Exam 1: Discovering the Internet Brief 5th Edition by Jennifer Campbell

A wireless ____________________, as shown in the accompanying figure, is a hardware device with an antenna that is connected to a wired network and is used to send and receive radio waves to and from notebook computers or other wireless devices.

The ban against commercial use of the NSFNET was lifted in 1972.

The World Wide Web is a subset of the Internet that is made up of ____.

Sending an email is less expensive and faster than regular mail.

To enjoy the benefits of email and the web at home, a person must first connect his or her computer to the World Wide Web .

The term surfing refers to the process of searching the web for specific information.

3G is a third generation standard for _____ communications.

Case 1-1 You are the assistant to the director of a local charity that supports neighborhood clinics for underprivileged children. The director asks you to think of ways she can use the Internet to improve communications with the charity's donors and with clinic managers. -Which of the following online communication methods would you recommend the director use to solicit contributions from donors who may not be online at the same time that she is online?

A ____ transmits at high speeds over standard copper telephone wiring.

The Internet has profoundly changed nearly every aspect of life.

​ Internet3 (I3) is a collaboration among universities, government, and industry dedicated to developing and using new and emerging network technologies.

A(n) ____ provides a secure, encrypted connection between remote users and local area networks.

A website is a set of related webpages managed by an individual or organization.

The scientist whose memos were the first published references to the idea of the Internet was J.C.R. Licklider.

Every computer connected to the Internet uses the ____ suite to communicate between networks.

ARPANET, a new network of computers funded by ARPA, was based on a plan developed by ____.

Video calling does not allow remote employees to participate in meetings or training sessions.

The Internet traces its origins to a collaboration among academia, industry, and government that started in the early ____.

Google Drive is an example of ____.

The U.S. government now owns and controls the Internet backbones.