Exam 5: Interconnected by the Internet

Privacy issues are especially relevant in the context of the Internet.

Which of the following most quickly reached the critical mass required to be considered a mass medium?

The web is not important to television networks or affiliate stations.

Podcasts allow listeners to hear audio content on their own schedules, and can be archived on computers.

A blogger is someone who monitors a newsgroup.

MP3 stands for:

Streaming technology:

A ___ is a powerful computer providing continuous access to the internet.

Who is referred to as the father of the Internet?

Although streaming is popular, it's becoming more expensive and content is becoming more siloed than in the glory days of broadband viewing.

A listserv is a type of weblog.

Which of the following are Internet-related privacy concerns?

The web is an ideal venue for reporting news because:

Email is one of the earliest and most widely used of the Internet resources.

The Internet operates as a packet-switched network.

Instant messaging is more commonly referred to as text messages.

Which is the top level domain in user999@company.management.org ?

Vinton Cerf is considered the "father of the Internet."

The amount of content online is largely unlimited but the speed of online delivery is constrained by___?

Web users can use internet streaming to determine if the online information they retrieve is reliable and credible.