Exam 21: Browsing the Web

Classmates.com, Facebook, and Twitter are examples of popular social ____ sites where participants can exchange information and photos, make business contacts and new friends, and keep in touch with family members and schoolmates.

The Forward button on a browser takes you to new pages that you haven't yet viewed.

-In the figure above the hand icon that is pointing to the words "Mardi Gras Calendar" indicates that the text is ____.

____________________ ads are a pervasive type of online advertising that open new browser windows to promote cheap loans, software, Web sites, contests, and other products.

Case 21-1 Nathaniel has visited a friend's Web site and would like to copy a few of his photos to put on his own Web site. Please answer the questions below. -In order to copy the photo of his friend, Nathaniel will right-click on the photo and click the ____ option to discover the size of the file.

The graphics you see on Web pages typically exist as either BIT, GIF, or PNG files._________________________

Text links typically stay the same color after you click them.

Some downloadable files have been compressed or zipped to make the files smaller and decrease transfer time._________________________

In general, advanced search tools help you formulate searches based on ____.

When you first start your browser, the Back and Forward buttons are disabled or "grayed out."

The Web site factor, Validity, refers to the practice of not depending on a single site as the source for information._________________________

Another way commercial Web sites encrypt sensitive information sent to and from the site is ____.

You can find information using Web-based ____.

Case 21-1 Nathaniel has visited a friend's Web site and would like to copy a few of his photos to put on his own Web site. Please answer the questions below. -Later that day, Nathaniel wants to show his Mother the photo that he copied but his computer is not currently online.What can he do?

A(n) pop-up blocker prevents pop-up ads from appearing in your browser window._________________________

A Web browser is a program that runs on a Web server and helps you access Web pages.

Case 21-1 Nathaniel has visited a friend's Web site and would like to copy a few of his photos to put on his own Web site. Please answer the questions below. -Once Nathaniel determines that the photo is an okay size for him to copy, he clicks ____ to copy the graphics file to his computer.

Rather than typing the URL every time you want to visit a particular Web page, you can ____.

The address box list keeps track of ____ that you've entered in the Address bar.

A(n) ____________________ is a temporary local storage area for Web page elements.