Deck 5: Getting More Out of the Internet

Question 1

The process of sending bills electronically, instead of mailing paper bills or statements to customers, is referred to as bill ____.

A) connectivity
B) interactivity
C) presentment
D) immediacy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A bank that offers online banking in addition to services offered at physical banks is called a ____.

A) brick-and-click bank
B) brick-and-mortar bank
C) brick-and-drive bank
D) brick-and-check bank

Answer 2

A

Question 3

An agency that offers accreditation for health-oriented websites is ____.

A) PCPFS
B) CAPHIS
C) Cancer.gov
D) URAC

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Audio or video that can be viewed in a web browser without downloading it is ____ media.

A) anonymous
B) streaming
C) sticky
D) general

Question 5

Your primary source of health, diet, and fitness information should be _____.

A) Discovery Health
B) WebMD
C) your doctor
D) MayoClinic

Question 6

The ____ website offers free streaming online and prerecorded conferences and speeches on numerous topics by industry experts.

A) Moodle
B) NPR
C) MOOC
D) TED

Question 7

Some industry portals create a ____ exchange by aggregating information about a specific industry and providing a marketspace where businesses can buy from and sell to each other.

A) B2C
B) C2C
C) B2B
D) C2B

Question 8

The ____ website provides useful information on steps to take to protect yourself and correct your credit records if you are a victim of identity theft.

A) U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
B) eBay
C) Kiplinger
D) CardRatings.com

Question 9

____ is an example of a website that provides investors with current market information and stock quotes.

A) TransUnion
B) Morningstar
C) WorldWideLearn
D) Experian

Question 10

A business that conducts transactions primarily in person at a physical location, over the phone, or using paper-based transactions is a ____ business.

A) brick-and-click
B) brick-and-tile
C) brick-and-mortar
D) brick-and-concrete

Question 11

____ offer the visitor a broad range of content.

A) Personal portals
B) General consumer portals
C) Horizontal portals
D) Industry portals

Question 12

Interactive features help make any type of website ____ and more interesting.

A) stickier
B) hyperlocal
C) authoritative
D) vortal

Question 13

The ____ shortcut is used to return a search results list that contains webpages with a definition for a specific word or phrase.

A) definition:
B) define:
C) #reference
D) #define

Question 14

Wildcard searches use characters such as * or ____ to replace letters.

A) ^
B) #
C) ?
D) >

Question 15

To access streaming media, your computer or device must have a sound card, speakers, and a(n) ____.

A) monitor tracker
B) TV tuner
C) media player
D) FTP client

Question 16

Many online route planners use ____ or your identified current location to identify your starting point.

A) FTP
B) MOOC
C) GPS
D) MMOG

Question 17

MSN Bill Pay is an example of an e-business that offers ____.

A) bill payment services
B) freeware
C) shareware
D) peer-to-peer file-sharing

Question 18

____ provides updated traffic reports that highlight routes with congestion, construction, or accidents that might cause delays.

A) Kiplinger
B) CAPHIS
C) URAC
D) NAVTEQ

Question 19

A ____ portal, an example of which is shown in the accompanying figure, is specific to a certain geographic location and provides content about that area, written for and by local citizens.

A) Hyperlocal
B) Horizontal
C) Personal
D) General consumer

Question 20

Emerils is an example of a(n) ____ special-interest website.

A) entertainment
B) genealogy
C) food and cooking
D) parenting

Question 21

A(n) ____ is an online strategy or role-playing game in which thousands of players from around the world assume personas and play either on a turn-by-turn basis or in real time.

A) MOOC
B) EIP
C) MMOG
D) vortal

Question 22

____ FTP websites require an authorized user to log on with a unique username and a unique password.

A) Public
B) Private
C) Authoritative
D) Trusted

Question 23

Companies such as Blackboard or Moodle offer ____.

A) course management systems
B) bill payment services
C) enterprise information portals
D) marketspaces

Question 24

Doctors and other health professionals can log on to the ____ page and take online courses to complete their continuing medical education requirements.

A) MedLearn
B) eBay
C) Entrust
D) Medscape CME

Question 25

The ____  website is a third-party automotive website used to get information on factory and dealer pricing, trade-in values, financing deals, and ownership histories.

A) Edmunds.com
B) eCars
C) eBay
D) CarWatch

Question 26

____ is an example of an online auction website.

A) eBay
B) New Horizons
C) EdX
D) IXL

Question 27

Many ____ websites offer interactive games or apps that engage the visitor in a topic or exhibit currently on display.

A) museum
B) hobby
C) senior
D) personal finance

Question 28

The term ____ distinguishes the virtual location where e-business is conducted from physical marketplaces in which business takes place.

A) corporate portal
B) marketspace
C) vortal
D) shareware

Question 29

The ____ website caters exclusively to the interests of older adults.

A) AARP
B) Gov.uk
C) Totspot
D) Epicurious

Question 30

Second Life is an example of an online ____ game.

A) sports
B) board
C) card
D) role-playing

Question 31

FileZilla, as shown in the accompanying figure, is an example of a(n) ____.

A) online reference desk
B) massively multiplayer online game
C) corporate portal
D) FTP client

Question 32

Organizations can save millions of dollars each year by using ____.

A) online training
B) anonymous FTP websites
C) wildcard searches
D) cyberslacking

Question 33

Many government archives, such as ____, publish websites offering a wealth of tips on how to gather genealogy information.

