Exam 2: The Internet and World Wide Web

A(n) ____________________ is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user.

A popular Web-based type of discussion group that does not require a newsreader is a(n) ____.

Figure 2-2 Thousands of search engines like those in Figure 2-2 are available.

A satellite modem provides Internet connections using regular copper telephone lines.

____________________ includes music, speech, or any other sound.

The Internet has its roots in a networking project started by the Pentagon's ____________________, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.

A(n) ____________________ communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed Internet connections via satellite.

A blog Web site ____.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 You are taking an economics class, as part of which you are studying the various types of e-commerce. A major search engine is preparing to provide Web-based purchasing, tracking, and transaction downloading capabilities to corporations. What kind of commerce is this an example of?

The ____________________ consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.

A(n) ____ is a built-in connection to another related Web page or part of a Web page.

A(n) ____ address is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.

In a chat room, others connected to the same chat room server see what a user has typed.

A satellite modem ____.

A(n) ____________________ is used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete e-mail messages.

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

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

Of the graphics formats that exist on the Web, the two more common are ____ formats because of their smaller file sizes.

Like an IP address, the components of a domain name are separated by commas .

Blogs usually collect recent edits on a Web page so someone can review them for accuracy.