46.

What does SSL stand for?
A. Secure Socket Layer B. System Socket Layer
C. Superuser System Login D. Secure System Login
Answer and Explanation
Answer:A
Explanation: A protocol developed by Netscape to allow secure connections over the net.
47.

What is a URL?
A. A computer software program B. A type of UFO
C. The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web D. An acronym for Uniform Resources Learning
Answer and Explanation
Answer:C
Explanation: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is an address for a specific document found on the Web.
48.

The Central Processing Unit is an embeded chip that acts as the 'brains' of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?
A. 6502 B. 8080
C. 6400 D. 8286
Answer and Explanation
Answer:B
Explanation: The Intel 8080 was a jazzed-up calculator chip. It was included in microcomputer kits which were little more than demonstration tools and did little except blink lights. Besides the 8080 chip, the Altair included a power supply, a front panel with a large number of lights and 256 bytes (not kilobytes) of memory. The kit sold for {$395} and had to be assembled.
49.

What is a NIC?
A. Netware Intranet Controller B. No Internet Connection
C. Network Interface Card D. Network Interference Control
Answer and Explanation
Answer:C
Explanation: A NIC is a Network Interface Card. Usually a card that is plugged into a computer's expansion slot.
50.

The Internet was developed in the...
A. Early 1990s B. Late 1980s
C. Early 1970s D. Late 1960s
Answer and Explanation
Answer:D
Explanation: As surprising as its age is, the Internet was born from the U.S. military's need to construct a decentralized computer network that could withstand a nuclear war. The network was used and refined by universities throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but it wasn't until 1992 that the Internet was made available to the general public.