I-Net+ Set 3
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- What is EDI used for?
- transferring data between dissimilar companies
- Who created Java?
- Sun Microsystems
- What does EDI stand for?
- Electronic Data Interchange
- How long is a copyright good for?
- the life of the author plus 50 years
- What does XML stand for?
- eXtensible Markup Language
- What does streaming media do?
- allow the media player to begin playing media before all data has arrived
- What is PERL primarily used for?
- writing CGI scripts
- What advantage does GIF offer over JPEG?
- better resolution and crispness when compressed
- What limitation does ASP have?
- Must be run on an IIS server
- What type of images are TIFF's?
- bitmaps
- How does C++ differ from C?
- object-oriented
- What is S/MIME?
- an enhancement to MIME supporting RSA's public-key encryption of email
- How does a relational database differ from a flat database?
- relational databases store data in multiple tables in various formats
- What type of control is Shockwave?
- ActiveX
- XML is primarily used on what type of website?
- shopping sites
- Which offers higher compression, JPEG or GIF?
- JPEG
- What is VBscript used for?
- adding controls to webpages
- Who created AVI?
- Microsoft
- Who created JScript?
- Microsoft
- What advantages does MPEG have over QuickTime?
- better quality
- Who created JavaScript?
- Netscape
- Who created QuickTime?
- Apple
- What does VRML stand for?
- Virtual Reality Modeling Language
- What does Flash allow?
- vector-based websites
- What is used to run Java?
- a Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
- What body licences copyrighted material?
- the Library of Congress
- What does PERL stand for?
- Practical Extraction and Report Language
- What does PNG stand for?
- Portable Network Graphic
- What is ODBC used for?
- Allowing a web server to interact with an SQL server
- What is QuickTime's greatest strength?
- ability to show 3D photos and artwork
- XML is based on what language?
- Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
- What is SET?
- Secure Electronic Transactions; uses digital signatures for credit card transactions over the Internet
- What is the HTML syntax for a copyright symbol?
- ©
- What image type is PNG most similar to?
- GIF
- What does AVI stand for?
- Audio Video Interleave
- What is the most common standard for digital certificates?
- X.509
- What does TIFF stand for?
- Tagged Image File Format
- What is GIF89a?
- the latest version of GIF, allowing animated GIFS (by storing multiple images in one file) and interleaving
- What does MPEG stand for?
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- What is the difference between "push" and "pull"?
- in "push", the browser receives content without requesting it
- How is compression performed on MPEG's?
- by saving only the changes between images, rather than each image