Mass communications chapter 10

What was the first rudimentary computer?

Abacus

What does CPU stand for?

Central Processing Unit (main core of a computer where every command run through and is routed to its appropriate location-micro processor)

The first successful general-interest online service was who?

CompuServe

What are some examples of social networking sites identified in the text?

Facebook, hotmail, yahoo mail, twitter, wordpress, youtube, flickr, google docs, delicious, ebay, yelp, and trip advisor

Google was innovative in its searching techniques because it did what?

It counted how many other pages were linked to a site. (It tried to count how many other pages could link to it. Web surfers were impressed by Google's speed, efficiency, and simple, clean design.)

What was the Communications Decency Act of 1996?

It made it illegal to make "indecent communication" available to anyone under 18. Indecency was found unconstitutional and was overturned.

Who are the founders of Google?

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Standardized codes that allow one computer communicate with another are called what?

Protocols

What percent of internet users in the world reside in the united states?

90 percent

Who are Jerry Yang and Dave Filo?

Founders of Yahoo Incorporated

Someone using programming skills to gain illegal access computer networks is called what?

Hacker

The internet is a _system and the world wide web is a _system.

Hardware; software

Who is Marc Andreesen, what did he do?

He created the first web browser, mosaic, which used icons, pull down menus, and colorful links to display hypertext documents.

Who is Tim Berners-Lee?

He invented the world wide web in 1989. He is also the director of the world wide web consortium. Made his invention public in 1993.

When did the net began its conversion to civilian use.

In 1993" When Tim Berners-Lee didn't patent it and made it free. Marc Andreesen enhanced it, and made everything better.

What type of games are the fastest-growing segments of the video game industry?

Multiplayer online hames known as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (mmorpgs)

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired what for $580 million?

Myspace

Who are the people who provide the day-to-day maintenance of local systems (LANs)?

Network managers

Computers that house web sites are called what?

Servers

What historical even convinced the US government that a fail-safe computer system was needed?

The cuban missile crisis.

Another name/term for a web address.

Uniform resource locator (URL)

What are the main types of hacker assaults through the internet?

Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses