The Web

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A friend of Muna's suggested a website that she can use to download music. How should she check if the website is secure?

"https" as the protocol in the URL

Which of the following stories can be said to be in the public domain?

A copyrighted story the author provides permission for

When accessed, an e-commerce website that sells carpentry tools displays a lock icon somewhere in the window of the browser. The address bar in the Chrome browser would identify this website as "insecure."

A lock icon displayed somewhere in the browser window is a feature of secure websites.

Patricia intends to study analyses of the last five Presidential elections. Which of the following is an authentic source for the study?

Articles published in a newspaper known to be neutral toward any political party

Blackbaud is a company that supplies services and software designed for nonprofit organizations. Which type of e-commerce website will Blackbaud have?

Business to business

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results. You are his consultant. Which of the following would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?

Link his website to other popular websites

Rajesh is considering whether to use a web app to collaborate with a group of friends on a project. What is one reason he should avoid using a web app for the project?

One friend has an unreliable, slow Internet connection.

Joe wants to use an engaging image as a hook in his presentation, but he's afraid of violating any copyright laws. What should he do?

Search for an image on Creative Commons

Kay is researching the health benefits of avocados. She finds an article on the website tracyshealthproducts.com. Which of the following can assure Kay that the content is credible?

The article's author has been a nutritionist for the last three years.

Keith is researching a controversial topic and wants to use a website he found as an information source. Which of the following is a sign that the website is not a worthwhile resource?

The author uses emotional language to express a single point of view

If Mark is developing a website to be optimized for mobile devices, what would be the top-level domain?

The websites that are optimized for mobile devices use the ".mobi" TLD.

Amelie lists her dishwasher for sale on eBay. Ryan, who lives in another city, bids for the best price and uses his credit card to pay for the dishwasher. Is this transaction an example of e-commerce?

Yes; it is a business transaction on a consumer-to-consumer website

Google is an example of which type of website?

a search site

If you have information literacy, you can select the right tool to find the information you need.

true, being able to identify the right tool for the information we need depends on our information literacy

Which of the following is NOT likely to be found on a webpage?

A formatting toolbar

Mateo is designing a technical diagram that many textbook publishers can use, and he wants to make sure he retains the rights to the diagram before selling it. At what stage does a copyright for his creative work come into effect?

Copyright starts to exist as soon as the work of an artist takes physical form.

The current Copyright Law states that, in general, works published after 1977 will fall into public domain 70 years after the death of the author. Which of the following will be true for those who want to use a whole or portions of a novel published in 1978, with a copyright notice 70 years after the author dies?

They are free to do so without seeking permission or paying royalty.

Amanda is used to buying clothes from physical stores. Her friend, Stuart, prefers online shopping and wants to persuade her to shop online as well. Which of the following arguments can Stuart make to convince Amanda without painting a false picture?

You can shop online at any time of day and in any weather conditions.

EasyMart (EM) has a physical store and an online shopping site and is coming up with deals on retail products for the week of Christmas. As a marketing consultant at EM, which of the following tactics would you recommend to achieve the highest sales?

issues digital coupons for discounts on all products


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