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

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Which of the following is not considered a social networking/media site?

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

Question 6

Which of the following is not a tip for professional e-mail etiquette?

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.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The Internet is ________.

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

Question 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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 12

Microsoft ________ is a cloud storage and file sharing service.

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

The web is based on the ________ Protocol.

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

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of e-commerce business?

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

Question 16

Which of the following is not a description of the unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet?

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

Question 17

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 18

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

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

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 software

Question 20

A ________ is a personal journal posted on the web and is usually maintained by one person.

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

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about instant messaging?

A) It only requires an Internet connection.
B) It does not use cellular data.
C) Because of security concerns, businesses do not use it.
D) It can often be real-time communication.

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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 24

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

Question 25

Which of the following is not true about VOIP?

A) It uses digital, not analog, signals.
B) It stands for Voice Over Internet Possibility
C) It uses the Internet, rather than regular phone lines or your cellular network.
D) It can transmit both voice and video.

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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 28

E-mails are completely private.

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

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 31

When you sell your bicycle to another individual on eBay, you are engaging in which type of e-commerce?

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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 34

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 35

Which of the following top-level domains is restricted to degree-granting institutions?

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

Question 36

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

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

Question 37

Which of the following is not true about texting?

A) It is also called text messaging.
B) It uses SMS for text-based messages.
C) It uses MMS to send images or videos.
D) It uses the Internet, not your cellular network.

Question 38

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 39

The unique address for a particular website is the ________.

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

Question 40

When you purchase a new computer from Apple.com for yourself to use at school, you are using which model of e-commerce?

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

There are federal laws against cyberstalking.

Question 45

When evaluating the relevance of a website, an important factor is the date of publication.

Question 46

In the URL, http://www.dogpile.com, the domain is just the word "dogpile", not the extension ".com".

Question 47

One method of cyberbullying involves spreading rumors about another person.

Question 48

Textlinks is the name given to the specially coded elements in a website that let you go from one web page to another within the same website or to another site.

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

Wikipedia is a good reference for a research paper.

Question 53

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 54

The words used to perform Internet searches are known as keywords.

Question 55

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

Question 56

A breadcrumb trail is often more efficient than using a browser's Back button to jump to previously visited webpages.

Question 57

Current search engines function primarily by recognizing keywords.

Question 58

Boolean operators are used in web searches to help refine those searches.

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

Catfishing is the act of posting inflammatory remarks online for the sheer pleasure of soliciting an angry or negative response.

Question 62

URL stands for Uniform Resource ________.

Question 63

An RSS ________ locates all the RSS series to which someone has subscribed and automatically downloads only the new content to the device.

Question 64

Facebook and Twitter are popular examples of ________ networks.

Question 65

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

________ 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 computing device.

Question 68

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

Question 69

Most posts on microblogs have no character limit.

Question 70

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

Question 71

The ability to collaborate with others on online documents is made possible through technologies collectively known as Web 2.0.

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

Question 74

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

Question 75

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

Question 76

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

Question 77

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

Question 78

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

Question 79

M-commerce is online shopping from a portable device.

Question 80

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