tech ch 3 – Flashcard
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which is NOT true about the internet
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it was developed as an additional means of commerce
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what do you need if you want to read, send, and organize email from any computer connected to the internet
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a web based email account
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which is NOT an example of Web 2.0 technology
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email
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which of the following is not a characteristic of a blog
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blogs are private and require password access
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which of the following is true about plug-ins
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plug ins are necessary for viewing most web graphics
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deleted emails can be recovered, they don't really vanish
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true
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a yellow shaded address bar on a web site indicates that the web site is secure
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false
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a visual search engine that uses pictures from our smartphone to search the web for more information is known as
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google googles
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the internet is
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a large network of networks
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the concept of the internet was developed in response to the ___ war
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cold
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the world wide web was invented by
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tim berners-lee at CERN
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the "fathers" of the internet are Winton Cerf and
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Robert Kahn
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facebook and youtube are considered to be
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social networking
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the web is based on the ___ protocol
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hypertext transfer
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you can keep track of IM contacts by using
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buddy list
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software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the Web is a ___
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web browser
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which of the following are personal video journal entries posted on the web
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vlogs
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a computer connected to the internet that asks for data is a ___
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client
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podcasts enables you to
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deliver audio/video files via RSS
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the unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the internet is known by all of the following EXCPET
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dotted period
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podcasts use which of the following technologies
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RSS (Really Simple Sydication)
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Web 2.0 is classified as the ___
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social web
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adobe reader, flash player, and quicktime player are all examples of special software programs called
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plug ins
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using the web to communicate and share information with our friends and others is known as
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social networking
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all of the following are examples of multimedia, EXCEPT
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text
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all of the following are tips for professionals email etiquette, EXCEPT
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use of abbreviations
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the "s" in https stands for
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secure socket layer
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___ is a universal chat service that lets your communicate with users on a variety of IM services regardless of the service they use
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Trillian
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the name of the free internet browser from mozilla
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firefox
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a ___ is a web site where anyone can add, remove, or edit its content
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wiki
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the unique address for a particular web site is the
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URL
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a ___ is a personal journal posted on the web
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blog
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in the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/technaction , the portion labeled .com is the
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top-level domain
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in the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/technaction , the portion labeled "techinaction: is the
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path
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in the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/technaction , the portion labeled "http" is the
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protocol
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a list of pages within a web site that you can have visited and that usually appear at the top of a page is referred to as
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breadcrumb trail
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podcast delivered their content using
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really simple syndication (RSS)
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___ uses continuous audio and video feeds
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webcasts
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live bookmarks is a feature in ____ that adds the technology of RSS feeds to bookmarks
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firefox
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all of the following are a type of e-commerce business, EXCEPT
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C2B
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a subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as
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social commerce
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____ is a social networking service that enables you to exchange short text messages with your friends or "followers"
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twitter
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all of the following are features of the most popular web browsers, EXCEPT
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tracked browsing
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the browser feature where tabs are independent of each other is known as
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tab isolation
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a subject directory is an outline of websites organized by topic
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true
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the web is based on the hypertext transmit protocol
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false
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HTTP
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a protocol that allows files to be transferred from a web server
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Web server
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a computer that hosts the web site being requested
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FTP
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a protocol that allows files to be transferred over the internet
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Host
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the location that maintains the computers that store the web sites files
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top level domain
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the suffix in the domain name after the dot (.com or .edu)
