计算机专业英语2

Chapter002TheInternet,theWeb,andElectronicCommerce

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MultipleChoiceQuestions

1.

Launchedin1969asaU.Sfundedprojectthatdevelopedanationalcomputernetwork,theInternetwasinitiallycalled__________.

A.

WorldWideWeb

B.

Intranet

C.

NSFNet

D.

ARPANET

2.

TheWebwasintroducedin1991at

A.

NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA).

B.

CenterforEuropeanNuclearResearch(CERN).

C.

ResearchCenterforNuclearPhysics(RCNP).

D.

NationalScienceFoundation(NSF).

3.

TheInternetisa(an)_____.

A.

actualnetwork

B.

virtualnetwork

C.

multimediainterface

D.

domainname

4.

Thisenabledgraphics,animation,sound,andvideotobeaddedtotheInternet.

A.

Webbrowser

B.

URI

C.

Web

D.

Sharewares

5.

ThemostcommonwaytoaccesstheInternetisthrough

A.

anInternetserviceprovider(ISP).

B.

aninstantmessaging(IM)service.

C.

anapplicationserviceprovider(ASP).

D.

Facebook.

6.

Whichofthefollowingisnotawell-knownbrowser?

A.

InternetExplorer

B.

WindowsExplorer

C.

Safari

D.

GoogleChrome

7.

AWebpagetypicallycontains_____whichcontainstheformattinginstructionstoallowthepagetodisplayInternetresources.

A.

uniformresourcelocators(URLs)

B.

top-leveldomain(TLD)

C.

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)

D.

hyperlinks

8.

ForbrowserstoconnecttoaresourceontheInternet,theaddressoftheresourcemustbespecifiedthroughaddressescalled_____.

A.

uniformresourcelocators(URLs)

B.

top-leveldomains(TLDs)

C.

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)

D.

hyperlinks

9.

IntheURL"",whatisthedomainname?

A.

B.

C.

simnetonline

D.

com

10.

IntheURL"",".com"isthe_____.

A.

top-leveldomain(TLD)

B.

uniformresourcelocator(URL)

C.

domainnameserver(DNS)

D.

domainname

11.

Appletsarewritteninwhichprogramminglanguage?

A.

AJAX

B.

JavaScript

C.

HTML

D.

Java

12.

Whichoneofthefollowinghasbeendifficulttoenforceduetothefactthatover50percentofallspamoriginatesfromserversoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.

Spamblockers

B.

E-mailfilteroptions

C.

Photoidentity

D.

CAN-SPAMAct

13.

Oneofthefastest-growingusesoftheInternetis_____,orconnectingindividualstooneanother.

A.

socialnetworking

B.

instantmessaging

C.

e-mail

D.

blogging

14.

Facebookisanexampleofwhattypeofsocialnetworkingsite?

A.

Friend-of-a-friendsite

B.

Reunitingsite

C.

Microblogsite

D.

Commoninterestsite

15.

Twitterisanexampleofwhattypeofsite?

A.

Wiki

B.

Blog

C.

Microblog

D.

Search

16.

WhichtypeofsearchenginepresentsalistoftopicsorcategoriesfromwhichyouselectsubtopicsuntilyoursearchisnarrowedtoalistofWebsites?

A.

Directorysearch

B.

Keywordsearch

C.

Metasearch

D.

Referencesearch

17.

Programsthatautomaticallysubmityoursearchrequesttoseveralsearchenginessimultaneouslyarecalled____.

A.

metasearchengines

B.

Webcrawlers

C.

spiders

D.

hits

18.

Whichofthesesitesisanexampleofametasearchengine?

A.

Google

B.

Dogpile

C.

Ask

D.

Medscape

19.

Thistypeofe-commerceoftenresemblestheelectronicversionoftheclassifiedsadsoranauction.

A.

B2C

B.

C2C

C.

C2B

D.

B2B

20.

Onlinebankingisanexampleofwhattypeofe-commerce?

A.

B2C

B.

C2C

C.

C2B

D.

B2B

21.

WhichoftheseapplicationsisaWeb-basedapplication?

A.

QuickTime

B.

BitTorrent

C.

GoogleApps

D.

PayPal

22.

Programsthatautomaticallystartandoperateasapartofyourbrowserarecalled

A.

plug-ins.

