Exam 2: The Internet and the World Wide Web

Which of the following is a Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location?

The JPEG format works best for images that have only a few distinct colors.

Which of the following is, as shown in the accompanying figure, a program that finds Web sites and Web pages?

Which of the following is a digital representation of nontext information such as a drawing, chart, or photo?

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?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the World Wide Web?

What did NSFnet handle on the Internet until 1995?

Which of the following is a group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name?

To help minimize errors, many current browsers and Web sites do not require the http:// and www portions of a Web address.

Computers cannot get a virus through e-mail.

The term ____________________ refers to the worldwide collection of Web sites like the one in the accompanying figure.

Some operating systems include an instant messenger.

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

Most e-commerce actually takes place between businesses. What is this called?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your friend is enjoying a cup of coffee in a trendy coffee shop and at the same time is surfing the Web, which of the following is she using?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the goal of Internet2?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL MESSAGE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, WHAT DOES THIS SIGNIFY?

In the accompanying figure, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____________________ has many members-only features, such as special content and services, in addition to providing Internet access.

Which of the following is the latest version of a communications technology used by some incoming mail servers?

When you specify a domain name, the DNS server translates the domain name to its associated IP address of that data and information can be routed to the correct computer.