Deck 2: The Internet and World Wide Web

Question 1

Figure 2-1 In Figure 2-1, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____ has many members-only features, such as special content and services, in addition to providing Internet access.

A) wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
B) online service provider (OSP)
C) regional ISP
D) national ISP

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Fixed wireless Internet connections ____.

A) use an antenna to communicate with a tower
B) are high-speed
C) use radio signals
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

____ oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.

A) ARPANET
B) NSFnet
C) LISTSERV
D) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Visitors to a ____ can customize some or all of the content, such as stock quotes, weather, or ticket availability.

A) static Web page
B) home page
C) dynamic Web page
D) Web server

Question 5

When a user specifies a domain name, a ____ translates the domain name to its associated IP address so data can route to the correct computer.

A) URL client
B) DNS client
C) URL server
D) DNS server

Question 6

Widely used Web browsers for personal computers include all of the following except ____.

A) Netscape
B) Microsoft Internet Explorer
C) Firefox
D) Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

Question 7

Figure 2-1 In Figure 2-1, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____ is a company that provides access to users with Internet-enabled mobile devices.

A) wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
B) online service provider (OSP)
C) regional ISP
D) national ISP

Question 8

Figure 2-1 In Figure 2-1, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____ is a larger business, such as AT T WorldNet and EarthLink, that provides Internet access in cities and towns nationwide.

A) wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
B) online service provider (OSP)
C) regional ISP
D) national ISP

Question 9

____ are two of the more widely accessed Internet services.

A) The World Wide Web and e-mail
B) FTP and message boards
C) Mailing lists and chat rooms
D) Instant messaging and newsgroups

Question 10

A satellite modem ____.

A) uses regular copper telephone lines
B) is a high-speed Internet connection
C) accesses the Internet through the cable television network
D) uses radio signals to communicate with a tower

Question 11

Figure 2-1 In Figure 2-1, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____ usually provides Internet access to a specific geographic area.

A) wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
B) online service provider (OSP)
C) regional ISP
D) national ISP

Question 12

In a Web address, the ____, is a set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the Internet.

A) html, which stands for Hypertext Markup Language
B) www, which stands for World Wide Web
C) http, which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol
D) url, which stands for Uniform Resource Locator

Question 13

The Internet has its roots in ____, a network that became functional in 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United States.

A) ARPANET
B) NSFnet
C) LISTSERV
D) MPEG

Question 14

Unlike higher-speed access, which is connected to the Internet the entire time the computer is running, with ____ a connection must be established to the Internet.

A) DSL
B) dial-up access
C) ISDN
D) a cable modem

Question 15

When viewing a Web page, pointing to, or positioning the pointer on, a link on the screen typically changes the shape of the pointer to a small ____.

A) right-pointing arrow
B) hand with a pointing index finger
C) circle with a diagonal stripe
D) lightning bolt

Question 16

____ is the process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.

A) Streaming
B) Downloading
C) Flowing
D) Uploading

Question 17

To browse the Web, you need a ____.

A) computer that is connected to the Internet and that has a Web browser
B) wireless modem
C) domain name
D) home network

Question 18

Although it is an easy and inexpensive way for users to connect to the Internet, ____ is slow-speed technology.

A) a cable modem
B) DSL
C) a dial-up connection
D) ISDN

Question 19

The major carriers of network traffic on the Internet are known collectively as the ____.

A) NERVEnet
B) DARPA
C) Internet backbone
D) Internet artery

Question 20

In an IP address, the number in each group is between ____.

A) 0 and 255
B) 250 and 555
C) 550 and 755
D) 750 and 955

Question 21

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

A) TIFF and BMP
B) TIFF and PNG
C) BMP and PNG
D) JPEG and GIF

Question 22

A blog Web site ____.

A) uses a diary or journal format
B) is an informal site consisting of time-stamped articles
C) is short for Weblog
D) all of the above

Question 23

____ is the process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet.

A) Uploading
B) Streaming
C) Downloading
D) Flowing

Question 24

____ enables users to listen to music as it downloads to their computers.

A) Streaming audio
B) Flowing audio
C) Streaming video
D) Flowing video

Question 25

To activate a link on a Web page, a user clicks it, that is, points to the link and then ____.

