) also has a type of connector that enables it to connect to a standard wired Ethernet network. Which type of connector does a WAP have?
Mike wants to download the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 viewer software to his desktop. Which Internet protocol will he use?
James is traveling to several countries that use various electrical voltage and phone connections. He needs to use his computer to connect to the telephone network. Which choice lists the minimum components he requires?
Because the Internet has experienced tremendous growth, a new protocol has been developed to accommodate Internet address shortages. What is the name of this improved protocol?
Three factors affect every project, and when one factor is adjusted, it affects the others. This relationship is known as the Project Triangle. What are the three factors in the Project Triangle?