LBSC 690 Quiz (Spring 2013)

Name: _________________________

You have 25 minutes to complete this quiz (although it should not take
you that long).  Time starts when you proceed past the next line
(i.e., you cannot read the quiz without starting the 25 minutes).

Record your start date and time here:  ____________________

This is an open book, open notes, open Internet quiz.  You may use
anything that existed on the Internet before you first read the quiz
and you may use any program on any computer.  You may not communicate
in any way with any person about any topic during this quiz.  You may
not discuss this quiz or provide any information about this quiz (such
as whether you fund it to be easy or hard) until the professor posts
solutions, discusses the quiz in class, or sends you your grade.  The
reason for this is that different people will take the quiz at
different times.

You must finish the quiz within 25 minutes of starting it, and you
must finish it before 5:30 PM on Tuesday February 19, 2013.

Record your end date and time here: ____________________

Keep the following test taking strategies in mind.  If you find a
question to be ambiguous, explain your confusion but provide an
answer.  This will make it possible to consider the cause of your
confusion when grading your answer.  Don't spend so much time on one
problem that you run out of time for other problems.  Look over all
the questions initially an answer the ones that will get you the most
points (for the time invested) first!

A maximum of 5 points are possible on this quiz.

1. (2 points) What is the IP address for the domain name ischool.umd.edu?


2. (2 points) How long will it take to transfer a 50 megabyte file
over a broadband network connection that is capable of transferring 1
megabit per second?


3. (1 point) In one or two sentences, explain (based on your readings)
the importance of making actions reversible in user interface design.


Hand type the following university honor pledge in the space below:

"I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any
unauthorized assistance on this quiz"


Don't forget to record your end time.  Email your quiz to oard@umd.edu
immediately after finishing with the subject line "690 Quiz"

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