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1. 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.
Internet
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Facebook
search engine
2. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
asterisk
spider
server
top-level domain (TLD)
3. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
256 Kbps or more
modem
e-commerce (electric commerce)
internet backbone
4. A social networking service
Web site
Facebook
email clients
live bookmark
5. Also known as tagging
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social bookmark (tag)
social bookmarking
video log (vlog or video blog)
6. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
data transfer rate
Satellite
instant messaging (IM)
plug-in (player)
7. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
aircard
network interface card (NIC)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multiplayer online game
8. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
chat room
e-mail (electronic mail)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
consumer to consumer
9. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multiplayer online game
domain name
client/server network
10. 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
7
multiplayer online game
Internet Protocol (IP)
social bookmark (tag)
11. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
multimedia
7
False
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
12. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
multiplayer online game
streaming video
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
data transfer rate
13. 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.
keyword
instant messaging (IM)
social networking
bookmark
14. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
IP address
asterisk
dial-up connection
Web site
15. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
Web server
wiki
social networking
16. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
web browser
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
social networking
256 Kbps or more
17. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
spider
webcast
RSS
e-mail (electronic mail)
18. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Adobe Reader
blog
video log
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
19. 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.
video log (vlog or video blog)
podcast
hyperlink
streaming video
20. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
business to consumer
plug-in (player)
satellite Internet
e-mail client
21. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
aggregator
client
Web site
home page
22. 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.
web server
digital subscriber line (DSL)
video log (vlog or video blog)
host
23. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
Satellite
podcast
email clients
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
24. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web site
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
business-to-business (B2B)
25. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
Express card slot (PC card slot)
asterisk
.mil
web server
26. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
satellite Internet
Boolean operator
hyperlink
multimedia
27. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
consumer to consumer
aggregator
RSS
subject directory
28. 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.
wiki
chat room
multiplayer online game
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
29. 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
Favorites
ARPANET
false
large-scale networking (LSN)
30. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
hyperlink
1.5
Internet Protocol (IP)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
31. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
streaming video
video log
modem
32. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
email clients
256 Kbps or more
aggregator
spider
33. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
server
wiki
path (subdirectory)
blog
34. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
e-commerce (electric commerce)
social networking
flash player
social networking
35. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
multimedia
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
1.5
36. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
business-to-business (B2B)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
breadcrumb list
37. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
social networking
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
e-commerce (electric commerce)
38. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
Facebook
consumer to consumer
newsgroup
top-level domain (TLD)
39. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
dial-up modem
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
email clients
40. 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 -
e-mail client
satellite Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
Web site
41. A popular open source browser software
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Firefox
blog
Boolean operator
42. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
spider
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
video log
43. 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.)
Facebook
bookmark
web browser
streaming audio
44. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
web browser
True
netiquette
aircard
45. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
wiki
Express card slot (PC card slot)
business-to-business (B2B)
46. (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.
flash player
keyword
e-commerce (electric commerce)
cable
47. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
plug-in (player)
modem
Internet
business to consumer
48. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
multiplayer online game
video log
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
49. 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 2.0
web server
top-level domain (TLD)
Favorites
50. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
data transfer rate
plug-in (player)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
network interface card (NIC)
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