Chapter 2 - Internet
The Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 requires schools and libraries that receive federal funds for Internet access to filter out obscene, pornographic, or harmful content Web sites
True
The Internet originated as a military and government project
True
The BlackBerry was the first popular Internet-capable smartphone in the United States
True
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that efforts to ban indecent and obscene material on the Web through the Communications Decency Act of 1996 were unconstitutional
True
The introduction of microprocessors, miniature circuits made of silicon, made personal computers possible
True
The law that grants sweeping powers to law-enforcement agencies to intercept individuals' online communications, including e-mail messages and browsing records, is the _______
USA PATRIOT Act
Which invention brought the Internet to mass audiences?
Web browsers
In the 1990s, AOL was the top Internet service provider in the United States
True
Linux is an example of open-source software
True
Yahoo!'s business method has been to make itself an all-purpose entry point, or _______, to the Internet
Portal
By 2014, about how many apps were available for Apple devices?
1,100,000
Which of the following best describes an "opt-in" Internet policy?
A policy whereby consumers have to give their consent before a Web site can collect any browsing history data
By 2014, what percentage of American households had broadband Internet connections?
About 70 percent
Which of the following statements about Linux software is true?
All of the options are correct
While no one owns the Internet, some businesses have had commercial success controlling parts of the Internet experience. Which of the following endeavors has/have been commercially successful?
All of the options are correct
The Huffington Post is a leading _______
Blog
Which one of the following statements about media convergence is not true?
Convergence took off at the same time as the rise of the personal computer industry in the 1970s
Hypertext inventor Tim Berners-Lee published an article in 2001 that introduced the idea of the _______
Semantic Web
According to the textbook, what is the most popular social networking site?
ARPAnet is a browser
False
Most Web sites follow an "opt-in" data policy when collecting information from online consumers
False
Netscape overtook Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser in the late 1990s
False
The Internet is a hierarchically structured and centralized network
False
The Internet is owned and operated by the federal government, which has the power to shut it down when necessary
False
The Internet was originally created to transport messages more rapidly for an increasingly sedentary and isolated population
False
Which statement about the business model of Google is true?
Google makes the majority of its money from pay-per-click advertisements
What service was launched in 2011 to compete against Facebook?
Google+
The data-linking feature that allows Internet users to skip directly from a highlighted word to a related file in another computer system is called _______
Hypertext
Why did AOL begin losing customers in the early 2000s?
It couldn't keep up with the advent of broadband Internet connections
What is spyware and what does it do?
It is a computer program that is secretly bundled with other software that allows someone to collect private information
Which of the following statements about the Internet is not true?
It is a hierarchical network where some have the power to kick others off the network
Which of the following statements about targeted advertising is not true?
It is a passing fad because it is unpopular with advertisers and generates very little revenue
Which two developments were key to the Internet's marketability?
Microprocessors and fiber-optic cable
What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?
Military-government project
Apple's response to which of the following established the new media economics?
Napster
What is the difference between the Internet and the Web?
None of the above options is correct
A form of Internet identity theft involving phony e-mail messages asking customers to update their credit card numbers, account passwords, and other personal information is called _______
Phishing
What does the term digital divide refer to?
The ability of the rich to have access to the latest information technology while the poor do not
The World Wide Web was developed in _______
The late 1980s
Which of the following statements about Wiki Web sites is true?
The most notable example of a Wiki Web site is Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that is mostly written by users
Which one of the following is an example of media convergence?
The use of tablets to access different forms of traditional media, like books and movies
According to the American Library Association, what are the limitations of trying to protect children from inappropriate material on the Internet?
There is no way to filter out all illegal content but still allow access to constitutionally protected materials
Amazon is the world's largest e-commerce store
True
Computer engineer Ray Tomlinson established the "login name@host computer" convention for e-mail addresses
True
Cookies are files that allow a Web site owner to chart the computer user's movements within the Web site and collect other information about the user
True
E-mail was one of the earliest services of the Internet
True
Facebook is the most popular social media site on the Internet
True
Facebook uses profile information to deliver targeted and personalized ads to its users
True
Google+ is a social networking site that is designed to compete with Facebook
True
HTML stands for "hypertext markup language"
True
According to the textbook, which of the following is not a big question about the future of the Internet?
Will there be more video games online?
