Exam 3: The Internet and the World Wide Web

____ are businesses or other organizations that provide Internet access to others, typically for a fee.

____________________ is free or low-cost software that is supported by on-screen advertising.

One of the most important skills an Internet user can acquire today is how to successfully publish databases on the Internet.

The ____________________ is a group of over 450 organizations dedicated to developing new protocols and specifications to promote the evolution of the Web and to ensure its interoperability.

The Internet Society provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet and oversees the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards.

The use of cookies provides no benefits to consumers.

Web services companies are the enterprises that own or operate the paths or "roadways" along which Internet data travels, such as the Internet backbone and the communications networks connected to it. _________________________

____________________ enables individuals to create self-published, inexpensive Internet radio broadcasts, such as to share their knowledge, express their opinions on particular subjects, or share original poems, songs, or short stories with interested individuals.

Online auctions allow you to check your account balances, make electronic payments, view your transaction history, and more.

____ is charged with such responsibilities as IP address allocation and domain name management.

____ sites allow you to generate map and driving directions and provide access to specific types of useful information.

FTP programs block access to a computer from outside computers and enable each user to specify which programs on his or her computer are allowed to have access to the Internet. _________________________

A company that provides Web services is sometimes referred to as a(n)____________________.

The program in the accompanying figure allows you to ____.

In 1993, a group of professors and students at the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)released the Netscape Web browser. _________________________

ISPs that offer free Internet access typically obtain revenue by selling on-screen ads.

____ limit search results to just those pages with a specific Web page title, URL, text, or top-level domain.

A(n)____________________ is a special symbol that is used in conjunction with a part of a word to specify the pattern of the terms you want to search for.

One type of self-contained business application designed to work over the Internet or a company network is a(n)Internet service. _________________________

____ refers to any instruction delivered via the Web.