Question 1

The term ____________________ refers to the worldwide collection of websites like the one in the accompanying figure.

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Question 2

Explain what an IM is, and what the technology shown in the accompanying figure is.

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Question 3

Like the one in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____________________ website uses a diary or journal format, and is an informal site consisting of time-stamped articles.

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Question 4

Outline the guidelines for evaluating a website.

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Question 5

Discuss what a broadband connection is, how it differs from a dial-up connection, and review the types of broadband connections.

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Question 6

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-1 You are taking an economics class, as part of which you are studying the various types of e-commerce. A major search engine is preparing to provide web-based purchasing, tracking, and transaction downloading capabilities to corporations. This is an example of what kind of commerce?
A) B2B
B) B2C
C) m-commerce
D)C2C

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The fact that a major search engine is preparing to provide web-based purchasing, tracking, and transaction downloading capabilities to corporations indicates that this is a business-to-business (B2B) type of e-commerce, as it is aimed at facilitating transactions between businesses.

Question 7

A web ____________________ is software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.

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Question 8

A(n) ____________________ is a type of software for computers and mobile devices that reads a user's specified web feeds and collects their most recent content.

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Question 9

What are the five major steps for web publishing?

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Question 10

A(n) ____________________ website offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning.

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Question 11

Define at least seven of the different types of websites, giving examples wherever possible and defining all relevant terms.

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Question 12

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-2 You have just started an internship on a graphic design team and you are learning about graphic formats used on the web. You have decided you are going to use a digital camera to capture some images to use in your graphic design work. Which of the following is the likeliest format for those images from the camera?
A) G I F
B) J P E G
C) P N G
D) B M P

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JPEG is the most commonly used format for photographs captured by digital cameras because it is able to compress images and reduce their file size without significantly degrading their quality. GIF is typically used for simple images or animations, PNG is often used for graphics with transparent backgrounds or sharp edges, and BMP is a less common bitmap format that produces large file sizes.

Question 13

Of the graphics formats that exist on the web, the two more common are ____________________ and JPEG formats.

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Question 14

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-2 You have just started an internship on a graphic design team and you are learning about graphic formats used on the web. Which of the following is true?
A) The BMP format is an electronic image format by Adobe Systems that mirrors the appearance of an original document.
B) The GIF format is good for photos used in the printing industry.
C) The TIFF format is good for desktop backgrounds.
D)The PNG format is good for comic-style drawings and line art.

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The PNG format is ideal for comic-style drawings and line art because it supports an alpha channel, making it possible to have transparent backgrounds. BMP is not an electronic image format by Adobe Systems, and GIF is not recommended for printing industry photos as it only supports a limited color palette and can result in a loss of image quality. Finally, while TIFF is a high-quality image format, it is not specifically designed for desktop backgrounds.

Question 15

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-1 You are taking an economics class, as part of which you are studying the various types of e-commerce. As part of your research, you have learned that vending machines in Japan allow shoppers to hold their cell phones in front of the machine in order to make a purchase using the smartphone. Which of the following types of commerce does this exemplify?
A) C2C
B) B2B
C) m-commerce
D)C2B

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This exemplifies mobile commerce (m-commerce) as it involves the use of a smartphone to make a purchase. C2C (consumer-to-consumer) involves transactions between individuals, B2B (business-to-business) involves transactions between businesses, and C2B (consumer-to-business) involves consumers selling goods or services to businesses.

Question 16

____________________ is a navigation system that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the receiver's geographic location.

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Question 17

Bing, Google, and Yahoo! are all examples of web ____________________.

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Question 18

When you enter a web address in a browser, you request, or ____________________, information from a web server.

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

Explain in detail what the web is, and include the terms website, web server, and webpage in your explanation.

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Quiz 2: The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating