Deck 8: The Internet and the World Wide Web

Question 1

Businesses and ISPs typically archive e-mail messages that travel through their servers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Lack of feedback is a disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

The use of cookies provides no benefits to consumers.

Question 6

Application service providers (ASPs) supply the information that is available through the Internet.

Question 7

Performance-based exams cannot be administered and taken online.

Question 8

To identify a secure Web page, look for a URL that begins with https instead of http.

Question 9

Before using a dial-up access number to connect to the Internet, verify that it is a local telephone number; if it is not, you will incur long-distance charges.

Question 10

All public Wi-Fi hotspots are free.

Question 11

According to the online version of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term "aphorize" means "to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own" or to "use another's production without crediting the source."

Question 12

Web conferences typically take place via a personal computer or mobile phone and are used by businesses and individuals.

Question 13

Technically, the Internet is a physical network, and the Web is the collection of Web pages accessible over the Internet.

Question 14

In its early years, the Internet was used primarily by the government, scientists, and educational institutions.

Question 15

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

Question 16

A strategy that is sometimes used with keywords is the wildcard approach.

Question 17

People who use the Internet for activities, such as looking up telephone numbers, browsing through online catalogs, or making an online purchase, are referred to as "users."

Question 18

Fixed wireless Internet access is similar to satellite Internet in that it uses wireless signals, but it uses radio transmission towers instead of satellites.

Question 19

Direct Internet connections are much slower than dial-up connections.

Question 20

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

Question 21

____ is a consortium of researchers, educators, and technology leaders from industry, government, and the international community that is dedicated to the development of revolutionary Internet technologies.

A) P₂P
B) Internet2
C) ICANN2
D) ISP

Question 22

A(n) e-diary is a Web page that contains short, frequently updated entries in chronological order. _________________________

Question 23

Twittering allows up to 256 characters. _________________________

Question 24

The Web is a worldwide collection of separate, but interconnected, networks that are accessed daily by millions of people to obtain information, disseminate information, or communicate with others. _________________________

Question 25

One advantage of using personal computers for Internet access is that they have relatively large screens for viewing Internet content, and they typically have a full keyboard for easier data entry. _________________________

Question 26

The primary infrastructure that makes up the ____ is typically owned by communications companies, such as telephone and cable companies.

A) main Internet
B) World Net
C) Internet backbone
D) super net

Question 27

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. _________________________

Question 28

Even though in everyday use many people use the terms Internet and Web interchangeably, they are not the same thing. _________________________

Question 29

A more advanced search strategy that can be used when basic searching is not producing the desired results is field searching. _________________________

Question 30

Tim Berners-Lee proposed the idea of the World Wide Web. _________________________

Question 31

Instant messaging (IM) is the original industry term for the process of placing telephone calls over the Internet. _________________________

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

____ generally refers to applications and services that use the Web as a platform to deliver rich applications that enable people to collaborate, socialize, and share information online.

A) Web X
B) Web Y
C) Web 1.0
D) Web 2.0

Question 35

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

A) Application service providers (ASPs)
B) Conferencing service providers
C) Telephone service providers
D) Internet service providers (ISPs)

Question 36

A(n) keyword search uses a list of categories displayed on the screen. _________________________

Question 37

One objective of the ____ project was to create a computer network that would allow researchers located in different places to communicate with each other.

A) World Wide Web
B) ARPANET
C) ISOC
D) W3C

Question 38

Online auctions are the most common way to buy items online from other individuals. _________________________

Question 39

Many news sites have searchable archives to look for past articles, although some require a fee to view back articles. _________________________

Question 40

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. _________________________

Question 41

____ is a new alternative for homes and businesses today in areas where there is fiber optic cabling available all the way to the building.

A) T1
B) DSL
C) ISDN
D) BoF

Question 42

Common online investing services include the ability to set up a(n) ____ that displays the status of the stocks you specify.

A) online portfolio
B) stock account
C) online recorder
D) e-tailer

Question 43

To determine if the information from a Web page can be trusted, you should evaluate both the ____ and the source.

A) technology
B) hardware
C) designer
D) author

Question 44

The ____ is cited as a disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning by some educators.

A) lack of face-to-face contact
B) slow feedback and generalized content
C) strict-paced instruction
D) inflexible location

Question 45

Conventional dial-up connects to the Internet at a maximum of ____.

