Chapter 1 Dit
The average speed for 4G devices is often advertised as _________ Times faster than 3G.
10
The generation of web pages that allowed people to collaborate and share information with the website are known collectively as Web
2.0
Firefox was originally released in
2004
The function of a Domain Name Server (DNS) is to translate
A URL into an IP address
Which of the following is not required to connect your pc to the internet and browse the web?
A wireless interface card
Some web pages contain media content that requires a plug-in, which is also referred to as a _______ or a _______
Add-on; player
This common plug-in is used to view PDF documents.
Adobe Reader
What is a hot spot?
An area where a wi-if network is within range.
A search phrase enclosed in quotations will return pages where the keywords
Are in the same sequence
High-speed internet access is referred to as
Broadband
A software program used to view web pages is referred to as a web
Browser
What is the name of googles entry in the web browser market?
Chrome
A cable modem connects to your cable network using a ______ cable, and from the cable modem to your computer or wireless router using a ______ cable.
Coaxial; twisted pair
What is an example of a meta search engine?
Dogpile
It is suggested in Chapter 2 that when evaluating content you encounter on the web, the first thing you should consider is the
Domain name in the web address
Buying or selling over the internet is known by this term.
E-commerce
IPv6 uses ______ groups of characters separated by ________
Eight; colons
A network interface card (NIC) is often referred to in computer advertisements as a ________ port
Ethernet
What is the correct order of the various types of internet connectivity
Fiber-optic, cable, DSL, satellite
According to hitwise, the two leading search engines used in June 2012 were
Google and Bing
In the URL http://www.census.gov, the top level domain is
Gov.
The markup language used to create web pages is known by these initials.
HTML
Which part of the URL https://www.paypal.com represents the protocol for the page?
Https
The nonprofit organization in charge of keeping track of the internet addresses and names all over the world is known by the initials:
ICANN
Which acronym describes a company that provides access to the Internet's infrastructure for a fee?
ISP
Spiders and crawlers are used by search engines to generate
Index entries
When a computing device is connected to the internet, it is assigned a unique address called a
Internet protocol (IP)
What company is behind the web browser known as internet explorer?
Microsoft
To exclude a keyword from the search results, type a _______ in front of it.
Minus symbol (-)
A __________is two or more computers or other devices that are linked together to share resources and communicate with each other.
Network
Which popular plug-in came form apple?
QuickTime
Text messages on mobile devices are sent using a service abbreviated as
SMS
What web browser is mort closely associated with apple computers and mobile devices?
Safari
Who provides digital subscriber lines (DSL)
Telephone companies
What is another name for Web 3.0?
The semantic web
The web pages and resources needed for a website are stored on computers known as
Web servers
A ________ is a collection of related web pages for one organization or individual
Website
The price you pay your isp for internet access likely depends on
Your connection speed
Where is satellite internet access used?
in rural areas where cable or DSL is not available
Broadband connectivity speed is usually expressed as
megabits per second (Mbps)