B.

readers.

C.

pop-ups.

D.

ActiveXControls.

23.

ParentscanusethistypeofprogramtoblockaccesstoselectedWebsites.

A.

Plug-in

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

Filter

24.

ThismethodoffiletransferhasbeenusedfordecadesandisfrequentlyusedforuploadingchangestoaWebsitehostedbyanInternetserviceprovider.

A.

ASP

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

drop.io

25.

Thismethodoffiletransferdistributesfiletransfersacrossmanydifferentcomputers.

A.

ASP

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

drop.io

True/FalseQuestions

26.

TheInternetconnectsmillionsofcomputersandresourcesacrosstheworldviawires,cables,andsatellite.

True

False

27.

TheInternetandtheWebarethesame.

True

False

28.

UserscanaccesstheInternetfromalmostanywherewithinacountryforastandardfeethroughnationalserviceproviders.

True

False

29.

InordertoconnecttoaWebsite,thebrowsermustknowonlythesite'sdomainname.

True

False

30.

WebpagesthatcontainhypertextmarkuplanguagecommandsaretypicallywritteninJava.

True

False

31.

ShoppingisthemostpopularInternetactivity.

True

False

32.

Internetcommunicationsincludee-mail,instantmessaging,socialnetworking,blogs,andwikis.

True

False

33.

E-mailheadersusuallycontaintheaddresses,subject,andattachments.

True

False

34.

Attachmentstoe-mailmessagesarealwayssafetoopen.

True

False

35.

TheCAN-SPAMActhasproventobemoreeffectivethanspamblockersatpreventingunwantede-mail.

True

False

36.

Instantmessagingistextonly.

True

False

37.

drop.ioisanexampleofasocialnetworkingsite.

True

False

38.

Socialnetworkingsitesonlyconnectindividualswhoalreadyknoweachother.

True

False

39.

Akeywordsearchresultsinalistofhits.

True

False

40.

Usingmorethanonesearchenginewhenresearchinganimportanttopicisnotnecessary.

True

False

41.

ToevaluateinformationyoufindontheWeb,youmustconsiderfourfactors:authority,accuracy,objectivity,andgraphicalrepresentation.

True

False

42.

Thebiggesthurdleforthegrowthofe-commerceistheevolutionoffast,secure,andreliablepaymentmethodsforbuyinggoods.

True

False

43.

RealPlayerandAcrobatReaderareclassifiedasplug-insprograms.

True

False

44.

WebutilitiesareprogramsusedtocreateWebpages.

True

False

45.

UploadingistheprocessofcopyingafilefromaWebsitetoyourcomputer.

True

False

FillintheBlankQuestions

46.

GoogleChromeisanexampleofaWeb_____.

________________________________________

47.

Theprotocol_____isusedforWebtrafficandisthemostwidelyusedInternetprotocol.

________________________________________

48.

IntheURL"",""isthe_____name.

________________________________________

49.

HTMLstandsfor_____.

________________________________________

50.

A_____isalinkonaWebpagethatleadstoanotherWebpage.

________________________________________

51.

SpecialWebbrowserscalled_____browsersaredesignedtorunonportabledevicessuchascellphones.

________________________________________

52.

Thetypicale-mailhasthreebasicelements:_____,message,andsignature.

________________________________________

53.

Unwelcomee-mailiscalled_____.

________________________________________

54.

Somesoftwarecompanieshavestartedproviding_______instantmessengerprogramsthatsupportcommunicationwithotherinstantmessagingservices.

________________________________________

55.

A_______publishesshortsentencesthatonlytakeafewsecondstowrite.

________________________________________

56.

Themostpopularmicrobloggingsiteis_______.

________________________________________

57.

A_______isaWebsitespeciallydesignedtoallowvisitorstofillinmissinginformationorcorrectinaccuracies.

________________________________________

58.

"Wiki"comesfromtheHawaiianwordfor_______.

________________________________________

59.

A______searchprovidesalistofcategoriesortopicsasastartingpointforyoursearch.

________________________________________

60.

Iisanexampleofa_____searchengine.

________________________________________

61.

WhenevaluatingaWebsite'scontent,whetherornottheinformationisuptodateisconsideredpartofthe_____element.

________________________________________

62.

