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1. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
hyperlink
2. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
dial-up modem
Web browser (browser)
secure sockets layer
search engine
3. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
Internet Protocol (IP)
server
asterisk
subject directory
4. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
Adobe Reader
broadband
blog
5. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Web 2.0
breadcrumb trail
streaming audio
cable
6. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
netiquette
internet backbone
cable
True
7. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
RSS
consumer to consumer
Express card slot (PC card slot)
8. A type of specially coded text that - when clicked - enables a user to jump from one location - or Web page - to another within a Web site or to another Web site altogether.
hyperlink
video log
Boolean operator
ARPANET
9. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
Firefox
True
video log (vlog or video blog)
webcast
10. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
network interface card (NIC)
True
bookmark
client
11. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Web site
network interface card (NIC)
RSS
Internet Protocol (IP)
12. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web browser (browser)
flash player
social bookmark (tag)
13. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Web server
Facebook
14. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
secure sockets layer
social bookmarking
aircard
7
15. Also known as tagging
Internet
social bookmarking
path (subdirectory)
multiplayer online game
16. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
Web site
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Firefox
spider
17. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
streaming audio
client
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Satellite
18. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
home page
Facebook
streaming audio
19. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
hyperlink
client/server network
secure sockets layer
Internet
20. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
Web 2.0
Web site
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
flash player
21. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
broadband
True
client/server network
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
22. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
netiquette
social bookmark (tag)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
23. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
social networking
.mil
keyword
24. 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 - indexer program - and search engine software
social bookmark (tag)
false
breadcrumb list
25. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Adobe Reader
podcast
Facebook
26. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
streaming audio
subject directory
Internet backbone
e-mail client
27. The 's' at the end of https
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
True
chat room
secure sockets layer
28. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
chat room
Boolean operator
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
business to consumer
29. A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list in the browser's toolbar. (Called Bookmarks in some browsers.)
Internet
breadcrumb trail
1.5
Favorites
30. A popular open source browser software
Firefox
False
Facebook
business-to-consumer (B2C)
31. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
dial-up modem
server
Facebook
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
32. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
netiquette
top-level domain (TLD)
IP address
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
33. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
multiplayer online game
7
business-to-business (B2B)
34. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Favorites
modem
Internet backbone
35. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Web server
plug-in (player)
wiki
consumer to consumer
36. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
netiquette
IP address
metasearch engine
cable
37. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
aggregator
web browser
webcast
broadband
38. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
path (subdirectory)
subject directory
e-mail (electronic mail)
hyperlink
39. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.
streaming audio
Favorites
e-mail client
spider
40. 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
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
streaming video
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multiplayer online game
41. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
path (subdirectory)
email clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
web server
42. 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.
newsgroup
host
secure sockets layer
chat room
43. 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.
podcast
business-to-consumer (B2C)
social networking
.mil
44. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
internet backbone
cable
web server
streaming audio
45. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
client
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Internet
.mil
46. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
breadcrumb trail
Internet Protocol (IP)
Web site
47. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
hyperlink
dial-up connection
social bookmark (tag)
instant messaging (IM)
48. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
client
7
49. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
chat room
50. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
plug-in (player)
keyword
Web site
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