A) Export.gov
B) Gov.uk
C) Kids.gov
D) EdX

Question 34

Software that you can download and try out, but are expected to pay for if you decide to use it on a permanent basis is called ____.

A) freeware
B) marketspace
C) shareware
D) user-generated

Question 35

____ is a popular filesharing tool used by academics and professionals to share work and other files.

A) MCSE
B) EdX
C) CCNA
D) Dropbox

Question 36

The excessive use of the Internet and the web for personal use at work is sometimes called ____ .

A) cyberslacking
B) immediacy
C) wildcard searching
D) webcasting

Question 37

A ____ file-sharing network allows files to be transferred between individual personal computers located on the same local area network (LAN) or between individual personal computers connected to the Internet.

A) portal
B) podcast
C) peer-to-peer
D) wildcard

Question 38

____ is software that the author allows you to download and use without charge.

A) Freeware
B) Shareware
C) Streaming media
D) Online learning

Question 39

A(n) _____, an example of which is shown in the accompanying figure, is a free online college- or graduate-level course that does not count for educational credit.

A) MMOG
B) EIP
C) MOOC
D) vortal

Question 40

A ____ FTP website allows anyone to log on using "anonymous" as their username.

A) private
B) secret
C) public
D) protected

Question 41

The immediate availability of traditional media sources from multiple locations makes it very easy for you to check the latest news, sports scores, or changing weather quickly.

Question 42

Wildcard searches use characters such as * or ? to replace letters, or use : (the colon character) to narrow a search by subject.

Question 43

A smart TV is a television that contains an embedded computer that enables you to access web-based content.

Question 44

Corporate portals are also called enterprise information portals (EIPs).

Question 45

LibrarySpot.com and iTools are examples of online reference desks.

Question 46

The define: browser shortcut can be used to return a search results list that contains webpages with a definition for a specific word or phrase.

Question 47

RootsWeb is a commercial website that offers free gardening information.

Question 48

FreeTrip, MapQuest, and Expedia Maps are examples of online route planners.

Question 49

Very few U.S. and international newspapers publish online editions.

Question 50

Encyclopedia.com and Infoplease are both examples of online encyclopedias.

Question 51

Fitness.gov and Nutrition.gov are examples of popular fee-based diet and fitness websites.

Question 52

Rotten Tomatoes is a special-interest website where users can learn to make gazpacho.

Question 53

Thousands of special-interest websites are devoted to topics such as health, diet, and fitness; entertainment news and movie reviews; home decorating and repair; museums; or genealogy.

Question 54

Vertical portals that target viewers interested in a specific industry often are called personal portals.

Question 55

Distance learning involves the delivery of educational material through broadcast programming to users, who view the material on their television.

Question 56

Podcasts can use GPS or a user-entered ZIP code, as well as criteria you select to provide you with specific search results.

Question 57

A disadvantage of streaming media is that storing the media requires a large amount of storage space.

Question 58

Although web-based learning programs open up a broad vista of educational opportunities for many K-12 and university students, they are still not available at schools in rural areas.

Question 59

Teachers, accountants, doctors, nurses, and other professionals go online to meet their professions' continuing education requirements.

Question 60

A sticky website is one that users visit often and browse for long periods of time.

Question 61

A(n) _________________________ business allows customers to conduct business or complete transactions at a physical location as well as online at a website.

Question 62

Using online _________________________ allows users to complete traditional time-consuming and paper-based activities, such as those required to transfer money from one account to another, quickly and easily.

Question 63

MIT Open Courseware and EdX are examples of MMOGs.

Question 64

The IORC website provides tips about how to select an online _________________________ and how to open an online account.

Question 65

The ability to _________________________ website content plays a major role in the growing popularity of news-oriented websites.

Question 66

Websites such as Insweb and Insure.com make it easy to comparison shop online for auto _________________________ by providing competing quotes.

Question 67

IT professionals can use online courses to prepare for their technical certification examinations.

Question 68

Many gaming web or mobile apps contain malware, which exposes a computer or device to viruses, hacking, and more.

Question 69

Health-oriented websites that display the URAC or _________________________ symbols adhere to the accreditation standards established by those organizations.

Question 70

Like their printed versions, online _________________________ like Infoplease can be used to research topics, verify facts, and find credible sources of information.

Question 71

An online _________________________ offers links to dictionaries, thesauri, language translators, and fast fact finders.

Question 72

Using the Internet and web to gather product information before making a buying decision leads to a power shift away from buyers and toward sellers.

Question 73

A(n) _________________________ is a consumer portal whose content you customize to meet your specific needs.

Question 74

A(n) _________________________ distinguishes the virtual location where e-business is conducted from conventional physical marketplaces in which business takes place.

Question 75

_________________________ is an example of a website that allows you to comparison shop for credit cards.

Question 76

Software that an author allows you to download and use without charge is referred to as a user-generated research tool.

Question 77

The _________________________ program promotes enlistment among potential recruits and keeps enlistees in the service longer.

Question 78

The nonprofit Medical Library Association sponsors and publishes content provided by medical professionals on the _________________________ website.

Question 79

_________________________ for such things as transferring money from account to account, vary for online banking services from one institution to another.

Question 80

The Windows operating system comes with the Windows _________________________ Player, which is used to play audio and video.