_____arecriminalswhospecializeinstealing,trading,andusingstolencreditcardsovertheInternet.

________________________________________

63.

CopyingfilesfromaWebsitetoyourcomputeriscalled_____.

________________________________________

64.

A_____isacollectionofutilityprogramsdesignedtomaintainyoursecurityandprivacywhileyouareontheWeb.

________________________________________

65.

KnowledgeofHTMLisconsideredessentialforthejobofa_____.

________________________________________

EssayQuestions

66.

DescribetheevolutionoftheInternetandWeb.

67.

DefinethepartsofaURL.

68.

Describethethreebasicpartsofane-mailmessage.

69.

Brieflyexplainhowinstantmessagingworks.

70.

Describethethreetypesofsocialnetworkingsitesandgiveanexampleofeach.

71.

Describeawikiandexplainhowawikidiffersfromablog.

72.

Explainhowadirectorysearchworks.

73.

DiscussthefourelementstoconsiderwhenevaluatingtheaccuracyofinformationontheWeb.

74.

Describeboththeadvantages,andthedisadvantagesassociatedwithelectroniccommerce.

75.

Differentiatebetweenauctionhousesitesandperson-to-personauctionsites.

Chapter002TheInternet,theWeb,andElectronicCommerceKey

MultipleChoiceQuestions

1.

(p.

30)

Launchedin1969asaU.Sfundedprojectthatdevelopedanationalcomputernetwork,theInternetwasinitiallycalled__________.

A.

WorldWideWeb

B.

Intranet

C.

NSFNet

D.

ARPANET

TheInternetwasoriginallycalledAdvancedResearchProjectAgencyNetwork(ARPANET).

Difficulty:Hard

2.

(p.

30)

TheWebwasintroducedin1991at

A.

NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA).

B.

CenterforEuropeanNuclearResearch(CERN).

C.

ResearchCenterforNuclearPhysics(RCNP).

D.

NationalScienceFoundation(NSF).

TheWebwasintroducedin1991inSwitzerland,attheCenterforEuropeanNuclearResearch(CERN).

Difficulty:Medium

3.

(p.

30)

TheInternetisa(an)_____.

A.

actualnetwork

B.

virtualnetwork

C.

multimediainterface

D.

domainname

TheInternetistheactualphysicalnetwork.Itismadeupofwires,cables,andsatellites.

Difficulty:Medium

4.

(p.

30)

Thisenabledgraphics,animation,sound,andvideotobeaddedtotheInternet.

A.

Webbrowser

B.

URI

C.

Web

D.

Sharewares

TheWebmadeitpossibletoaddgraphics,animations,sound,orvideotoInternetresources.

Difficulty:Easy

5.

(p.

31)

ThemostcommonwaytoaccesstheInternetisthrough

A.

anInternetserviceprovider(ISP).

B.

aninstantmessaging(IM)service.

C.

anapplicationserviceprovider(ASP).

D.

Facebook.

ISPsarealreadyconnectedtotheInternetandprovideapathorconnectionsforindividualstoaccesstheInternet.

Difficulty:Medium

6.

(p.

32)

Whichofthefollowingisnotawell-knownbrowser?

A.

InternetExplorer

B.

WindowsExplorer

C.

Safari

D.

GoogleChrome

WindowsExplorerisnotaWebbrowser.

Difficulty:Easy

7.

(p.

32)

AWebpagetypicallycontains_____whichcontainstheformattinginstructionstoallowthepagetodisplayInternetresources.

A.

uniformresourcelocators(URLs)

B.

top-leveldomain(TLD)

C.

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)

D.

hyperlinks

ThebrowserdisplaysthecontentsofaWebpagebyreadingtheHypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)codecontainedintheWebpagedocument.

Difficulty:Medium

8.

(p.

32)

ForbrowserstoconnecttoaresourceontheInternet,theaddressoftheresourcemustbespecifiedthroughaddressescalled_____.

A.

uniformresourcelocators(URLs)

B.

top-leveldomains(TLDs)

C.

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)

D.

hyperlinks

AllresourcesontheInternetareidentifiedbyanaddresscalledauniformresourcelocator(URL).

Difficulty:Hard

9.

(p.

32)

IntheURL"",whatisthedomainname?

A.