A) presses the left mouse button
B) moves the mouse up and down
C) presses the right mouse button
D) moves the mouse side to side

Question 26

An educational Web site ____.

A) contains content that promotes or sells products or services
B) offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning
C) contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea
D) is maintained by a private individual or family who normally is not associated with any organization

Question 27

____ is a specification sometimes used by content aggregators to distribute content.

A) MPEG
B) Atom
C) DSL
D) NSF

Question 28

Many Web pages use ____, which is the appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence.

A) thumbnails
B) audio
C) virtual reality
D) animation

Question 29

An advocacy Web site ____.

A) contains content that promotes or sells products or services
B) offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning
C) contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea
D) is maintained by a private individual or family who normally is not associated with any organization

Question 30

Many portals have a(n) ____, which is a Web site that joins a specific group of people with similar interests or relationships.

A) Online club
B) Online community
C) Online klatch
D) Online company

Question 31

Podcasters register their podcasts with ____.

A) NSFnet
B) ARPA
C) W3C
D) content aggregators

Question 32

The ____ defines a popular video compression standard.

A) Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
B) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
C) National Science Foundation (NSF)
D) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Question 33

____ is a communications technology used by some outgoing mail servers.

A) SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)
B) ARPA (advanced rural postal addresses)
C) POP (post office protocol)
D) HTML (hypertext mail link)

Question 34

A wireless portal is a portal specifically designed for ____.

A) desktop computers
B) mainframe computers
C) Internet-enabled mobile devices
D) supercomputers

Question 35

A wiki ____.

A) reflects the interests, opinions, and personalities of the authors
B) is usually open to modification by the general public
C) distributes, or feeds, the content to subscribers for free or a fee
D) is an informal site consisting of time-stamped articles, usually in a diary or journal format

Question 36

Figure 2-2 Search engines like the one in Figure 2-2 ____.

A) are particularly helpful in locating pages about certain topics
B) require that you enter search text
C) allow you to use operators to refine a search
D) all of the above

Question 37

Today, ____ is a primary communications method for both personal and business use.

A) e-commerce
B) FTP
C) chat room
D) e-mail

Question 38

Most e-commerce actually takes place between businesses, which is called ____.

A) consumer-to-business (C2B) e-commerce
B) business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce
C) consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce
D) business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce

Question 39

____ occurs when one consumer sells directly to another consumer, such as in an online auction.

A) Consumer-to-business (C2B) e-commerce
B) Business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce
C) Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce
D) Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce

Question 40

A business/marketing Web site ____.

A) contains content that promotes or sells products or services
B) offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning
C) contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea
D) is maintained by a private individual or family who normally is not associated with any organization

Question 41

A computer that stores and distributes newsgroup messages is called a ____.

A) news client
B) newsreader
C) news server
D) newsmonger

Question 42

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

A) IP
B) e-mail
C) POP
D) DSL

Question 43

The ____ is the method that the Internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.

A) ICANN
B) National IP Service
C) DNS
D) TCP

Question 44

Some mailing lists are called ____, named after a popular mailing list program.

A) LISTSERVs
B) MPEGs
C) ARPANETs
D) W3Cs

Question 45

A(n) ____ provider is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee.

A) service
B) access
C) host
D) e-mail

Question 46

For ____ to work, both parties must be online at the same time, and the receiver of a message must be willing to accept messages.

A) e-mail
B) FTP
C) instant messaging
D) all of the above

Question 47

The group that assigns and controls top-level domains is the ____.

A) NSF
B) ICANN
C) Network Solutions Group
D) ARPANET

Question 48

Internet telephony ____.

A) uses a slow speed dial-up connection
B) uses the public switched telephone network
C) also is called Voice over IP
D) all of the above

Question 49

A newsreader enables users to access a newsgroup to read previously entered messages, called ____.

A) stories
B) features
C) series
D) articles

Question 50

Figure 2-3 An FTP ____ is a computer that allows users to upload and/or download files using FTP as shown in Figure 2-3.

