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1. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
web browser
e-commerce (electric commerce)
email clients
Web server
2. 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.)
Favorites
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Facebook
client
3. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
hyperlink
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
wiki
False
4. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
cable
subject directory
multimedia
server
5. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
internet backbone
server
dial-up modem
.mil
6. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
RSS
video log (vlog or video blog)
Web 2.0
path (subdirectory)
7. The main or opening page of a Web site.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
home page
bookmark
Firefox
8. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
True
hyperlink
dial-up connection
modem
9. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
false
live bookmark
keyword
10. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
search engine
Web 2.0
Express card slot (PC card slot)
modem
11. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
e-mail client
aircard
search engine
broadband
12. 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.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet
social networking
breadcrumb list
13. 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
breadcrumb trail
metasearch engine
business-to-business (B2B)
14. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
newsgroup
flash player
15. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
satellite Internet
flash player
netiquette
16. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
network interface card (NIC)
path (subdirectory)
ARPANET
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
17. The three parts of a search engine?
home page
business to consumer
Web 2.0
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
18. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
plug-in (player)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
instant messaging (IM)
business to consumer
19. 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)
domain name
aggregator
newsgroup
instant messaging (IM)
20. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
Web site
flash player
path (subdirectory)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
21. 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.
search engine
ARPANET
Web browser (browser)
Web site
22. A social networking service
Facebook
Internet
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
dial-up modem
23. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
search engine
business-to-business (B2B)
256 Kbps or more
IP address
24. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
live bookmark
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web server
webcast
25. 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.
netiquette
newsgroup
host
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
26. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
multimedia
broadband
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
home page
27. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
internet backbone
top-level domain (TLD)
ARPANET
False
28. 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.)
False
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
bookmark
IP address
29. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
aircard
multimedia
1.5
7
30. 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.
chat room
host
video log
multimedia
31. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
Facebook
7
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
.mil
32. 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
True
IP address
subject directory
spider
33. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
consumer to consumer
Internet backbone
breadcrumb trail
streaming audio
34. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
asterisk
domain name
secure sockets layer
internet backbone
35. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
social networking
newsgroup
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
36. 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 -
Internet Protocol (IP)
satellite Internet
e-mail client
Facebook
37. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
data transfer rate
False
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
aircard
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
.mil
data transfer rate
39. Also known as tagging
multiplayer online game
e-commerce (electric commerce)
social bookmarking
True
40. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
subject directory
modem
spider
41. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Web browser (browser)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
chat room
Internet Protocol (IP)
42. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
False
network interface card (NIC)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
43. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
bookmark
web browser
business-to-business (B2B)
44. 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.
host
breadcrumb list
business-to-consumer (B2C)
client/server network
45. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
business-to-consumer (B2C)
client
social bookmark (tag)
video log
46. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
broadband
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
multiplayer online game
47. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
breadcrumb list
social bookmark (tag)
48. A location on the Web.
Facebook
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
server
Web site
49. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
7
hyperlink
web browser
video log (vlog or video blog)
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.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
top-level domain (TLD)
Boolean operator
7
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