Question 1

____ is a consortium of researchers, educators, and technology leaders from industry, government, and the international community that is dedicated to the development of revolutionary Internet technologies.

Accepted Answer

Internet2 is a consortium of researchers, educators, and technology leaders from industry, government, and the international community that is dedicated to the development of revolutionary Internet technologies. P₂P (Peer-to-Peer) is a type of network architecture and protocol. ICANN2 is not a known organization or group. ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that provides internet access to customers.

Question 2

A(n) e-diary is a Web page that contains short, frequently updated entries in chronological order. _________________________

Accepted Answer

blog, web log

Question 3

Twittering allows up to 256 characters. _________________________

Accepted Answer

140

Question 4

The Web is a worldwide collection of separate, but interconnected, networks that are accessed daily by millions of people to obtain information, disseminate information, or communicate with others. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Internet

Question 5

One advantage of using personal computers for Internet access is that they have relatively large screens for viewing Internet content, and they typically have a full keyboard for easier data entry. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Personal computers typically have larger screens than mobile devices and a full keyboard for easier data entry, making them advantageous for Internet access.

Question 6

The primary infrastructure that makes up the ____ is typically owned by communications companies, such as telephone and cable companies.

Accepted Answer

The Internet backbone refers to the primary infrastructure that makes up the core of the Internet, including the high-speed data networks operated by major communications companies, such as telephone and cable companies. The other options (A, B, and D) are not commonly used or recognized terms for the Internet infrastructure.

Question 7

Web services companies are the enterprises that own or operate the paths or "roadways" along which Internet data travels, such as the Internet backbone and the communications networks connected to it. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Infrastructure

Question 8

Even though in everyday use many people use the terms Internet and Web interchangeably, they are not the same thing. _________________________

Accepted Answer

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computer networks while the World Wide Web (or Web, for short) is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs.

Question 9

A more advanced search strategy that can be used when basic searching is not producing the desired results is field searching. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Field searching involves limiting a search to specific fields, such as title or author, to narrow the results and find more specific information. This can be helpful when basic searching is too broad or returns irrelevant results.

Question 10

Tim Berners-Lee proposed the idea of the World Wide Web. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989, while working at CERN in Switzerland.

Question 11

Instant messaging (IM) is the original industry term for the process of placing telephone calls over the Internet. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Internet telephony

Question 12

In 1993, a group of professors and students at the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) released the Netscape Web browser. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Mosaic

Question 13

One type of self-contained business application designed to work over the Internet or a company network is a(n) Internet service. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Web

Question 14

____ generally refers to applications and services that use the Web as a platform to deliver rich applications that enable people to collaborate, socialize, and share information online.

Accepted Answer

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user-generated content and the growth of social media. It refers to applications and services that use the Web as a platform to deliver rich applications that enable people to collaborate, socialize, and share information online.

Question 15

____ are businesses or other organizations that provide Internet access to others, typically for a fee.

Accepted Answer

Internet service providers (ISPs) are specifically designed to provide access to the internet to individuals or organizations for a fee. They offer various types of internet connections such as broadband, wireless, and dial-up connections, which individuals or organizations can choose from based on their requirements.

Question 16

A(n) keyword search uses a list of categories displayed on the screen. _________________________

Accepted Answer

directory

Question 17

One objective of the ____ project was to create a computer network that would allow researchers located in different places to communicate with each other.

Accepted Answer

The ARPANET project was created by the US Department of Defense in the 1960s to allow researchers at different locations to communicate with each other via a computer network. This project laid the foundation for what would eventually become the internet. The World Wide Web (A) was developed later and is a system of interconnected pages and files accessed through the internet. ISOC (C) is the Internet Society, a professional organization that works to promote and develop the internet. W3C (D) is the World Wide Web Consortium, which develops technical standards for the web.

Question 18

Online auctions are the most common way to buy items online from other individuals. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Online auctions, such as eBay, are a popular way for individuals to buy and sell items online.

Question 19

Many news sites have searchable archives to look for past articles, although some require a fee to view back articles. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Many news sites do offer searchable archives, and some may require a fee to access past articles.

Question 20

FTP programs block access to a computer from outside computers and enable each user to specify which programs on his or her computer are allowed to have access to the Internet. _________________________

Accepted Answer

Firewall

Quiz 8: The Internet and the World Wide Web