Chapter 4 Review Questions

List and briefly define five navigation buttons found in most web browsers.

back forward refresh stop homepage

Which of the following is NOT a high-speed Internet connection for homes?

4G

Which of the following networks, which began with just four universities, is the earliest ancestor of the Internet?

ARPANET

When sending email to a large number of individuals, placing their addresses in the __________ field will prevent all those addresses from being seen by the recipients.

BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)

What are the differences between B2C, C2C, and B2B?

BUSINESS TO CONSUMER (B2C) *businesses cater to the needs of consumers *These types of websites provide information about products, take orders, receive payments, and provide on-the-spot customer service * use an online payment service such as PayPal or Google Wallet CONSUMER TO CONSUMER (C2C) *allow any individual to sell new or used goods to another individual. Ex:Amazon or Ebay BUSINESS TO BUSINESS (B2B) *transaction is one that takes place between companies; consumers are not involved. Ex: E-commerce has given companies an entirely different way to conduct business with each other

A(n) __________ is a web page or small website that contains a series of chronological posts and comments.

Blog

The term __________ is used to describe any digital data connection that can transmit information faster than standard dial-up by using a wider band of frequencies.

Boardband

Which part of a URL identifies a site and a brand on the web?

Domain Name

(TRUE/FALSE) HTTP and HTTPS are the heart of Internet communication, setting rules for the transport and addressing of packets

False

(TRUE/FALSE) The asterisk symbol (*) is often used to mark keywords or topics in a social post or tweet.

False

A(n) __________ is a discussion board where individuals can ask questions and reply to each other.

Forum

The __________ language, which was used in the first web page, is still being used today alongside other languages.

HTML

__________ is the act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals.

IM (Instant Messaging)

To access the Internet from home you must connect to a(n) __________, which typically involves making monthly payments to a telecommunications company.

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

The __________ is the largest network in the world.

Internet

A(n) __________ is a huge, noncredit, online course that is offered for free by a variety of universities.

MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)

__________ file sharing uses a distributed network of individual users instead of a central server to transfer files.

P2P (Peer to Peer)

Which of the following is NOT a web browser?

Skype

__________ sites, such as Reddit, encourage users to share links to news and other interesting content they find on the web.

Social News

Junk mail, or __________, is unsolicited email that is sent in bulk.

Spam

Describe three guidelines that should be followed for good email etiquette.

Tone LANGUAGE Be brief

(TRUE/FALSE) 192.168.1.101 is an example of an IP address.

True

(TRUE/FALSE) Google's Street View shows you almost any part of a map as if you were driving through a particular street.

True

(TRUE/FALSE) No single person or group controls the Internet. It is a decentralized and cooperative community.

True

__________ translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the Internet to transport the data.

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)

The __________ is a global system of linked, hypertext documents.

WWW (World Wide Web)

Yahoo and MSN are both examples of:

Web Portals

A(n) __________ is a collaborative information site that relies on the Internet community to both create and edit content.

Wiki