VT Ch. 7

hypertext

In 1991, Tim Berners-Lee and CERN released the _______ system known as the World Wide Web.

About Us page

Check the ________ on a website for the credentials of an author or another organization.

True

Every device on the Internet must have a unique IP address.

.gov and .edu

Examples of restricted TLDs (top-level domains) are:

True

Internet service providers (ISPs) are companies that offer internet access.

DNS

The ______ enables you to type a URL in your browser instead of an IP address.

Domain name

What part of a web address represents a company or product name and makes it easy for you to remember the address?

HTTP

What protocol tells the browser to display a webpage?

Bandwidth

What terms means the data transfer rate of a network?

OR

Which Boolean operator gives the widest possible results?

.gov

Which is a sponsored, restricted TLD?

DSL

Which technology uses telephone lines to carry digital signals?

DSL

Which type of Internet access uses telephone lines to carry digital signals?

True

With a dial-up connection, you use your regular phone lines to connect to the Internet.

False

You can access the Internet2 through your home ISP.

tabs

You can view multiple webpages in most browsers using:

Bandwidth

_______ is the data transfer rate of a network: measured in kilobits per second, megabits per second, or gigabits per second.

metasearch

A ______ is a search engine that searches other search engines.

mobile browser

A(n) _______ is optimized for a small-screen device.

add-on

A(n) ________ is created for a specific browser to add features to it.

False

It's necessary to type http:// when entering a URL in your browser.

False

Microsoft Silverlight is a popular web browser.

True

Most information on the web is in the form of basic HTML webpages.

True

Much of the Internet consists of user-generated content that should be critically evaluated.

False

The internet is just one way that information moves on the web.

ARPANET

The original internet was called:

ARPANET

The original system that became the Internet was called ________.

TLD

The suffix, such as .com or .edu, that follows the domain name in a web address is known as ______ .

hypertext

The web is made up of ________, which links text or other objects such as images.

False

The web was developed in 1991 by Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).