Exam 3: The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

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Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

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For which of the following to work must both parties be online at the same time, and the receiver of a message be willing to accept messages?

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What are the five major steps for web publishing?

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Student responses will vary, but should be drawn from the following information from the text. The five major steps in web publishing are as follows: 1. Plan the website. Identify the purpose of the website and the characteristics of the people you want to visit the website. Determine ways to differentiate your website from other similar ones. Decide how visitors will navigate the website.
2. Design the website. Design the appearance and layout of elements on the website. Decide colors and formats. Determine content for links, text, graphics, animation, audio, video, virtual reality, and blogs. To complete this step, you may need specific hardware such as a digital camera, webcam, video camera, scanner, and/or audio recorder. You also may need software that enables you to create images or edit photos, audio, and video.
3. Create the website. To create a website, you have several options: a. Use the features of a word processing program that enable you to create basic webpages from documents containing text and graphics. b. Use a content management system, which is a program that assists you with creating, editing, and hosting content on a website. c. Use website authoring software to create more sophisticated websites that include text, graphics, animation, audio, video, special effects, and links. d. More advanced users create sophisticated websites by using a special type of software, called a text editor, to enter codes that instruct the browser how to display the text, images, and links on a webpage. e. For advanced features such as managing users, passwords, chat rooms, and email, you may need to purchase specialized website management software.
4. Host the website. Options for transferring the webpages from your computer to a web server include the following: a. Many ISPs offer their customers storage space on a web server. b. Content management systems usually include hosting services for free or a fee. c. A web hosting service provides storage space on a web server for a reasonable monthly fee. To help others locate your webpage, register your web address with various search engines to ensure your website appears in the search results.
5. Maintain the website. Visit the website regularly to ensure its contents are current and all links work properly.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your sister just started a company that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet for a small fee.Which of the following describes her company?

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    Explain what an IM is, and what the technology shown in the accompanying figure is. Explain what an IM is, and what the technology shown in the accompanying figure is.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
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One billion characters
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fixed wireless
animation
server
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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When a search of the web is conducted based on a search query, which of the following items might be located?

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An entertainment website contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea.

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JPEG is a format that expands graphics to increase their file size, which means the file takes up less storage space.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
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A business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee
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VoIP
search engines
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Bing, Google, and Yahoo! are all examples of web ____________________.

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

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Of the graphics formats that exist on the web, the two more common are ____________________ and JPEG formats.

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

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

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To find a webpage, the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase in the resource's text box.What is the term for that phrase?

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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 a technology that provides high-speed Internet connection using the telephone network?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are using a website to check the ticket availability for your flight to Denmark.To what category does this website belong?

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

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