B.

C.

simnetonline

D.

com

AWebpage'sURLbeginswiththeprotocol(http),followedbythedomainname().

Difficulty:Medium

10.

(p.

32)

IntheURL"",".com"isthe_____.

A.

top-leveldomain(TLD)

B.

uniformresourcelocator(URL)

C.

domainnameserver(DNS)

D.

domainname

Top-leveldomains(TLD)suchas.com,.gov,.edu,.mil,and,.netareusedtoidentifythetypeoforganization.

Difficulty:Hard

11.

(p.

33)

Appletsarewritteninwhichprogramminglanguage?

A.

AJAX

B.

JavaScript

C.

HTML

D.

Java

Javaappletscanbedownloadedquicklyandrunbymostbrowsers.

Difficulty:Hard

12.

(p.

35)

Whichoneofthefollowinghasbeendifficulttoenforceduetothefactthatover50percentofallspamoriginatesfromserversoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.

Spamblockers

B.

E-mailfilteroptions

C.

Photoidentity

D.

CAN-SPAMAct

TheCAN-SPAMActof2003requiresthateverymarketing-relatede-mailprovideanopt-outoption.Whentheoptionisselected,therecipient'se-mailaddressistoberemovedfromfuturemailinglists.

Difficulty:Medium

13.

(p.

38)

Oneofthefastest-growingusesoftheInternetis_____,orconnectingindividualstooneanother.

A.

socialnetworking

B.

instantmessaging

C.

e-mail

D.

blogging

Socialnetworkingisoneofthefastest-growingusesoftheInternet.

Difficulty:Easy

14.

(p.

38)

Facebookisanexampleofwhattypeofsocialnetworkingsite?

A.

Friend-of-a-friendsite

B.

Reunitingsite

C.

Microblogsite

D.

Commoninterestsite

Reunitingsites,likeFacebook,aredesignedtoconnectpeoplewhohaveknownoneanotherbuthavelosttouch.

Difficulty:Medium

15.

(p.

38)

Twitterisanexampleofwhattypeofsite?

A.

Wiki

B.

Blog

C.

Microblog

D.

Search

Amicroblog,likeTwitter,publishesshortsentencesthatonlytakeafewsecondstowrite,ratherthanlongstoriesorpostslikeatraditionalblog.

Difficulty:Easy

16.

(p.

44)

WhichtypeofsearchenginepresentsalistoftopicsorcategoriesfromwhichyouselectsubtopicsuntilyoursearchisnarrowedtoalistofWebsites?

A.

Directorysearch

B.

Keywordsearch

C.

Metasearch

D.

Referencesearch

Inadirectorysearch,youselectacategoryortopicsthatfitstheinformationyouwant,andthennarrowyoursearchbyselectingsubtopicsuntilalistofWebsitesappears.

Difficulty:Easy

17.

(p.

45)

Programsthatautomaticallysubmityoursearchrequesttoseveralsearchenginessimultaneouslyarecalled____.

A.

metasearchengines

B.

Webcrawlers

C.

spiders

D.

hits

Metasearchenginesareprogramsthatautomaticallysubmityoursearchrequesttoseveralsearchenginessimultaneously.

Difficulty:Medium

18.

(p.

45)

Whichofthesesitesisanexampleofametasearchengine?

A.

Google

B.

Dogpile

C.

Ask

D.

Medscape

Dogpileisoneofthebestknownmetasearchengines.

Difficulty:Hard

19.

(p.

47)

Thistypeofe-commerceoftenresemblestheelectronicversionoftheclassifiedsadsoranauction.

A.

B2C

B.

C2C

C.

C2B

D.

B2B

Consumer-to-consumer(C2C)involvesindividualssellingtoindividuals.Thisoftentakestheformofanelectronicversionoftheclassifiedadsoranauction.

Difficulty:Medium

20.

(p.

47)

Onlinebankingisanexampleofwhattypeofe-commerce?

A.

B2C

B.

C2C

C.

C2B

D.

B2B

OnlinebankingisoneofthemostwidelyusedBusiness-to-Consumer(B2C)e-commerceapplications.

Difficulty:Medium

21.

(p.

49)

WhichoftheseapplicationsisaWeb-basedapplication?

A.

QuickTime

B.

BitTorrent

C.

