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1. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
flash player
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
multimedia
cable
2. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
server
broadband
True
social bookmark (tag)
3. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
cable
network interface card (NIC)
4. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
subject directory
Firefox
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
5. 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.)
Internet backbone
live bookmark
bookmark
Satellite
6. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
web browser
streaming video
instant messaging (IM)
large-scale networking (LSN)
7. 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
hyperlink
podcast
e-mail client
8. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
aggregator
Adobe Reader
dial-up modem
digital subscriber line (DSL)
9. 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
Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
aircard
10. 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.
newsgroup
chat room
network interface card (NIC)
hyperlink
11. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
plug-in (player)
ARPANET
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
multimedia
12. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
client
aggregator
Internet
digital subscriber line (DSL)
13. 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.
Facebook
network interface card (NIC)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
breadcrumb list
14. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
multiplayer online game
streaming audio
e-mail (electronic mail)
video log (vlog or video blog)
15. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
social bookmark (tag)
broadband
data transfer rate
16. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
large-scale networking (LSN)
breadcrumb trail
multimedia
web server
17. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
dial-up modem
webcast
client
social bookmark (tag)
18. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
keyword
ARPANET
19. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
aircard
IP address
blog
e-mail (electronic mail)
20. Also known as tagging
RSS
social bookmarking
instant messaging (IM)
Adobe Reader
21. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
RSS
instant messaging (IM)
True
22. 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
Internet Protocol (IP)
True
top-level domain (TLD)
23. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Web browser (browser)
Facebook
metasearch engine
home page
24. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
newsgroup
Web server
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Firefox
25. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
internet backbone
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web browser
26. A popular open source browser software
ARPANET
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Firefox
27. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Adobe Reader
domain name
e-mail client
28. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
search engine
aircard
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
29. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
hyperlink
consumer to consumer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
30. 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.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
newsgroup
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
metasearch engine
31. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
consumer to consumer
podcast
keyword
asterisk
32. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
consumer to consumer
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Internet
web server
33. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
streaming video
dial-up modem
Satellite
netiquette
34. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
server
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Web server
keyword
35. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
client
top-level domain (TLD)
streaming audio
path (subdirectory)
36. The 's' at the end of https
e-mail client
Web server
Satellite
secure sockets layer
37. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
wiki
business-to-business (B2B)
Facebook
top-level domain (TLD)
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.
dial-up connection
spider
Adobe Reader
e-commerce (electric commerce)
39. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
1.5
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
RSS
dial-up modem
multiplayer online game
search engine
41. 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
256 Kbps or more
podcast
True
multiplayer online game
42. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
internet backbone
streaming video
network interface card (NIC)
streaming audio
43. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
7
web browser
1.5
44. 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.
broadband
server
streaming video
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
45. A location on the Web.
Internet
ARPANET
Facebook
Web site
46. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
netiquette
hyperlink
streaming video
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
47. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
webcast
social bookmark (tag)
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet Protocol (IP)
48. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Boolean operator
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Web site
Firefox
49. 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.
multiplayer online game
e-commerce (electric commerce)
social networking
search engine
50. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
hyperlink
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
broadband
digital subscriber line (DSL)
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