CS103 Module 5
64. Chat participants might use common acronyms as a typing shortcut for common expressions, such as "bbl" for __________________
be back later
65. Most business professionals use chat, instant messaging, and _____________ on their cell phones and other mobile devices to communicate with clients and customers.
calling
46. A blog often contains text and ______________, photographs, and videos.
comments
58. A social network is a general term that refers to any community of people who use the Internet to share updates, business information, or ____________
contacts
27. A(n) ________________ database is stored in multiple physical locations, with portions of the database replicated in different locations.
distributed
36. A(n) ____________ message is sent in real time between users who are chatting over a network.
instant
32. A podcast with educational content is sometimes referred to as a _______________
learncast
35. A(n) ______________ is a form of blogging in which users send short messages on a very frequent schedule.
microblog
71. The content of a _____________ differs from that of a traditional blog in that it answers the question, "What are you doing now?"
microblog
22. A(n) _______________ is a discussion group that occurs over a computer network with many users contributing to a specific topic.
newsgroup
29. A _______________ stores items on a server as articles or postings that are sorted by topic.
newsgroup
52. When the Usenet News Service began operating, the only way to read or post articles to newsgroups was to install and run a software program called a _______________
newsreader
21. A feed might include news topics, blog updates or ____________
podcasts
54. The original purpose of podcasting was to make it easy for people to create and broadcast their own ________________ but many other uses soon followed.
radio shows
69. Users of online business networks are typically seeking jobs, searching for potential business partners, or _________________ workers
recruiting
49. Using Twitter, you can tween an ideal, follow another person's Twitter feed and ____________ another user's comments.
retweet
48. Bloggers often used code _____________ to create hyperlinks and embed photos in postings.
snippets
66. Businesses and sometimes individuals use a __________________ to assimilate all of their social media content on a specific topic to engage readers and generate interest.
social hub
31. You can listen to or watch a podcast on a ____________
tablet
37. Originally the term "chat" referred to ________ chat.
text
57. Chats can be text, video, or ____________
voice
62. The addition of a Web camera (also called a _________________) enables users to participate in a video chat, in which participants can see and speak to each other.
webcam
38. The ICQ, which extended the capabilities of the original Talk program, started in __________ and is still used world-wide today.
1996
25. Web ________ caters to user-generated content.
2.0
45. YouTube was started in _____________ as a private venture.
2005
42. Facebook has a large number of active users, and more than ______________ of its users check their Facebook pages daily.
65%
5. Examples of pull technology include online social networks and photo- and video-sharing sites. T/F
False]
44. ___________ is a photo-sharing site.
Flickr
72. An example of VoIP: ______________________________
Google Hangouts Voice
67. Facebook, which began in 2004 as a closed network for college students and later was expanded to include high school students, was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, then a student at _________________ University.
Harvard
75. A chat program used worldwide: ________________
ICQ
70. ________________ is a photo-sharing site and a social network.
74. A social networking site used mainly by business professionals: ______________
33. ___________________ software manages the schedule for downloading podcast files to your device.
Podcatcher
40. VoIP is an acronym for Voice over Internet _____________
Protocol
28. Usenet is an example of ___________ technology.
Pull
53. Sometimes the link to subscribe to feeds is a text link with the letters "________" to indicate the file format of the syndicated content.
RSS
43. Unlike LinkedIn, which is a social network open to business professionals, ____________ is a social networking site restricted to credentialed physicians.
Sermo
63. Windows Live Messenger has been replaced with ___________
Skype
59. The early networks that became the Internet included many computers that ran a program called ____________ that allowed users to exchange short text messages.
Talk
39. ________________ allows users to send very short messages to others who are connected to the network using smartphones or other Internet devices.
Text messaging
10. Instant messaging takes place in real time between users who are chatting over a network and using network-connected devices. T/F
True
12. The primary disadvantage of VoIP is its limitations in identifying a caller\'s physical location for emergency services (911) operators. T/F
True
14. Social networking sites rely heavily on advertising to generate the revenue they need to operate. T/F
True
15. Sharing photos on the Web can be done privately or publicly, depending on your goal. T/F
True
17. Twitter is an example of a microblog. T/F
True
18. A blog is a Web site that is published to express the blogger\'s opinions about a particular topic. T/F
True
19. Tweets include user-defined keywords called trending topics in order to create topical categories that link to other messages. T/F
True
24. Online social networks is not an example of pull technology. T/F
True
4. Web 2.0 applications vary, but they all rely in some way on the interactions of virtual communities of people and their data. T/F
True
6. A popular term for Usenet topic categories is Internet discussion group. T/F
True
7. Usenet is a form of e-mail based communication. T/F
True
8. Software called a podcatcher manages the schedule for downloading podcast files to a device. T/F
True
Examples of push technology are instant messaging and blogs. T/F
True
47. Many blogs are published using free blogging tools available from sites such as Blogger, WordPress, and ____________
Tumblr
41. An example of VoIP is ____________
Vonage
73. A popular video sharing site: _____________
YouTube
56. Mashup developers usually include additional APIs on the mashup site that generate revenue by linking to customized _________________
advertising
30. To receive feed content, you can install a program called a(n) _____________ on your device.
aggregator
55. ________________ was the first to make APIs available to other developers.
Amazon.com
60. Jarkko Oikarinen wrote a multiuser communications program called Internet Relay _____________ (IRC)
Chat
61. In addition to text-only chats, people in the 1990s used their Web browsers to visit a virtual ____________ room, where they could send text-only messages to other users in the room.
Chat
76. A social networking site, started originally as an information resource: ______________
Craigslist.org
26. Usenet was founded in 1979 at ______________________ and is a way of collecting information and storing it by topic category.
Duke University
68. Political candidates, grassroots campaigns, television programs, and millions of businesses have _____________________ that are an integral part of their marketing efforts.
Facebook pages
11. Email lets users send and receive very short messages (usually 140 characters or less) in real time. T/F
False
13. Facebook began as a social networking site called Friendster. T/F
False
16. You need to go to the YouTube Web site to view a YouTube video. T/F
False
2. One limitation of podcasts is that users cannot subscribe to a podcast in order to play the podcast at their convenience. T/F
False
20. Cyberstalking is using Internet communication such as email, text and instant messaging, blogs, microblogs, or social networks to harass, threaten, or intimidate someone. T/F
False
23. Instant messaging is not an example of push technology. T/F
False
3. A podcast cannot be a video broadcast. T/F
False
9. Using an API for a specific operating system does not save third-party developers any time in the development of their programs. T/F
False