GoogleApps

D.

PayPal

GoogleAppsprovidesfreeonlineaccesstoprogramswithsimilarcapabilitiestoMicrosoft'sWord,Excel,andPowerPoint.

Difficulty:Medium

22.

(p.

50)

Programsthatautomaticallystartandoperateasapartofyourbrowserarecalled

A.

plug-ins.

B.

readers.

C.

pop-ups.

D.

ActiveXControls.

Plug-insareprogramsthatautomaticallystartandoperateasapartofyourbrowser.

Difficulty:Easy

23.

(p.

48)

ParentscanusethistypeofprogramtoblockaccesstoselectedWebsites.

A.

Plug-in

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

Filter

FiltersareprogramsthatcanmonitoruseandgeneratereportsdetailingthetotaltimespentontheInternetandthetimespentatindividualWebsites,chatgroups,andnewsgroups.

Difficulty:Medium

24.

(p.

51)

ThismethodoffiletransferhasbeenusedfordecadesandisfrequentlyusedforuploadingchangestoaWebsitehostedbyanInternetserviceprovider.

A.

ASP

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

drop.io

Filetransferprotocol(FTP)hasbeenusedfordecadesandstillremainsoneofthemostpopularmethodsoffiletransfer.

Difficulty:Medium

25.

(p.

51)

Thismethodoffiletransferdistributesfiletransfersacrossmanydifferentcomputers.

A.

ASP

B.

FTP

C.

BitTorrent

D.

drop.io

BitTorrentdistributesfiletransfersacrossmanydifferentcomputersformoreefficientdownloads.

Difficulty:Hard

True/FalseQuestions

26.

(p.

30)

TheInternetconnectsmillionsofcomputersandresourcesacrosstheworldviawires,cables,andsatellite.

TRUE

TheInternetistheactualphysicalnetwork.Itismadeupofwires,cables,andsatellites.

Difficulty:Easy

27.

(p.

30)

TheInternetandtheWebarethesame.

FALSE

ItiseasytogettheInternetandtheWebconfused,buttheyarenotthesamething.TheInternetistheactualnetworkmadeupofwires,cables,andsatellites.TheWebisamultimediainterfacetotheresourcesavailableontheInternet.

Difficulty:Medium

28.

(p.

31)

UserscanaccesstheInternetfromalmostanywherewithinacountryforastandardfeethroughnationalserviceproviders.

TRUE

UserscanaccesstheInternetfromalmostanywherewithinthecountryforastandardfeewithoutincurringlong-distancetelephonecharges.

Difficulty:Easy

29.

(p.

32)

InordertoconnecttoaWebsite,thebrowsermustknowonlythesite'sdomainname.

FALSE

ForbrowserstoconnecttoInternetresources,thelocationoraddressoftheresourcesmustbespecifiedviatheURL,whichismadeupoftheprotocolandthedomainname.

Difficulty:Hard

30.

(p.

33)

WebpagesthatcontainhypertextmarkuplanguagecommandsaretypicallywritteninJava.

FALSE

SomeWebpagescontainApplets,specialprogrammingusedtoaddinterestandactivity.AppletsarewrittenintheJavaprogramminglanguage.

Difficulty:Hard

31.

(p.

34)

ShoppingisthemostpopularInternetactivity.

FALSE

CommunicationisthemostpopularInternetactivity.

Difficulty:Easy

32.

(p.

34)

Internetcommunicationsincludee-mail,instantmessaging,socialnetworking,blogs,andwikis.

TRUE

PopulartypesofInternetcommunicationsincludee-mail,instantmessaging,socialnetworking,blogs,andwikis.

Difficulty:Easy

33.

(p.

34)

E-mailheadersusuallycontaintheaddresses,subject,andattachments.

TRUE

Thee-mailheaderappearsfirstandtypicallyincludestheaddressesofthesender,therecipient,andanyonewhoreceivesacopyaswellasthesubjectofthee-mailandanyattachments.

Difficulty:Easy

34.

(p.

35)

Attachmentstoe-mailmessagesarealwayssafetoopen.

FALSE

Unsolicitede-mailmaycontaincomputervirusesorotherdestructiveprograms.Youshouldneveropenane-mailattachmentfromsomeoneyoudon'tknow.

