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1. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
netiquette
aircard
asterisk
Internet backbone
2. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Satellite
podcast
3. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
web server
Boolean operator
dial-up modem
video log (vlog or video blog)
4. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
podcast
Internet backbone
social bookmark (tag)
client
5. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Boolean operator
cable
plug-in (player)
6. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
asterisk
podcast
streaming audio
aggregator
7. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet
bookmark
8. 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)
Internet
hyperlink
flash player
domain name
9. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Internet
email clients
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
10. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
streaming video
.mil
webcast
social networking
11. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
breadcrumb trail
large-scale networking (LSN)
instant messaging (IM)
12. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
modem
keyword
flash player
Satellite
13. 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.
client
aggregator
Facebook
newsgroup
14. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
breadcrumb trail
Web 2.0
IP address
business-to-business (B2B)
15. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
.mil
subject directory
Internet
Internet backbone
16. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
ARPANET
keyword
business to consumer
17. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
18. 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 -
top-level domain (TLD)
cable
multiplayer online game
satellite Internet
19. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
consumer to consumer
Internet
Express card slot (PC card slot)
20. 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
Facebook
internet backbone
Internet backbone
21. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
spider
broadband
flash player
e-mail (electronic mail)
22. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Internet
instant messaging (IM)
23. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
spider
business to consumer
.mil
bookmark
24. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
network interface card (NIC)
metasearch engine
email clients
Web site
25. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
data transfer rate
live bookmark
Express card slot (PC card slot)
internet backbone
26. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
asterisk
RSS
27. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
podcast
false
wiki
keyword
28. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
True
subject directory
29. 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
spider
consumer to consumer
hyperlink
30. 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.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
wiki
breadcrumb list
aggregator
31. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
spider
dial-up connection
client
32. Also known as tagging
Web site
dial-up modem
social bookmarking
web server
33. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
social networking
path (subdirectory)
Adobe Reader
Internet
34. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
Facebook
streaming video
server
instant messaging (IM)
35. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
7
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
video log (vlog or video blog)
36. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
plug-in (player)
blog
wiki
e-mail client
37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Favorites
web server
breadcrumb trail
7
38. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
data transfer rate
domain name
cable
39. A popular open source browser software
plug-in (player)
Firefox
netiquette
bookmark
40. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
dial-up connection
spider
e-mail client
cable
41. 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)
aggregator
broadband
breadcrumb trail
42. 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
web browser
multimedia
modem
multiplayer online game
43. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
bookmark
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Facebook
44. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
1.5
video log (vlog or video blog)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
45. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
True
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
consumer to consumer
.mil
46. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
True
hyperlink
flash player
47. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
multiplayer online game
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
top-level domain (TLD)
48. (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.
.mil
satellite Internet
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
keyword
49. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
subject directory
host
Web site
50. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
metasearch engine
spider
multiplayer online game
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