Roadmap For The Information Superhighway Internet Training Workshop

MAP-EXTRA: Pop Quiz #1

"This is a test of the Emergency Broadband System. This
is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency,
your local newsgroups and mailing lists -- in voluntary
co-operation with state and local officials -- would have
posted alarmist spams announcing imminent death of the
Internet. This concludes this test of the Emergency
Broadband System. Thank you."
Malinda McCall

DIRECTIONS:

Please read these directions carefully. This quiz has four parts: The answers to this quiz can be found by clicking on the appropriately labeled button at the bottom of this document. Do not, repeat do not send your answers to Patrick or to the the Roadmap Workshop Webmaster. This quiz is entirely self-graded :)

PART ONE: MULTIPLE GUESS

Please read each paragraph carefully, and then select the response that best answers the question asked in the paragraph.
  1. I'm subscribed to the 'squirrel' LISTSERV mailing list (SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU). I just heard a story about how an energetic squirrel once crashed the mainframe at Mississippi State University during registration (a true story) and I want to share this information with everyone on the 'squirrel' mailing list. What address should I send my e-mail letter to if I want the letter to be distributed to everyone on the "squirrel" list?

    1. LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU

    2. SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU

    3. PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU

    4. PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV

  2. I'm looking for a list of all known LISTSERV lists. What LISTSERV command should I use to get such a list?

    1. REVIEW GLOBAL

    2. INDEX GLOBAL

    3. LISTS GLOBAL

    4. GET GLOBAL

  3. Okay, I just got the "list of lists." I found a neat list called "navigate" but the list of lists only shows the address as NAVIGATE@UBVM. What address should I send my subscribe command to?

    1. NAVIGATE@UBVM

    2. NAVIGATE@UBVM.BITNET

    3. LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET

    4. PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU

  4. I want to subscribe to the alt.abuse.recovery newsgroup. I sent a e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with the command SUBSCRIBE ALT.ABUSE.RECOVERY JOE STUDENT, and I got back an error message saying that "alt.abuse.recovery" is unknown to the LISTSERV. What's going on?

    1. alt.abuse.recovery is full, and LISTSERV can not find any room to add you.

    2. alt.abuse.recovery is a Usenet newsgroup; you have to subscribe to the group from a Usenet reader.

    3. alt.abuse.recovery does not exist.

    4. the squirrels have eaten the alt.abuse.recovery newsgroup.

  5. How can I unsubscribe from the Roadmap workshop?

    1. send an e-mail letter to ROADMAP@UA1VM.UA.EDU which says UNSUB * in the body of your letter.

    2. send an e-mail letter to PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU which says UNSUB * in the body of your letter.

    3. send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU which says UNSUB * in the body of your letter.

    4. bug Patrick until he drops you from the workshop.

PART TWO: TRUE OR FALSE

Read each sentence carefully, and then determine if the sentence is true or false.
  1. TRUE or FALSE
    There is nothing wrong with giving my best friend my password.

  2. TRUE or FALSE
    WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD NETIQUETTE.

  3. TRUE or FALSE
    The word "squirrel" would be an excellent password.

  4. TRUE or FALSE
    Letters to a LISTSERV list should be sent to the LISTSERV address.

  5. TRUE or FALSE
    LISTSERV commands should be sent to the list address.

PART THREE: SHORT ANSWER

  1. One of my friends just e-mailed me a chain letter offering me good luck so long as I send the chain letter to ten additional people. Heck, there are several hundred people subscribed to each of the Usenet newsgroups and LISTSERV lists. Why can't I just forward the chain letter to these groups?

  2. Patrick's dad said "DON'T include the entire contents of a previous posting in your reply(s)." Why can't I do this?

  3. If someone spams a list that I am on, what should I do? Why shouldn't I just send my angry replies to the list?

BONUS QUESTIONS

  1. How many National Football Championships has the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team won?

    1. 9
    2. 10
    3. 11
    4. 12

  2. Patrick Douglas Crispen is:

    1. overworked and underappreciated
    2. a great teacher
    3. a great person
    4. a squirrel
Do *not* send your answers to Patrick Crispen or to the Roadmap Workshop Webmaster.
This quiz is self-graded, and the answers will be in the next document. 

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   /O O `./      .'               PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN
  {O__,   \    {                   PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU
    / .  . )    \                THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
    |-| '-' \    } ))
   .(   _(   )_.'         Roadmap: Copyright 1994 Patrick Crispen.
  '---.~_ _ _&                      All rights reserved.

                          The views expressed in this letter do not
                            necessarily represent the views of the
                             University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa.
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