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

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RSS and Atom are popular specifications used to distribute content, such as web feeds, to subscribers.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for the basic storage unit on a mobile device. Which of the following represents a single character?

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The Internet has its roots in a network that became functional in 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United States. What was the name of that network?

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In a web address, the ____________________ is a set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the Internet.

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A search engine displays a list of webpage names that contain the search text. What is the term for that list?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT To what does the term, traffic, refer to when used in conjunction with the Internet?

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A(n) ____________________ website offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning.

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Which of the following includes music, speech, or any other sound?

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What is the term for an electronic document on the web that can contain text, graphics, animation, audio (sound), and video?

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Which of the following is application software that allows users to access and view webpages?

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Which of the following is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is a small version of a larger graphic?

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Some home users connect computers to the Internet via slower-speed dial-up access because of its lower cost or because broadband access is not available where they live.

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Which of the following terms means that the people who are conversing on a computer are online at the same time?

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A(n) ____________________ is a filtering program that stops pop-up ads from displaying on webpages.

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Which of the following is equal to approximately one million characters?

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
Provides high-speed Internet connections using a dish-shaped antenna on a building to communicate with a lower location via radio signals
VoIP
One million characters
subscribe
Transforms a smartphone or Internet-capable tablet into a portable communications device that shares its Internet access with other computers and devices wirelessly
email list
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Provides high-speed Internet connections using a dish-shaped antenna on a building to communicate with a lower location via radio signals
VoIP
One million characters
subscribe
Transforms a smartphone or Internet-capable tablet into a portable communications device that shares its Internet access with other computers and devices wirelessly
email list
Kind of network that uses radio signals to provide high-speed Internet connections to compatible devices
server
Any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network
gigabyte
Uses the Internet instead of the public switched telephone network to connect a calling party to one or more called parties
FTP
Its goal is to develop and test advanced technologies that will benefit Internet users in the future
thread
Particularly helpful in locating webpages about certain topics or in locating specific pages for which a user does not know the exact web address
IP address
A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet
tethering
To add your email name and address to a mailing list, do this
animation
Consists of the original article and all subsequent related replies
Wi-Fi
When a message is sent to one of these, every person on the list receives a copy of the message in his or her mailbox
search engines
A business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee
FTTP
Your Internet service provider supplies this, for an email address
W3C
Type of broadband Internet service that uses fiber-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access to home and business users
Internet2
Many operating systems include these capabilities
DSL
Type of broadband connection that provides high-speed Internet connections through a telephone network via a DSL modem
megabyte
One billion characters
access provider
The appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence
fixed wireless
Oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet
domain name
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A(n) ____________________ name is the text-based name that corresponds to the IP address of a server that hosts a website.

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One technique to improve Web searches is to use general nouns and put the less specific terms first in the search text.

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VoIP is an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

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