Difficulty:Easy

35.

(p.

35)

TheCAN-SPAMActhasproventobemoreeffectivethanspamblockersatpreventingunwantede-mail.

FALSE

TheCAN-SPAMActhashadminimalimpactsinceover50percentofallspamoriginatesfromserversoutsidetheUnitedStates.

Difficulty:Hard

36.

(p.

38)

Instantmessagingistextonly.

FALSE

Mostinstantmessagingprogramsincludevideoconferencingfeatures,filesharing,andremoteassistanceinadditiontotextcapabilities.

Difficulty:Medium

37.

(p.

36)

drop.ioisanexampleofasocialnetworkingsite.

FALSE

drop.ioisanexampleofaWeb-basedfiletransferservice.SocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebook,MySpace,andLinkedIn,connectindividualstooneanother.

Difficulty:Medium

38.

(p.

38)

Socialnetworkingsitesonlyconnectindividualswhoalreadyknoweachother.

FALSE

WhilereunitingsitessuchasClassmatesOnlineandFacebookaredesignedtoreconnectpeoplewhoknoweachotherbuthavelosttouch,otherfriend-of-a-friendsiteslikeFriendsterandMySpaceandcommoninterestsiteslikeFlikrandMeetuparedesignedtobringtogetherpeoplewhomaynothaveknowneachotherpreviously.

Difficulty:Easy

39.

(p.

43)

Akeywordsearchresultsinalistofhits.

TRUE

Inakeywordsearch,youenterakeywordorphrasereflectingtheinformationyouwant.Thesearchenginecomparesyourentryagainstitsdatabaseandreturnsalistofhits.

Difficulty:Easy

40.

(p.

44)

Usingmorethanonesearchenginewhenresearchinganimportanttopicisnotnecessary.

FALSE

ArecentstudybytheNECResearchInstitutefoundthatanyonesearchengineincludesonlyafractionoftheinformationalsourcesontheWeb.Therefore,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouusemorethanonesearchenginewhenresearchingimportanttopics.Difficulty:Medium

41.

(p.

45)

ToevaluateinformationyoufindontheWeb,youmustconsiderfourfactors:authority,accuracy,objectivity,andgraphicalrepresentation.

FALSE

ToevaluatetheusefulnessofinformationyoufindontheWeb,youmustconsiderthesite'sauthority,accuracy,objectivity,andcurrency.

Difficulty:Hard

42.

(p.

48)

Thebiggesthurdleforthegrowthofe-commerceistheevolutionoffast,secure,andreliablepaymentmethodsforbuyinggoods.

TRUE

Thesinglegreatestchallengefore-commerceisthedevelopmentoffast,secure,andreliablepaymentmethodsforpurchasinggoods.

Difficulty:Easy

43.

(p.

47)

RealPlayerandAcrobatReaderareclassifiedasplug-insprograms.

TRUE

RealPlayerandAdobeAcrobatReaderarebothplug-inprograms.

Difficulty:Medium

44.

(p.

49)

WebutilitiesareprogramsusedtocreateWebpages.

FALSE

WebutilitiesarespecializedutilityprogramsthatmakeusingtheInterneteasierandsafer.

Difficulty:Medium

45.

(p.

51)

UploadingistheprocessofcopyingafilefromaWebsitetoyourcomputer.

FALSE

DownloadingistheprocessofcopyingafilefromaWebsitetoyourcomputer.UploadingistheprocessofcopyingafilefromyourcomputertoanothercomputerontheInternet.

Difficulty:Easy

FillintheBlankQuestions

46.

(p.

32)

GoogleChromeisanexampleofaWeb_____.

browser

GoogleChromeisaWebbrowser.

Difficulty:Easy

47.

(p.

32)

Theprotocol_____isusedforWebtrafficandisthemostwidelyusedInternetprotocol.

http

Protocolsarerulesforexchangingdatabetweencomputers.TheprotocolhttpisthemostwidelyusedWebprotocol.

Difficulty:Hard

48.

(p.

32)

IntheURL"",""isthe_____name.

domain

AWebpage'sURLbeginswiththeprotocol(http),followedbythedomainname().

Difficulty:Medium

49.

(p.

32)

HTMLstandsfor_____.

