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1. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
e-mail client
multiplayer online game
hyperlink
2. 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
Express card slot (PC card slot)
multiplayer online game
Firefox
top-level domain (TLD)
3. (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.
social bookmark (tag)
keyword
instant messaging (IM)
podcast
4. 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.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Facebook
spider
5. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Favorites
broadband
6. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
RSS
web browser
Web browser (browser)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
7. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
multiplayer online game
dial-up connection
video log
Internet backbone
8. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
e-mail (electronic mail)
plug-in (player)
multiplayer online game
9. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
subject directory
Satellite
data transfer rate
breadcrumb list
10. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
True
client
True
video log
11. 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
e-commerce (electric commerce)
IP address
True
Favorites
12. A social networking service
video log
Facebook
business-to-consumer (B2C)
server
13. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
false
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
wiki
ARPANET
14. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
client
path (subdirectory)
netiquette
15. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
wiki
Internet Protocol (IP)
blog
Internet
16. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
dial-up connection
Favorites
flash player
17. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
dial-up modem
streaming audio
social bookmark (tag)
breadcrumb trail
18. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
subject directory
consumer to consumer
Web 2.0
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
19. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
hyperlink
false
instant messaging (IM)
256 Kbps or more
20. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
256 Kbps or more
modem
e-mail (electronic mail)
21. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Facebook
True
dial-up modem
home page
22. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
domain name
modem
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
web server
23. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
web server
keyword
Adobe Reader
hyperlink
24. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
video log (vlog or video blog)
breadcrumb trail
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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.
newsgroup
breadcrumb trail
Web 2.0
7
26. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
social bookmarking
modem
subject directory
live bookmark
27. 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.
netiquette
breadcrumb list
RSS
7
28. Also known as tagging
social bookmarking
subject directory
client
wiki
29. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
True
server
podcast
RSS
30. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
social networking
hyperlink
wiki
True
31. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
256 Kbps or more
.mil
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
video log
32. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
flash player
plug-in (player)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
33. 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
client
digital subscriber line (DSL)
live bookmark
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
34. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
breadcrumb list
flash player
wiki
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
35. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
business to consumer
domain name
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
36. 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
live bookmark
social bookmark (tag)
multiplayer online game
37. 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.
social networking
plug-in (player)
metasearch engine
large-scale networking (LSN)
38. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
live bookmark
social networking
multimedia
39. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
client/server network
path (subdirectory)
e-mail client
aircard
40. The three parts of a search engine?
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Internet Protocol (IP)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
41. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
keyword
streaming video
42. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
web browser
Internet backbone
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
43. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
multiplayer online game
domain name
top-level domain (TLD)
home page
44. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
top-level domain (TLD)
dial-up connection
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet backbone
45. 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 server
bookmark
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
46. 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
cable
1.5
multiplayer online game
video log
47. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Web site
Internet Protocol (IP)
bookmark
spider
48. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
video log (vlog or video blog)
True
7
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
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.)
Internet
Favorites
True
search engine
50. 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 -
satellite Internet
home page
.mil
streaming video
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