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1. 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.
client/server network
breadcrumb list
home page
flash player
2. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Web server
Internet
Web site
domain name
3. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Adobe Reader
breadcrumb trail
video log (vlog or video blog)
4. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
web server
instant messaging (IM)
wiki
host
5. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
client
Web site
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
6. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
instant messaging (IM)
cable
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web browser
7. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
network interface card (NIC)
multimedia
e-mail client
Internet
8. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
multimedia
asterisk
9. 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.
domain name
dial-up modem
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet backbone
10. 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)
Internet Protocol (IP)
dial-up modem
11. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
newsgroup
e-commerce (electric commerce)
netiquette
social bookmarking
12. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
IP address
web server
client/server network
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
13. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
social networking
social bookmark (tag)
wiki
True
14. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
search engine
video log
podcast
Web site
15. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web server
Web site
secure sockets layer
16. 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.
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
webcast
multiplayer online game
17. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
web browser
podcast
client
18. A location on the Web.
Web site
IP address
Express card slot (PC card slot)
True
19. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
Facebook
256 Kbps or more
streaming video
consumer to consumer
20. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
hyperlink
wiki
search engine
client
21. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
consumer to consumer
blog
domain name
e-mail (electronic mail)
22. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
consumer to consumer
social bookmark (tag)
Adobe Reader
subject directory
23. 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.
wiki
breadcrumb trail
Web site
social networking
24. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
netiquette
e-commerce (electric commerce)
cable
25. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
social bookmarking
business-to-consumer (B2C)
False
netiquette
26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
False
IP address
1.5
wiki
27. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
keyword
1.5
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
client/server network
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.)
bookmark
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
7
secure sockets layer
29. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
256 Kbps or more
live bookmark
Express card slot (PC card slot)
ARPANET
30. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
aircard
7
false
web browser
31. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
large-scale networking (LSN)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Satellite
32. The 's' at the end of https
dial-up modem
secure sockets layer
breadcrumb trail
IP address
33. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
RSS
netiquette
social bookmarking
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
34. The three parts of a search engine?
multiplayer online game
social bookmark (tag)
chat room
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
35. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
social bookmark (tag)
RSS
Satellite
36. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
bookmark
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
host
37. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Satellite
Internet backbone
false
home page
38. 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.
spider
modem
Facebook
secure sockets layer
39. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
internet backbone
plug-in (player)
.mil
Internet
40. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
e-mail client
home page
Web site
41. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
True
breadcrumb trail
video log (vlog or video blog)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
42. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
streaming audio
social bookmarking
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
43. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
host
path (subdirectory)
top-level domain (TLD)
RSS
44. 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.)
web browser
hyperlink
False
Favorites
45. 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.
dial-up modem
Facebook
host
hyperlink
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)
multimedia
Boolean operator
e-mail (electronic mail)
47. 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
client
7
multiplayer online game
Internet
48. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
subject directory
wiki
spider
Favorites
49. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
home page
webcast
social bookmark (tag)
50. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
podcast
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
e-mail (electronic mail)
server
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