Exam 4: Information Resources on the Web

Original ideas are a form of intellectual property.

When a copyright for a work has expired, the work is then said to be in the ____.

-The accompanying figure shows Web citations that conform to the ____ standard.

Anthea has a test tomorrow on the various graphic file formats currently available. At the last minute, she calls and asks if you can help quiz her. Of course, you agree. -Lastly, you ask Anthea how much smaller MP3 format files are than WAV format files. She replies ____ smaller.

The following are all major wire services EXCEPT ____.

MATCHING -magazines, journals, and other articles

____ are not an example of a periodical.

MATCHING -Web site that you use as a gateway or entry to other sites on the Web

A wire service gathers and distributes news to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and other organizations.

____ is a search engine and directory for finding online magazine articles.

Willie is a concerned citizen of his small town. There are some national policy debates happening whose outcomes will have an effect on him and the people he knows. He wants to get educated and get involved, so first he turns to the Web. -As the national debate winds down, Willie wants to do one last thing before the votes are cast. He creates a video that he can disseminate on the Web, describing his position and the research behind it. Which of the following programs will allow a user to begin playing the first part of Willie's video file on the Web while the rest of it is being sent?

Once the term of a copyright has expired, a work is in private possession. _________________________

When looking for a person, you can search for an individual by name, by postal address, by email address, or by phone number (called a(n) ____________________ lookup).

Some commonly used map sites include Google Maps and MapQuest.

Explain the difference between yellow pages directories and white pages directories.

Online directory Web sites include listings of businesses and people, much like the printed telephone books. _________________________

To identify content and provide a persistent link, online journals, articles, reports, and white papers can be assigned a unique alphanumeric string of characters, called a daily object identifier (DOI). _________________________

In the U.S., a work that was created in 2000 by an individual author who died in 2005 will be protected by copyright until ____.

A number of companies, such as National ____ and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service, provide weather conditions and forecasts on their Web sites.

____ allows you to access large audio or video files in less time than the download-then-play procedure.