Question 1

____ has a link to the latest news sites so you can listen to today's top news stories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____ has a link to the latest...

Question 2

____ is a Web site that lets you easily search for reviews about what's great and not so great in different cities.

Accepted Answer

Yelp.com is a well-known website that provides reviews and ratings for various businesses, restaurants, and services in different cities. It helps users to easily search for reviews and learn about what is great and not so great in different areas.

Question 3

Your account on PollEverywhere.com is free, but requires the purchase of clickers.

Accepted Answer

PollEverywhere.com does not require the purchase of clickers as it is a web-based audience response system that allows participants to respond using their own devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. While PollEverywhere does offer hardware clicker devices as an option, they are not required to use the platform.

Question 4

Using PollEverywhere.com, poll participants can vote using either their cell phones or their Internet-connected computers.

Accepted Answer

PollEverywhere.com allows participants to vote using their cell phones or Internet-connected computers.

Question 5

Moblyng.com stocks all types of music you can play on your cell phone during a slide show.

Accepted Answer

Moblyng.com stocks all types of music you can play on your cell phone during a slide show.

Question 6

There's a small fee for using CatchVideo.net to download a YouTube video to your home computer.

Accepted Answer

CatchVideo.net does not charge any fees for downloading YouTube videos.

Question 7

The bookmark lists you make using Delicious.com are private and cannot be shared or viewed by others.

Accepted Answer

Bookmark lists on Delicious.com can be shared with others or made public. Users have the option to keep their lists private or share them with specific groups or the general public.

Question 8

You can list your home for sale on Zillow.com for free.

Accepted Answer

Zillow.com allows individuals to list their homes for sale for free on their platform.

Question 9

ChaCha is a way to discover great new Web sites, videos, photos, blogs, and more-all based on your interests.

Accepted Answer

ChaCha was a human-guided search engine that provided answers to users' questions, not specifically a discovery platform for new websites, videos, photos, blogs based on interests.

Question 10

Privacy concerns prevent you from being able to attach a photo to your LinkedIn profile.

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn allows users to attach a photo to their profile and provides various privacy settings to control who can see the photo. However, users should always be cautious about the type of photo they use and the visibility settings they choose to maintain their privacy.

Question 11

In Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 you can view accelerators on any page by highlighting text.

Accepted Answer

When highlighting text in Internet Explorer 8.0, the Accelerator icon appears, allowing access to various services and actions.

Question 12

Cuil is a new online service that help you manage and share music files.

Accepted Answer

Cuil was a search engine that ceased operations in 2010. It was not a service for managing and sharing music files.

Question 13

You can use Web Slices to track auctions on eBay.

Accepted Answer

Web slices can be set up to track certain sections of a webpage, such as updates on eBay auctions.

Question 14

You should consider activating the IE 8.0's Visual Search feature when you're using someone else's computer or when you want to order a birthday gift for someone without ruining the surprise.

Accepted Answer

Activating the IE 8.0's Visual Search feature on someone else's computer could compromise your privacy or the surprise, as it might display your search activities or suggestions based on them.

Question 15

RIAs are desktop applications that act like popular Web applications.

Accepted Answer

RIAs (Rich Internet Applications) are web applications that have many of the characteristics of desktop applications but are delivered by a site-specific browser, a browser plug-in, an independent sandbox, or extensive use of JavaScript.

Question 16

Silverlight is being used to display historic books from the British library.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. The British Library uses Silverlight to display digitized books from their historic collection on their website.

Question 17

Each day CatchVideo.net showcases some of the best Silverlight examples on the Web.

Accepted Answer

As an AI language model, I am unable to determine the accuracy of this statement as CatchVideo.net no longer appears to be live. However, if we assume that this was once a true statement, it cannot be assumed to still be true today.

Question 18

Tafiti saves your latest searches whether you create an account or not.

Accepted Answer

Tafiti requires users to create an account and log in to save their latest searches; without an account, searches are not saved.

Question 19

Tafiti includes an RSS icon on the carousel so you can see a list of current RSS feeds that apply to the topic you're researching.

Accepted Answer

Tafiti includes an RSS icon on the carousel that enables you to see a list of current RSS feeds that relate to the topic you're researching.

Question 20

After you sign up for Twitter, it will check your Hotmail, Yahoo, or Gmail account to see if your friends are already on Twitter so you can keep in touch.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Twitter offers to check your email contacts when you sign up to see if any of your friends are already using the platform. This way, you can follow them and stay connected.

Quiz 1: A Guided Tour of Hot Technologies

____ has a link to the latest news sites so you can listen to today's top news stories.

____ is a Web site that lets you easily search for reviews about what's great and not so great in different cities.

Your account on PollEverywhere.com is free, but requires the purchase of clickers.

Using PollEverywhere.com, poll participants can vote using either their cell phones or their Internet-connected computers.

Moblyng.com stocks all types of music you can play on your cell phone during a slide show.

There's a small fee for using CatchVideo.net to download a YouTube video to your home computer.

The bookmark lists you make using Delicious.com are private and cannot be shared or viewed by others.

You can list your home for sale on Zillow.com for free.

ChaCha is a way to discover great new Web sites, videos, photos, blogs, and more-all based on your interests.

Privacy concerns prevent you from being able to attach a photo to your LinkedIn profile.

In Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 you can view accelerators on any page by highlighting text.

Cuil is a new online service that help you manage and share music files.

You can use Web Slices to track auctions on eBay.

You should consider activating the IE 8.0's Visual Search feature when you're using someone else's computer or when you want to order a birthday gift for someone without ruining the surprise.

RIAs are desktop applications that act like popular Web applications.

Silverlight is being used to display historic books from the British library.

Each day CatchVideo.net showcases some of the best Silverlight examples on the Web.

Tafiti saves your latest searches whether you create an account or not.

Tafiti includes an RSS icon on the carousel so you can see a list of current RSS feeds that apply to the topic you're researching.

After you sign up for Twitter, it will check your Hotmail, Yahoo, or Gmail account to see if your friends are already on Twitter so you can keep in touch.