Question 1

If you do not know the exact URL for a feed to which you would like to subscribe, you can enter a search term in the ____________________ box, and Google Reader will suggest feeds related to the search term to which you could subscribe.

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Question 2

Blogs can display syndicated content from a Web feed by using ____________________ gadgets.

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Question 3

Bloggers may configure their blogs to generate a(n) ____________________.

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Question 4

FeedBurner provides ____________________ about the various Web-based feed reader applications that are used to access this feed.

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Question 5

Using a feed-managing service can provide simplified functionality for the user and valuable ____________________ for the professional blogger as to how users are interacting with their feeds.

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Question 6

Atom is a newer, evolving, open source format that is an alternative to ____________________.

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Question 7

To view the underlying XML of an RSS feed, right-click in the browser window and select View Source or ____________________.

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Question 8

In an RSS feed, the <____________________> tag contains a list of items, each given by its own tag, describing the publication date, title, description, and link for each item in the feed.

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Question 9

The additional tags defined for ____________________ feeds enable it to represent more complex information than is possible using the RSS format.

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Question 10

A single episode of a podcast series is called a(n) ____________________.

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Question 11

Unlike music or videos, which often must be purchased, subscribing to ____________________ is almost always free.

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Question 12

Odeo uses a(n) ____________________ media player to stream the audio or video within the Web browser.

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Question 13

Podcasts follow the ____________________ specification for RSS feeds.

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Question 14

A blog post describing a podcast episode is called ____________________.

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Question 15

Podcasts are RSS feeds in which each episode contains an enclosed ____________________ file.

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Question 16

Professional bloggers often use a feed-managing service such as FeedBurner to publish their feeds and provide information about how users interact with their feeds. Discuss FeedBurner's services.

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Question 17

-The accompanying figure shows tags used in the structure of an RSS feed. Distinguish between the structure of RSS feeds and that of Atom feeds.

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Question 18

Podcasting makes it possible for anyone who can create audio or video recordings to host their own show on the Internet by syndicating the multimedia content to subscribers. Discuss the process of creating podcasts.

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Question 19

You want to create Web feeds to distribute your content.
-What are the most common types of feeds to adopt?

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RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom are the most common types of web feeds used to distribute content on the internet. They allow users to subscribe to updates from websites.

Question 20

You want to create Web feeds to distribute your content.
-What is the technology used to represent an Atom feed?

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Atom feeds are represented using XML, which is a markup language designed to store and transport data.

Quiz 3: Syndicating Content