HypertextMarkupLanguage

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)containstheformattinginstructionstellingtheWebbrowserhowtodisplaytheWebpage.

Difficulty:Hard

50.

(p.

32)

A_____isalinkonaWebpagethatleadstoanotherWebpage.

hyperlink

HyperlinksconnecttootherWebpagesordocumentscontainingrelatedinformation(includingtextfiles,graphics,audio,andvideoclips).

Difficulty:Medium

51.

(p.

33)

SpecialWebbrowserscalled_____browsersaredesignedtorunonportabledevicessuchascellphones.

mobile

Mobilebrowsersaredesignedtorunonportabledevicessuchascellphones.

Difficulty:Hard

52.

(p.

34)

Thetypicale-mailhasthreebasicelements:_____,message,andsignature.

header

Atypicale-mailmessagehasthreebasicelements:header,message,andsignature.

Difficulty:Easy

53.

(p.

34)

Unwelcomee-mailiscalled_____.

spam

Americansreceivebillionsofunwantedandunsolicitede-mailseveryyear.Thisunwelcomee-mailiscalledspam.

Difficulty:Easy

54.

(p.

38)

Somesoftwarecompanieshavestartedproviding_______instantmessengerprogramsthatsupportcommunicationwithotherinstantmessagingservices.

universal

Manyinstantmessagingservicesdonotsupportcommunicationwithotherservices.However,someserviceshavestartedprovidinguniversalinstantmessengerprogramsthatsupportcommunicationwithothers.

Difficulty:Hard

55.

(p.

39)

A_______publishesshortsentencesthatonlytakeafewsecondstowrite.

microblog

Amicroblogpublishesshortsentencesthatonlytakeafewsecondstowrite,ratherthanlongstoriesorpostslikeatraditionalblog.

Difficulty:Medium

56.

(p.

39)

Themostpopularmicrobloggingsiteis_______.

Twitter

Twitteristhemostpopularmicrobloggingsite.

Difficulty:Easy

57.

(p.

42)

A_______isaWebsitespeciallydesignedtoallowvisitorstofillinmissinginformationorcorrectinaccuracies.

wiki

Wikissupportcollaborativewritinginwhichthereisn'tasingleexpertauthor,butratheracommunityofinterestedpeoplethatbuildsknowledgeovertime.

Difficulty:Medium

58.

(p.

42)

"Wiki"comesfromtheHawaiianwordfor_______.

fast

"Wiki"comesfromtheHawaiianwordforfast,whichdescribesthesimplicityofeditingandpublishingthroughwikisoftware.

Difficulty:Hard

59.

(p.

44)

A______searchprovidesalistofcategoriesortopicsasastartingpointforyoursearch.

directory

Inadirectorysearch,youbeginbyselectingacategoryortopicthatfitstheinformationthatyouwant.Thenyoucontinuetonarrowyoursearchbyselectingsubtopics,untilalistofWebsitesappears.

Difficulty:Medium

60.

(p.

45)

Iisanexampleofa_____searchengine.

specialized

Specializedsearchenginesfocusonsubject-specificWebsites.

Difficulty:Medium

61.

(p.

46)

WhenevaluatingaWebsite'scontent,whetherornottheinformationisuptodateisconsideredpartofthe_____element.

currency

AWebsite's"currency"ishowuptodatethesite'sinformationis.Onewaytotellistochecktoseeifthesitespecifiesthedatewhenthesitewasupdated.

Difficulty:Hard

62.

(p.

48)

_____arecriminalswhospecializeinstealing,trading,andusingstolencreditcardsovertheInternet.

Carders

Criminalsknownascardersspecializeinstealing,trading,andusingstolencreditcardsovertheInternet.

Difficulty:Medium

63.

(p.

51)

CopyingfilesfromaWebsitetoyourcomputeriscalled_____.

downloading

Usingfiletransferutilitysoftware,youcancopyfilestoyourcomputerfromspeciallyconfiguredWebservers.Thisiscalleddownloading.

Difficulty:Easy

64.

(p.

52)

A_____isacollectionofutilityprogramsdesignedtomaintainyoursecurityandprivacywhileyouareontheWeb.

Internetsecuritysuite

AnInternetsecuritysuiteisacollectionofutilityprogramsdesignedtomaintainyoursecurityandpr