CGS1060C CHAPTER 4
True
3G, 4G, and LTE are all terms that refer to mobile Internet connectivity.
True
"192.168.1.101" is an example of an IPv4 address.
False
Although a MOOC allows any individual to register for online classes at Harvard and MIT, their high registration cost has limited their popularity.
BCC
Any email address placed in the ___ will be invisible to the recipients of your message.
The ___ protocol is used to deliver requested web pages to a computer.
HTTP
Attatchments
If you want to include a file with your email message, it should be placed it in the __ area.
Forums
Many companies and specialty websites offer ___, or discussion boards, where individuals can ask questions and reply to each other.
True
One of the most powerful features of Google Maps is Street View, which shows you almost any part of a map as if you were driving through that street.
True
PayPal and Google Wallet are both examples of online payment services that allow you to pay for goods online and transfer money to other individuals.
false
The Internet is managed centrally by the United States government, as it was primarily developed in this country.
World Wide Web
The ___ is a global system of linked, hypertext documents.
URL
Web pages have a standard addressing system known as a(n) ___, which allows them to be located on the Internet.
Cookies
___ are small data files that are created by websites in order to remember users and their preferences the next time they visit the site.
Search engines
___ are sophisticated services that store the URL of millions of web pages and most of the content on those pages.
Wikipedia
___ is not always considered to be a reliable site because you cannot be certain that the information you are reading comes from a credible source.
Kickstarter is known as a(n) ___ website because it allows the general public to provide financial support to organizations and individuals that are working on a new product.
crowdfunding
___ is a form of electronic money that is decentralized and whose transactions are encrypted, processed, and recorded via peer-to-peer networks.
cryptocurrency
Tumblr and Twitter and both examples of ___ services, where users share brief thoughts, links, and multimedia.
microblogging
"192.168.1.101" is an example of an IPv4 address.
true
The service known as ___ contains original content in the form of live or recorded streams showing individuals playing video games.
twitch
True or False: If you visit a website or page that you would like to remember for the future, you can add it to your browser's bookmarks or favorites.
True
Domain Name
A ___, such as apple.com and whitehouse.gov, uniquely identifies a site and a brand on the Web.
Blog
A(n) ___ is a web page or small website that contains a series of chronological posts and comments.
Which of the following is not a web browser?
Bing
plug-ins
Browser ___, such as Adobe Flash Player, are separate programs that allow your web browser to play several types of multimedia content.
False
DSL technology is currently faster than cable or fiber-optics.
pay-per-click
In the model known as ___, advertisers pay for their ads only when a website visitor clicks on the ad.
In which of the following social networking sites are you most likely to find professionals who seek to make business-related connections?
Social news sites, such as ___, encourage users to share links to news and other interesting content they find on the Web.
P2P
The most popular method for file transfer today is known as ___ file sharing, which uses a distributed network of individual users instead of a central server.
ARPANET
The seeds of the Internet were planted in 1969 with ___, which connected computers at four universities in the western United States.
broadband
The term ___ is used to describe any digital data connection that can transmit information faster than standard dial-up by using a wider band of frequencies.
Hashtag
Twitter popularized a system that uses the ___ symbol to mark keywords or topics in a message.
False
Twitter restricts posts, or tweets, to a maximum of 180 characters.
Instant messaging
___ is the act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals that occurs in real time.
VoIP
___, which can connect to the telephone network, translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the Internet to transport the data.
A browser ___ is a separate program that adds a variety of useful features to the web browser, such as sending instant messages or playing mobile-style games.
extension
The ___ economy is an expression that refers to the way in which the Internet has facilitated our ability to share (usually for a price) our goods or services with other individuals
sharing