A) server
B) network
C) client
D) base unit

Question 51

Figure 2-3 Many FTP sites like the one in Figure 2-3 have ____, whereby anyone can transfer some, if not all, available files.

A) identified FTP
B) anonymous FTP
C) named FTP
D) signed FTP

Question 52

The entire collection of Internet newsgroups is called ____, which contains tens of thousands of newsgroups about a multitude of topics.

A) ARPANET
B) NSFnet
C) Dragnet
D) Usenet

Question 53

Use ____, such as :) or :( , to express emotion in an e-mail message or newsgroup posting.

A) spam
B) FAQs
C) emoticons
D) flames

Question 54

____ oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.

A) The NSF
B) ARPA
C) The W3C
D) DARPA

Question 55

With dial-up Internet access, the telephone number dialed connects a user to an access point on the Internet, called a(n) ____.

A) ICANN
B) DSL
C) IP
D) POP

Question 56

A(n) ____ name is the text version of an IP address.

A) index
B) identifier
C) domain
D) link

Question 57

Figure 2-3 As shown in Figure 2-3, ____ is an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

A) Telnet
B) FTP
C) IM
D) Webcasting

Question 58

In some newsgroups, a posted article is sent to a ____, who reviews the contents of the article and then posts it, if appropriate.

A) message board
B) newsreader
C) news server
D) moderator

Question 59

____ is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.

A) An emoticon
B) Spam
C) A flame
D) FAQ

Question 60

____ is a technology that provides high-speed Internet connection using regular copper telephone lines.

A) DSL
B) ISP
C) CMOS
D) OSP

Question 61

To start a chat session, a user connects to a chat server through a program called a chat ____.

A) servlet
B) applet
C) matrix
D) client

Question 62

The ____ format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.

A) MP3
B) PNG
C) GIF
D) VMEG

Question 63

A more common usage of the term, ____ page, refers to the first page that a Web site displays.

A) home
B) origin
C) base
D) landing

Question 64

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

A) online index
B) Telnet reader
C) browser
D) message board

Question 65

____ is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as three-dimensional (3-D) space.

A) IrDA
B) POP
C) VR
D) TCP

Question 66

A(n) ____ is an informal Web site consisting of time-stamped articles, or posts, in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order.

A) blog
B) online collaboration
C) wiki
D) groupware site

Question 67

____ is the latest version of a communications technology used by some incoming mail servers.

A) FTP
B) TCP
C) GIF
D) POP3

Question 68

____ is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting.

A) Casting
B) Streaming
C) Surfing
D) Flowing

Question 69

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

A) rank
B) link
C) key
D) index

Question 70

A chat ____ is a location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with each other.

A) base
B) room
C) home
D) space

Question 71

A(n) ____ is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer.

A) chat
B) telnet
C) confab
D) quick talk

Question 72

A(n) ____ is a group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name.

A) chat list
B) actor list
C) mailing list
D) client list

Question 73

A(n) ____ is a collaborative Web site that allows users to add to, modify, or delete the Web site content via their Web browser.

A) blog
B) podcast
C) content aggregator
D) wiki

Question 74

On the Web, a(n) ____ directory classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories, such as sports or shopping, and related subcategories.

A) object
B) subject
C) glossary
D) narrative

Question 75

A content ____ is a business that gathers and organizes Web content and then distributes, or feeds, the content to subscribers for free or a fee.

A) cast
B) wiki
C) aggregator
D) synthesizer

Question 76

____ is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows them to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room.

A) Wikispace
B) IM
C) Chattalk
D) Communispace

Question 77

Some people use the phrase, ____ the Web, to refer to the activity of using links to explore the Web.

A) riding
B) linking
C) surfing
D) texting

Question 78

____ enables users to speak to other users over the Internet using their desktop computer, mobile computer, or mobile device.

A) IrDA
B) VoIP
C) TCP/IP
D) Telnet

Question 79

Visitors to a(n) ____Web page all see the same content.

A) dynamic
B) registered
C) static
D) hypertext

Question 80

A Web page has a unique address, called a(n) ____.

A) IP
B) HTTP
C) POP
D) URL