CIS 115 - Using a Browser

Assignment details

Make sure you do not copy anyone else's work. Type up your report either in text format or Microsoft Office .doc or .docx format and submit to the assignment dropbox in Desire2Learn. Be sure to put your name, the course, the assignment number and the date at the top of your document.

  1. Find and write down the secret message hidden in the source code of this web page. It should be clear looking through the source code what the secret message is. (3 points)
  2. Find out if this web page (the one you are reading) has an associated CSS file (or files). If it does, what is the name of that file? (2 points)
  3. Describe what is contained in the file located in the same directory as this assignment, but with the name 24.zip (4 points)
  4. Does the website at kish.desire2learn.com store cookies on your computer? (3 points)
  5. Is a certificate used by the website at kish.desire2learn.com, and if so, what company verifies that certificate? (2 points)
  6. Is an encryption key used by the website at kish.desire2learn.com, and if so, how many bits long is that key? (2 points)
  7. Is a certificate used by the web page you are currently reading, and if so, what company verifies that certificate? (2 points)
  8. Is an encryption key used by the web page you are currently reading, and if so, how many bits long is that key? (2 points)
  9. Find and install the Wappalyzer addon for Firefox. Describe what you can do with that addon. (3 points)
  10. Use Firefox with the Wappalyzer addon to find out what tools www.kish.edu is using for its website. List them. (3 points)
  11. Go to the FTP site at ftp.swfwmd.state.fl.us/pub/. What is the name of the first folder/directory displayed on the site? Don't forget that this is an FTP protocol site, NOT HTTP. Note: This site used to require using "anonymous" as the username and an email address as the password, but currently seems to have open access. (4 points)