Deck 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Webs Resources

Question 1

________ was the first secure payment intermediary allowing anyone to pay with credit cards and bank accounts without sharing his or her financial information for online purchases.

A)PayPal
B)Google
C)Etsy
D)NFC

Answer 1

A

Question 2

________ is a professional, business-oriented social networking site.

A)Flickr
B)Pinterest
C)Twitter
D)LinkedIn

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All of the following are tips for professional e-mail etiquette EXCEPT ________.

A)be concise and to the point
B)use spell-checker and proofread before sending
C)use abbreviations such as "u," "r," and "BRB" to keep the e-mail message shorter
D)include a meaningful subject line

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a social networking site?

A)Facebook
B)YouTube
C)LinkedIn
D)iTunes

Question 5

Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web is a web ________.

A)client
B)server
C)agent
D)browser

Question 6

A ________ is a personal journal posted on the web.

A)blog
B)podcast
C)wiki
D)webcast

Question 7

The concept of the Internet was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense as a network that ________ in event of an attack.

A)provides point to point connections
B)allows commerce to continue
C)would not be disrupted easily
D)would not be easily hacked

Question 8

The web is based on the ________ Protocol.

A)Hypertext Transfer
B)Hypertext Trade
C)Hypertext Transmit
D)Hypertext Translate

Question 9

A(n) ________ is usually a live broadcast of audio or video content.

A)podcast
B)wiki
C)instant message
D)webcast

Question 10

Which of the following is a universal instant messaging service?

A)Skype
B)WhatsApp
C)Google Hangouts
D)Yahoo! Messenger

Question 11

The Internet is ________.

A)an internal communication system for businesses
B)a communication system for the U.S. navy
C)the same as the web
D)a large network of networks

Question 12

A ________ allows users to add, remove, or edit its content.

A)wiki
B)podcast
C)blog
D)chat

Question 13

All of the following are types of e-commerce business EXCEPT ________.

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

Question 14

The "fathers of the Internet" are Vinton Cerf and ________.

A)Robert Cailliau
B)Tim Berners-Lee
C)Bill Gates
D)Robert Kahn

Question 15

A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ________.

A)server
B)client
C)surrogate
D)aggregator

Question 16

The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________.

A)CERN
B)Ray Tomlinson
C)Tim Berners-Lee
D)Vinton Cerf

Question 17

The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known as all of the following EXCEPT a(n) ________.

A)dotted quad
B)path
C)dotted decimal
D)IP address

Question 18

Which of the following are personal video journal entries posted on the web?

A)Podcasts
B)Newsgroups
C)Vlogs
D)Blogs

Question 19

________ is installed on your computer, and when the program is opened, your e-mail downloads to your computer.

A)Web-based e-mail program
B)E-mail client software
C)E-mail host package
D)E-mail server

Question 20

Podcasts enable you to ________.

A)deliver audio/video files via RSS
B)post journal entries on the web
C)communicate with friends in real time
D)edit video files over the web

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the most popular web browsers?

A)Pinned tabs
B)Session restore
C)Tacked browsing
D)Thumbnail preview

Question 22

Which of the following is a supporting argument for geolocation devices posing a threat to privacy?

A)Businesses are responsible to educate consumers about how they use geolocation data.
B)The social norm has shifted and people have become comfortable with sharing more information, including their location.
C)Many businesses incorporate geolocation as a primary marketing strategy; the loss of privacy is outweighed by the benefit to consumers.
D)Society may need to reevaluate its expectations as to the amount of privacy in people's digital lives.

Question 23

E-mail is ________ communication, which means users do not have to communicate at the same time.

Question 24

Catfishing is ________.

A)creating fake profiles on a dating site and developing a fabricated online and phone relationship
B)posting inflammatory remarks to solicit angry and negative responses
C)bombarding someone with harassing messages
D)posting embarrassing pictures, rumors, or videos via social media

Question 25

A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as ________ commerce.

A)crowd
B)source
C)friend
D)social

Question 26

In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled ".com" is the ________.

A)sub directory
B)host
C)top-level domain
D)protocol

Question 27

________ e-mail is managed by a browser and enables access to e-mail from anywhere that has Internet access.

Question 28

Which of the following top-level domains identifies a degree-granting institution?

A))gov
B))net
C))edu
D))info

Question 29

The browser feature which enables tabs to work independently from one another so if one crashes, the others may continue to work is known as ________.

A)pinned tabs
B)tab isolation
C)free tabs
D)privacy browsing

Question 30

The "s" in "https" stands for ________ socket layer.

A)semantic
B)secure
C)server
D)social

Question 31

An Internet connected computer that receives a request and returns data is a(n) ________.

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a precaution to take when shopping online?

A)Pay with a debit card, not a credit card.
B)Shop at well-known, reputable sites.
C)Avoid making online transactions on a public computer.
D)When placing an order, make sure you receive a confirmation number.

Question 33

The unique address for a particular website is the ________.

A)protocol
B)domain section
C)client
D)URL

Question 34

AND, OR, and NOT are examples of ________ operators.

