Chapter 2. The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce

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_____ is an online encyclopedia written and edited by anyone who wants to contribute.

Wikipedia

_____ commerce involves the sale of a product or service to the general public or end users.

B2C

A personal, regularly updated, web site that an individual may use to keep in touch with family and friends.

Blog

A typical _____ has four basic elements: header, message, signature, and attachment.

email

This can be used to monitor Internet use and generate reports detailing total time spent on the Internet and time spent at individual Web sites.

filter

True or false: Web-based e-mail accounts do not require you to have an e-mail program installed on your computer.

True

True or false: You can send Twitter messages from your browser, instant messaging application, or mobile phone.

True

On the web, a _____ connects documents or pages to each other.

hyperlink

Select the two best known electronic messaging systems.

instant messaging text messaging

Amazon.com is an example of a _____ application.

B2C

_____ block access to selected sites.

Filters

These programs identify and eliminate spam.

Spam blockers

_____ is an example of a browser.

Mozilla Firefox

Select all the common B2C applications.

online banking shopping financial trading

The first part of a URL is the _____ used to connect to the resource.

protocol

protocol domain name top-level domain

protocol matches Choice, rules for exchanging data between computers rules for exchanging data between computers domain name matches Choice, the specific address where the resource is located the specific address where the resource is located top-level domain matches Choice, the type of organization sponsoring the website the type of organization sponsoring the website

A _____ is a specialized program that assists you in locating information on the web and the Internet.

search engine

Bing, Google, and Yahoo are all examples of _____ that assist you in locating information on the web.

search engines

The _____ of an e-mail message identifies the sender.

signature

Transferring a file from your computer to a computer on the Internet is called _____.

uploading

A _____ is a website specifically designed to allow users to collaborate and edit content or correct inaccuracies.

wiki

The _____ is the continuing development of the Internet that allows everyday objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data over the Internet

IoT

What is the name of the feature on a web page that you can click with a mouse pointer to bring up another web page?

hyperlink

_____ software provides an uncomplicated interface to the Internet and web documents.

Browser

_____ are programs that provide access to web resources.

Browsers

The _____ of an e-mail message may include additional information about the sender, including a name, address, or telephone number.

signature

Select all the basic elements of an e-mail message.

signature message header

If you are receiving too much junk email your _____ is not working well.

spam blocker

Special programs called _____ continually update a search service's database with new web pages they find on the Internet.

spiders

In an e-mail application _____ lines are typically displayed when a person checks his or her mailbox.

subject

In the e-mail message header, the _____ is a one-line description, used to present the topic of the message.

subject

A(n) _____ develops and maintains Web sites.

webmaster

True or false: Any information that you find on web sites has been subjected to strict guidelines to ensure accuracy.

False

To be a Webmaster, you should have knowledge of _____.

HTML

The _____ was developed in a government funded project called Advanced Research Project Agency Network (ARPANET).

Internet

In order to connect to the Internet via the Web you will need communications hardware, browser software and a(n)_____,

Internet Service Provider

Select all the things you need to access the Internet and the Web.

Internet Service Provider browser

The _____ is the continuing development of the Internet that allows everyday objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data over the Internet

Internet of Things

The _____ is the continuing development of the internet that provides the capability of the device in this image to monitor health data and send that data to your smartphone.

Internet of Things

A(n) _____ suite is a collection of utility programs designed to maintain your security and privacy while on the web.

Internet security

Select all the examples of Web utilities.

Internet security suites filters file transfer utilities

_____ sites focus on connecting people that share a common interest or activity.

Social networking

A valid _____, or address, is required in the address bar of your browser to connect to a web page.

URL

Common uses for _____ include filtering content and transferring files.

Web utilities

If you are using e-mail without installing an e-mail client on your computer then you are using _____ e-mail.

Web-based

Many Web sites allow anyone to post new material, _____, so the reader has no idea who published the material.

anonymously

WordPress.com is an example of a site used to create a _____, or personal web site.

blog

Select all the examples of Internet communications.

blogs e-mail social networking messaging

Once connected to a Web site, the _____ interprets the HTML formatting instructions and displays the web page.

browser

Select all the types of e-commerce.

business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), consumer-to-consumer (C2C)

Even though e-commerce purchases using this method are faster and more convenient, _____ fraud is a concern for buyers and sellers.

credit card

Select all the appropriate payment options for e-commerce.

digital cash credit card

E-mail addresses have two basic parts, the user's name and the _____ name, which includes the top-level domain.

domain

The second part of a URL is the _____ indicating the specific address where the resource is located.

domain name

Transferring a file from the Internet to your computer is called _____.

downloading

Unlike electronic messaging, _____ is used to communicate longer and more formal text.

e-mail

_____ suites control spam, protect against computer viruses, and provide filters.

internet security

HTML formatting instructions are interpreted by the _____.

browser

This type of e-commerce eliminates the wholesaler by allowing manufacturers to sell directly to customers.

Business-to-consumer

_____ frees users from owning, maintaining and storing software and data.

Cloud computing

_____ uses the Internet to shift activities from the user's computer to computers on the Internet.

Cloud computing

What is the most popular Internet activity?

Communicating

_____ is the general term to describe the buying and selling of goods on the Internet.

Electronic commerce

_____ is an example of a browser.

Google Chrome

_____ services address the need to locate information on the Web.

Search

Search services maintain _____ relating to information provided on the Web.

databases

The short updates on _____ are called tweets.

Twitter

This type of e-commerce allows a business to sell a product or service to the general public or end users.

Business-to-consumer

A mobile browser differs from a traditional web browser in which of the following ways?

It has larger buttons to select options and provide multitouch support for actions such as pinching or stretching to zoom in on web content. It is designed to run on mobile devices. It is designed for the smaller touchscreens of mobile devices.

_____ are designed for the smaller touchscreens of mobile devices. They typically have larger buttons to select options and provide multitouch support for actions such as "pinch" or "stretch" to zoom in on web content.

Mobile browsers

Which of the following are popular ways to communicate on cell phones, where messages are short and informal, and instantaneous responses are the standard? (Check all that apply.)

Text messaging Instant messaging

True or false: Prior to the introduction of the World Wide Web in 1991, the Internet was virtually all text - no animations, sound, or video.

True


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