Module Two

Which of the following top-level domains is generally used by Internet service providers?

.net

Cloud storage refers to the storage of data on ______.

A server on the Internet.

In a web app, where is data usually stored?

Cloud Storage

_____ is a nonprofit organization that helps content creators keep copyright to their materials while allowing others to use, copy, or distribute their work.

Creative Commons

Which of the following is NOT a factor search engines consider when ranking search results?

Design quality of the webpage.

An e-commerce website offers fewer models, colors, and sizes than a physical store.

False

When accessed, an e-commerce website that sells carpentry tools displays a lock icon somewhere in the window of the browser. The address bar in the Chrome browser would identify this website as "insecure."

False

Which of the following is a web app?

Google Docs

If you copy a drawing from the Internet and use it in a report, you might be violating the artist's _____.

Intellectual Property Rights

What are "hits" that search engines list on the first page?

Most Relevant Results

Gertie wants to buy a smartwatch by making an electronic payment. She is not willing to divulge her financial information, and her only bank account is not linked to any online payment service. Which of the following most aligns to what Gertie feels comfortable doing?

She should use a virtual account number to make the payment.

Search engines use software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database. What is this software called?

Spiders

A specialty search engine lets you search online information sources that general search engines do not always access.

True

E-commerce sites use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt data and protect you from fraud and identity theft.

True

Information literacy means you can evaluate whether online information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

True

Online classified ads are an example of C2C e-commerce.

True

Steffi needs to find the domain name of the webpage she is currently viewing. To do this, she needs to look at the address bar of the browser.

True

Which of the following is assigned to each webpage to identify its location on the Internet?

Uniform Resource Locator

A(n) _____ is an electronic document that can contain text, graphics, sound, video, and links.

Webpage

Amelie lists her dishwasher for sale on eBay. Ryan, who lives in another city, bids for the best price and uses his credit card to pay for the dishwasher. Is this transaction an example of e-commerce?

Yes; it is a business transaction on a consumer-to-consumer website.