A)Boolean
B)Jacobean
C)relational
D)keyword

Question 35

Facebook and Twitter are popular examples of ________ networks.

Question 36

In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled "surface" is the ________.

A)protocol
B)domain name
C)subdirectory
D)top-level domain

Question 37

Microsoft ________ is a cloud storage and file sharing service.

A)iCloud
B)Dropbox
C)OneDrive
D)Drive

Question 38

E-mail ________ are software programs such as Microsoft Outlook that run on your computer and download messages to your computer.

Question 39

In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled "http" is the ________.

A)protocol
B)domain name
C)path
D)top-level domain

Question 40

A(n) ________ is a navigation aid that shows the path you have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website.

A)index
B)navigation bar
C)breadcrumb trail
D)cookie trail

Question 41

A criticism of hashtag activism is that it fosters a false sense of involvement.

Question 42

Feedspot and iTunes are examples of RSS ________ which locate and download RSS series to which you have subscribed.

Question 43

________ refers to storing data, files, and applications on the web and being able to access and manipulate these files and applications from any Internet-connected device.

Question 44

URL stands for ________.

Question 45

With a client-based e-mail account, you are able to view your e-mail only from the computer on which the client program is installed.

Question 46

The top-level domain suffix used by not-for-profit groups such as the American Diabetes Association is ________.

Question 47

A universal chat client enables you to chat with users who use a different IM service than you use.

Question 48

The Internet was developed to ensure faster delivery of communications such as e-mail.

Question 49

Another term for social bookmarking is ________.

Question 50

________ is a popular collaborative online encyclopedia.

Question 51

.jp, .ca, .de, and .uk are examples of ________.

Question 52

The ________ list shows all of the websites and pages you have visited over a certain period of time.

Question 53

All popular social networking sites have privacy policies, but you still need to follow certain precautions when using their sites.

Question 54

A(n) ________ consists of a series of audio or video content that are distributed over the Internet.

Question 55

________ describes the use of hashtags and posts to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes via social media.

Question 56

E-mails are completely private.

Question 57

In B2B commerce, businesses buy and sell goods and services with ________.

Question 58

A web browser's ________ feature makes it easy to return to a specific web page.

Question 59

When performing searches, the asterisk (*) is used as a(n) ________.

Question 60

A(n) ________ is usually a live broadcast of audio and video content over the Internet.

Question 61

When evaluating the relevance of a website, it is important to evaluate the date of publication.

Question 62

A browser's bookmark feature makes it easy to return to a specific web page.

Question 63

There are federal laws against cyberstalking.

Question 64

Current search engines function by recognizing keywords.

Question 65

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
I) IM
II) podcast
III) blog
IV) webcast
V) wiki

A) personal journal posted on the web
B) program that enables you to communicate in real time with others online
C) uses RSS to deliver an audio or video file
D) live streamed broadcast
E) website that allows site visitors to change its content

Question 66

One method of cyberbullying involves spreading rumors about another person.

Question 67

A metasearch engine searches other search engines instead of individual websites.

Question 68

Wikipedia is a good reference for a research paper.

Question 69

Websites selling a product are often the most accurate and appropriate for research.

Question 70

Geolocation is a GPS enabled feature on a smartphone that provides your location to apps like Uber.

Question 71

Cyberbullying is essentially the same thing as cyberstalking, but the parties involved in cyber bullying are children or adolescents.

Question 72

The semantic web uses metadata with text data to make it more easily processed by computers.

Question 73

Match each of the following social networking sites to its specialty:
I) Facebook
II) Pinterest
III) LinkedIn
IV) Uber
V) PayPal

A) Social Commerce
B) Social Travel
C) Social Communication
D) Business Networking
E) Media Sharing

Question 74

Using the browser feature called tab isolation, you can drag an open tab away from its current window and open it in a new window.

Question 75

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
I) browser
II) Internet
III) search engine
IV) host
V) e-mail

A) large network of networks
B) tool used to locate information on the web
C) location that maintains the computers that store the website files
D) application program used to view the web
E) asynchronous electronic communication

Question 76

Match each of the following browsers to a defining feature of it:
I) Firefox
II) Safari
III) Mosaic
IV) Microsoft Edge
V) Chrome

A) Apple's web browser
B) the first browser to display graphics as well as text
C) available only for Windows 10
D) runs on any platform
E) open source

Question 77

Match each of the following terms to a definition of it:
I) HTTP
II) C2C
III) FTP
IV) B2C
V) URL

A) protocol that allows files to be transferred from a web server
B) transactions between two individuals
C) transactions between a company and its customers
D) website address
E) protocol that allows files to be transferred over the Internet

Question 78

When shopping on the web, it is better to pay for your purchase with a debit card rather than a credit card.

Question 79

Match each of the following domains to the site that would use it:
I) .com
II) .gov
III) .edu
IV) .ca
V) .org

A) White House
B) Red Cross
C) Stanford University
D) Apple
E) Ontario Government