MIS Chapter 7
T/F. The Internet backbone is a foundation network linked with fiber-optic cables that can support very high bandwidth. It is made up of many interconnected government, academic, commercial, and other high-capacity data routers.
True
T/F. The Web organizes information by using hypermedia, meaning documents that include embedded references to audio, text, images, video, or other documents.
True
T/F. The embedded references in hypermedia documents are called hypertext.
True
The protocol used for Internet telephony is ____________________________]. Hint: Four words
Voice over Internet Protocol
internet backbone
a foundation network linked with fiber-optic cables that can support very high bandwidth. It is made up of many interconnected government, academic, commercial, and other high-capacity data routers
blog
a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and intended for the general public
intranet
a network within an organization that uses Internet protocols and technologies
internet
a worldwide collection of millions of computers and networks of all sizes. It is a network of networks.
podcast
an electronic audio file, such as an MP3 file, that is posted on the Web for users to download to their mobile devices—iPhones, iPods, and iPads, for example—or even their computers
tag
delineates a section of the page such as the header or body
when information is transferred from one network to another, the domain names are converted to IP addresses by the __________ _________ ________ protocol.
domain name system (DNS)
the Web organizes information by using ______________, meaning documents that include embedded references to audio, text, images, video, or other documents.
hypermedia
the embedded references in hypermedia documents are called __________.
hypertext
one of the most widely used services on the Internet
attribute
specifies a value, such as a font color, or a page component
hypertext markup language (HTML)
the language used to create Web pages. It defines a page's layout and appearance by using tags and attributes
internet telephony
using the internet rather than the telephone network to exchange spoken conversations