Question 1

By default, the entries in the History list are organized into date folders.

Accepted Answer

The entries in the History list are organized into date folders by default, which can be expanded to view the individual websites visited on that day.

Question 2

For academic research, the two most widely followed standards for citations are the Chicago Manual of Style and New York Times Language Format.

Accepted Answer

The two most widely followed standards for citations in academic research are actually the Modern Language Association (MLA) style and the American Psychological Association (APA) style. The New York Times Language Format is not a recognized citation style for academic research.

Question 3

Claiming someone else's work as your own is an ethical and a legal violation.

Accepted Answer

Claiming someone else's work as your own is considered plagiarism and is both an ethical and a legal violation. It is important to give credit to the original author or creator of the work.

Question 4

Using the Internet Explorer desktop application, the Address bar appears at the bottom of the browser window.

Accepted Answer

top

Question 5

Songs published earlier than 1922 are in the public domain in the United States.

Accepted Answer

This is correct as works published before 1923 are considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

Question 6

The term intellectual property refers to all creations of the human mind.

Accepted Answer

Intellectual property includes inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.

Question 7

Most good search engines include deep web resources in their results.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

An HTTP identifies where a webpage is located on the Internet.

Accepted Answer

An HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) specifies how information is sent and received over the internet, but it does not identify where a webpage is located. The location of a webpage is identified by its URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

Question 9

Search engine hits are generally organized in order of chronology.

Accepted Answer

relevance
relevancy

Question 10

In a URL, the text that reads "http://" is known as the protocol.

Accepted Answer

The text "http://" indicates the protocol being used, which is Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) in this case.

Question 11

-The accompanying figure shows the Internet Explorer desktop application.

Accepted Answer

app
Windows 8 app

Question 12

Tabbed browsing displays multiple webpages in the same browser window.

Accepted Answer

Tabbed browsing allows you to open multiple webpages within the same browser window in separate tabs, instead of having to open multiple windows.

Question 13

Keywords in a search are not case sensitive.

Accepted Answer

Keywords in a search engine are not case sensitive, meaning that typing a keyword in uppercase or lowercase letters will yield the same search results.

Question 14

Popular search engines including Google, Bing, and Yahoo!

Accepted Answer

These search engines are widely used and popular among internet users.

Question 15

Copyright exists only for works that are published, and which display the copyright symbol prominently.

Accepted Answer

Copyright exists automatically upon creation of the work, regardless of whether it is published or displays the copyright symbol. However, displaying the symbol can help provide notice to others that the work is copyrighted and may deter infringement.

Question 16

Search engines use a program called a(n) centipede or bot to compile databases of webpages that are indexed by keywords.

Accepted Answer

spider

Question 17

Home-based connections to the Internet require an account with an ISP.

Accepted Answer

Home-based connections require an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to access the Internet.

Question 18

Including two sentences from someone else's work in your research paper, without using quotation marks or attribution, is an example of libel.

Accepted Answer

plagiarism
theft
copyright violation

Question 19

An ".mht" file denotes a webpage saved as a "picture," without any of the page elements.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Web directories list websites organized by categories.

Accepted Answer

Web directories are indeed organized by categories to make it easier for users to find relevant websites.

Quiz 12: Internet Basics and Information Literacy