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1. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
subject directory
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
false
video log (vlog or video blog)
2. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
web browser
modem
client/server network
3. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
spider
ARPANET
streaming audio
e-mail (electronic mail)
4. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
Internet
large-scale networking (LSN)
false
5. The 's' at the end of https
flash player
metasearch engine
breadcrumb trail
secure sockets layer
6. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
email clients
broadband
False
social bookmark (tag)
7. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
aircard
host
subject directory
8. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
Web site
Facebook
streaming audio
video log (vlog or video blog)
9. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
aircard
multimedia
7
10. A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and then returns a list of the Web sites on which those keywords are found.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
search engine
flash player
dial-up connection
11. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
satellite Internet
metasearch engine
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
streaming video
12. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
instant messaging (IM)
.mil
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Satellite
13. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
multiplayer online game
live bookmark
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet
14. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Boolean operator
metasearch engine
IP address
satellite Internet
15. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
RSS
path (subdirectory)
Internet
plug-in (player)
16. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
keyword
home page
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
17. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
broadband
e-mail (electronic mail)
large-scale networking (LSN)
path (subdirectory)
18. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
web browser
streaming video
modem
19. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Web server
256 Kbps or more
home page
plug-in (player)
20. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
streaming video
Web browser (browser)
Facebook
21. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
False
breadcrumb trail
digital subscriber line (DSL)
22. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
internet backbone
Favorites
Internet backbone
23. A way to connect to the Internet using a small satellite dish - which is placed outside the home and is connected to a computer with coaxial cable. The satellite company then sends the data to a satellite orbiting the Earth. The satellite - in turn -
streaming audio
satellite Internet
hyperlink
secure sockets layer
24. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.
Web site
e-mail client
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
multiplayer online game
25. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.
spider
streaming audio
Web site
breadcrumb list
26. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
Internet
streaming audio
consumer to consumer
wiki
27. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
webcast
breadcrumb list
subject directory
28. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
multiplayer online game
web server
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Protocol (IP)
29. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
web browser
business-to-business (B2B)
wiki
streaming audio
30. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
.mil
wiki
data transfer rate
path (subdirectory)
31. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
webcast
instant messaging (IM)
data transfer rate
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
32. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
broadband
web server
7
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
33. A social networking service
search engine
secure sockets layer
Facebook
internet backbone
34. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
false
e-mail client
podcast
35. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
hyperlink
subject directory
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
spider
36. A part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the site's host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (Example: popsci.com)
ARPANET
Satellite
True
domain name
37. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
e-mail client
modem
business-to-business (B2B)
broadband
38. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th
client/server network
search engine
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
39. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
spider
false
satellite Internet
netiquette
40. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
multiplayer online game
internet backbone
top-level domain (TLD)
True
41. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
top-level domain (TLD)
home page
42. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.
RSS
business-to-business (B2B)
keyword
Facebook
43. Also known as tagging
multiplayer online game
social bookmarking
multiplayer online game
Web 2.0
44. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
large-scale networking (LSN)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Adobe Reader
45. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
business-to-business (B2B)
podcast
wiki
Internet backbone
46. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
Web server
7
social networking
47. It can actually be safer to use your credit card online than in a traditional retail store because it eliminates the human factor from the equation. True or False
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
search engine
broadband
True
48. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
broadband
client
streaming audio
podcast
49. A feature in some browsers that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list. (Bookmarks are called Favorites in Microsoft Internet Explorer.)
Web 2.0
bookmark
streaming audio
domain name
50. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
email clients
Boolean operator
top-level domain (TLD)
web browser
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