Exam 2: The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

What is the term for a combination of user name and domain name that identifies a user so he or she can receive Internet email?

A(n) ____________________ address is a number that uniquely identifies the location of each computer or device connected to the Internet.

Which of the following is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows them to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room?

Which of the following communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed Internet connections via satellite?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When a radio station broadcasts a live sporting event over the Web, what technology are they using?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT In Internet terminology, what is the term, google.com, called?

Which of the following is a computer that allows users to upload and/or download files using FTP?

Discuss what a broadband connection is, how it differs from a dial-up connection, and review the types of broadband connections.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is multimedia?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following identifies broadband Internet connections?

When using email, it is not important to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Which of the following is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as three-dimensional (3-D) space?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have just done some online banking. Which of the following could contain your account number?

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

The asterisk search engine operator allows the substitution of characters in place of the asterisk.

What are the five major steps for web publishing?

To thwart attempts to steal your personal data, install a personal threat reporter, which is software that protects network resources from outside intrusions.

Favorites, also called ____________________, are links to preferred websites.

Most websites of the kind shown in the accompanying figure require payment for services.

In a search engine, parentheses are used to combine hits that include specific words with those that only include one word from a list.