SIMbooks Chapter 4: The Internet
Many trace the internet's history to ___, a network connecting computers at four universities in 1969.
ARPANET
Which of the following connection types is generally the SLOWEST?
Dial up
Which part of a URL uniquely identifies a site and a brand on the web?
Domain name
___ are discussion boards where individuals can ask questions and reply to each other.
Forums
Which symbol, which is used to mark keywords or topics in a message, was popularized by Twitter?
Hashtag
192.168.1.101 is an example of a(n):
IP address
___ is a social network that is designed with a strictly business-oriented focus.
A(n) ___ is a huge online course offered for free by a variety of universities, including prestigious ones such as Princeton, Harvard, and MIT.
MOOC
Which streaming service often accounts for over 30 percent of all internet traffic in North America?
Netflix
___ file sharing uses a distributed network of individual users instead of a central server to transfer files.
P2P
___ is an example of an online payment service that allows you to pay for goods online and transfer money to other individuals.
PayPal
____ on Twitch often make millions of dollars a year by broadcasting themselves playing and discussing video games.
Professional streamers
___ is a social news site that encourages users to share links to news and other interesting content they find on the web. It is also famous for hosting AMA sessions.
Services such as ___ and Microsoft Teams include many real-time communication tools, along with a variety of apps and services, to make it easier for teams to wok on projects together.
Slack
Which microblogging service famously restricts posts to 280 characters?
A(n) ___ is another name for the full address that is used to locate a web page on the internet.
URL
___ translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the internet to transport the data.
VoIP
Although many of the articles in ___ are written and edited by experts, you cannot be 100 percent certain that the specific information you need comes from a credible source.
Wikipedia
Which of the following is a global system of linked, hypertext documents?
World Wide Web
Which of the following is NOT a web browser?
Yahoo
The ___ part of an email contains any file(s) included with the message.
attachments
It is common to use ___ when sending email to a large group of people, especially if you want to protect the privacy of the recipients' email address.
bcc
A page or website that contains chronological posts and comments from individuals or organizations is known as a(n):
blog
Communication speeds between you and your ISP are measured in:
bps
The small data files known as ___ are used by websites to remember users and their preferences.
cookies
___ websites, such as Kickstarter, allow any organization or individual to solicit funds from the general public in exchange for a future good or service.
crowdfunding
Bitcoin is an example of:
cryptocurrency
The internet is ___, meaning no single person or group controls it.
decentralized
Freelance workers, such as the drivers that deliver food that was ordered via an app, are part of the booming ____ economy.
gig
Your browser's ___ keeps the name and URL of every site you have visited, and allows browsers to autocomplete the URL when you type the first few characters.
history
If your smartphone is set up as a mobile ___, it can offer Wi-Fi access to devices near it.
hotspot
Unlike an email, which can be read by the recipient at any time, ___ engage individuals in a live conversation.
instant messengers
As the largest ___ in the world, the internet connects billions of people and organizations.
network
___ is a model whereby advertisers pay for their ads only when a website visitor clicks on the ad.
pay-per click
A browser ___ is a separate program that allows your web browser to play several types of multimedia content.
plug-in
When users type specific keywords into a ___, they will receive an organized list of matching sites, images, and news articles that contain those keywords.
search engine
One of its most powerful features of Google Maps is ___, which shows you almost any part of the map as if you were driving through that street.
street view
Which browser feature allows you to have multiple web pages open in one browser window?
tabbed browsing
A(n) ___ is a collaboration information site that encourages people with subject knowledge to contribute at their convenience, adding to or fixing pages where information is missing or incorrect.
wiki
Bit.ly is a popular example of a(n):
URL shortener
