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1. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
video log
Boolean operator
host
2. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
host
multiplayer online game
chat room
True
3. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
breadcrumb list
dial-up connection
broadband
top-level domain (TLD)
4. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
7
Internet backbone
network interface card (NIC)
5. 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 -
satellite Internet
True
live bookmark
business-to-business (B2B)
6. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
chat room
multimedia
server
breadcrumb trail
7. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
host
blog
wiki
instant messaging (IM)
8. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
keyword
e-mail client
instant messaging (IM)
9. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
Web browser (browser)
social networking
asterisk
cable
10. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
256 Kbps or more
web server
hyperlink
Facebook
11. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
client/server network
spider
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
12. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
newsgroup
e-commerce (electric commerce)
13. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Favorites
internet backbone
True
14. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
path (subdirectory)
webcast
web browser
hyperlink
15. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
multiplayer online game
Web 2.0
aircard
16. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
search engine
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
streaming video
aggregator
17. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
e-mail client
network interface card (NIC)
hyperlink
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
18. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
business-to-business (B2B)
email clients
domain name
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
19. A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends - and meet and connect with others through common interests - experiences - and friends.
social networking
chat room
search engine
podcast
20. 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)
web server
7
domain name
ARPANET
21. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
True
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
dial-up connection
email clients
22. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
digital subscriber line (DSL)
256 Kbps or more
multimedia
23. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
web server
video log
256 Kbps or more
24. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.
dial-up modem
chat room
server
streaming audio
25. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.
top-level domain (TLD)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
host
Internet
26. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Facebook
blog
breadcrumb trail
instant messaging (IM)
27. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ
multiplayer online game
podcast
hyperlink
metasearch engine
28. A location on the Web.
IP address
Web site
web browser
business-to-business (B2B)
29. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
data transfer rate
flash player
blog
business to consumer
30. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
cable
data transfer rate
spider
RSS
31. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
wiki
wiki
webcast
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
32. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
instant messaging (IM)
secure sockets layer
spider
33. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
spider
Firefox
data transfer rate
34. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ
multiplayer online game
server
1.5
spider
35. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
satellite Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
hyperlink
bookmark
36. 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
modem
web browser
social networking
37. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
breadcrumb list
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
business to consumer
search engine
38. 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.
email clients
search engine
e-mail client
home page
39. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
Internet backbone
Web server
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social bookmark (tag)
40. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
internet backbone
subject directory
multiplayer online game
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
41. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
RSS
instant messaging (IM)
network interface card (NIC)
wiki
42. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Internet
hyperlink
Facebook
Web browser (browser)
43. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Facebook
aircard
subject directory
ARPANET
44. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
True
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
path (subdirectory)
cable
45. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Facebook
secure sockets layer
plug-in (player)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
46. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network
streaming audio
email clients
large-scale networking (LSN)
cable
47. (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.
spider
client/server network
keyword
breadcrumb trail
48. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di
256 Kbps or more
dial-up modem
social bookmarking
True
49. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
dial-up modem
e-commerce (electric commerce)
false
Adobe Reader
50. The three parts of a search engine?
wiki
wiki
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
e-mail client
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