A) 10.2 Kbps
B) 28.8 Kbps
C) 56 Kbps
D) 128 Kbps

Question 46

____ is the most widely used type of home broadband connection, with over half of the home broadband market.

A) DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Internet access
B) Fixed wireless Internet access
C) Mobile wireless Internet access
D) Cable Internet access

Question 47

The accompanying figure shows the MSN ____ Web page.

A) portal
B) RSS
C) social networking
D) podcasting

Question 48

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

A) Keyword searches
B) Directory searches
C) Field searches
D) Phrase searches

Question 49

In a nutshell, blogs are designed for primarily one-way running communications, while ____ are intended to be modified by others.

A) e-portfolios
B) wikis
C) e-blogs
D) e-diaries

Question 50

One advantage of a dial-up connection is ____.

A) connection speed
B) security
C) sharing the connection
D) continuous availability

Question 51

____ are companies that manage and distribute Web-based software services to customers over the Internet.

A) Internet service providers (ISPs)
B) Internet content providers
C) Online conferencing service providers
D) Application service providers (ASPs)

Question 52

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

A) Educational
B) Reference
C) News
D) Product information

Question 53

Online music ____ allow you to purchase and then download music singles and albums to your computer, mobile phone, or portable digital media player.

A) stores
B) clients
C) auctions
D) servers

Question 54

One of the most straightforward ways to improve the quality of the hits returned in a search is to use ____-essentially typing more than one keyword in a keyword search.

A) character searching
B) phrase searching
C) index searching
D) code searching

Question 55

Video content delivered at the user's request is called ____.

A) video channel
B) video networking
C) video-on-demand
D) Video over Internet Protocol

Question 56

The ____ is the most commonly used Internet search type.

A) keyword search
B) character search
C) directory search
D) distributed search

Question 57

Online shopping and online investing are examples of ____.

A) online merchandising
B) online marketing
C) e-commerce
D) e-trade

Question 58

Most search sites use a ____-a software program-in conjunction with a huge database of information about Web pages to help visitors find Web pages that contain the information they are seeking.

A) search engine
B) search toolbox
C) search store
D) search box

Question 59

Direct Internet connections are typically ____ connections.

A) broadband
B) dial-up
C) bandwidth
D) satellite

Question 60

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

A) National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
B) Web Consortium (W3C)
C) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
D) Internet Society (ISOC)

Question 61

____________________, such as the one shown in the figure above, are increasingly being used to view Web page content, exchange e-mail and instant messages, and download music and other online content.

Question 62

____________________ 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.

Question 63

"____________________-based training" refers to any instruction delivered via the Web.

Question 64

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

Question 65

____________________ technology enables one computing device to locate or identify the current status of another device.

Question 66

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.

Question 67

____________________ Internet access provides fast transmissions over telephone lines and uses a technology that does not tie up your telephone line.

Question 68

____, as it relates to the Internet, encompasses what information about individuals is available, how it is used, and by whom.

A) Security
B) Privacy
C) Filtering
D) Control

Question 69

____________________ are Web sites designed specifically to help you find information on the Web.

Question 70

Web logs are usually referred to as ____________________.

Question 71

____ cookies are cookies placed on your hard drive by a company other than the one associated with the Web page that you are viewing-typically a Web advertising company.

A) Outsider
B) Associate
C) Tagged
D) Third-party

Question 72

Internet Explorer users can view and / or delete cookies and other temporary files by using the ____ dialog box.

A) Windows
B) Edit
C) File
D) Internet Options

Question 73

A(n) ____ is a collection of an individual's work accessible through a Web site.

A) wiki
B) e-portfolio
C) blog
D) e-diary

Question 74

A(n) ____________________ site can be loosely defined as any site that creates a community of individuals who can communicate with and / or share information with one another.

Question 75

The accompanying figure shows a(n) ____________________ site.

Question 76

With their increased use and audiences, bloggers and the ____________________ (the complete collection of blogs on the Internet) are beginning to have increasing influence on businesses and politicians today.

Question 77

____________________ is a direct connection that transmits over standard telephone lines.

Question 78

Buying and selling of stocks, bonds, and other types of securities is referred to as ____________________.

Question 79

Many Web pages today use ____ -small text files that are stored on your hard drive by a Web server, typically the one associated with the Web page being viewed-to identify return visitors and their preferences.

A) cookies
B) blogs
C) podcasts
D) filters

Question 80

____________________ connections keep you continually connected to your provider and, therefore, continually connected to the Internet whenever your computer or other device being used to access the Internet is on.