Chapter 9: The Internet
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What is spam?
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Unsolicited commercial e-mail
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User-manipulated characters in MUDs are called ____
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avatars
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True or False: According to Metcalfe's Law, the value of the Internet decreases rapidly with the number of users
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false
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According to the textbook which of the following is the greatest threat to the collaborative free culture the Internet?
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corporate abuse
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True or False: Social media are online tools used to communicate with others
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false
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True or False: Web pages are typically coded in hypertext markup language
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true
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True or False: Developers of shareware do not claim copyright protection, but do charge mandatory fees for downloading and use
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false
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True or False: Moore's Law states that computers double in processing capacity and speed about every 18 months
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true
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According to the textbook, which of the following BEST describes Internet portals?
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They are user-customizable web pages that combine information from various sources
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Cookies
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small files that websites leave on their visitors' computers
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Copyright
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The legal right to control intellectual property
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Hypertext markup language (HTML)
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used to format pages on the Web
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Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
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the Internet protocol used to transfer files over the Web
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Internet2
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"a new, faster version of the Internet"
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Modems (modulator-demodulators
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convert digital data to analog signals and vice versa
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Net neutrality
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users are not discriminated against due to amount/nature of the data they transfer
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Patent
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"gives and inventor the exclusive right tomato, use, or sell ad invention for 20 years"
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Protocols
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technical rules governing data communication
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Uniform resource locators (URLs)
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the addresses of Web pages
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What does DNS do?
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It translates web addresses that people use into addresses the Internet uses
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What law requires libraries and schools to filter out inappropriate content on their computers?
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the Children's Internet Protection Act
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True or False: It is fair to say that the Web continues to converge with and compete with conventional media
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true
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According to the textbook, which of the following is TRUE of ARPANET?
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It was initially funded by the US gov
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True or False: Phishing is associated with identity theft schemes
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true
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Internet?
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Content on the web is not protected by copyright
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According to the textbook, ____ develop Web pages and ____ offer access to the Internet.
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content providers//ISPs
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Encryption
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used when a message is written in a secret code
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Internet service providers (ISPs)
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provide connections to the Internet
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Social Media
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media whose content is created and distribute through social interaction
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Web 2.0
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a new way of using the Internet for collaboration and sharing among individual users
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Wide area networks (WANs)
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connect computers that are miles apart
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Which of the following is NOT owned by Google? -YouTube -the Chrome browser -Nexus cell phones -the Facebook social network website
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the Facebook social network site
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True or False: America Online, the Microsoft Network, and Comcast are ISPs
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true
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True or False: Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 vastly increases the number of possible network addresses
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true
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True or False: Moore's Law states that computers double in processing capacity and speed every 6 months
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false
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What is the most common activity on the Internet?
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Checking e-mail
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According to the textbook, ____ refers to processing capacity in computer chips doubled about every 18 months
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Moore's Law
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Portals
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are Web pages that users launch when they first log on to the Web
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Spyware
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malicious software that secretly sends information about your online activities
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According to the textbook, the marriage of videotex, hypertext, computer graphics, CD-ROMS, and personal computers was the environment into which ____ was born
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the World Wide Web
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True or False: All information on the Internet is free
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false
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True or False: Internet2 is synonymous with Web 2.0
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false
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According to the textbook, which country uses standard firewalls and proxy servers to block access to thousands of foreign websites
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China
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True or False: About 25 protocols define the Internet
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false
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Local area networks (LANs)
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"link computers within a department, building, or campus"
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Transmission-control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)
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the basic protocol used by the Internet
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True or False: A group of students led by Marc Andreesen designed the first graphical Web browser
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true
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How long do leading US search engines keep data detailing our online activities?
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12-18 months
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E-commerce (electric commerce)
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online purchases and financial transactions on the Web
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True or False: Web pages are typically coded in iOS markup language
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false
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Who are the leaders in the PC market?
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Dell and Hewlett-Packard
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____ are a cross between a personal web page, personal diary, an online directory and a newspaper editorial page
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Blogs
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Tracking tools such as cookies and web bugs benefit the development of ____ but pose threats to ____
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e-commerce...privacy
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According to the textbook, which of the following BEST describes Internet portals?
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They are user-customizable webpages that combine information from various sources
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Under the policy of ____, Internet users are not discriminated against based on the amount or nature of the data they transfer
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net neutrality
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According to the textbook,the "digital divide" demonstrates that all of the following EXCEPT ____ have been slower to adopt the internet, duet socioeconomic factors
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Caucasians
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True or False: It is NOT fair to apply the term convergence to what is happening with the web and conventional media
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false
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True or False: Internet is NOT synonymous with Web 2.0
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true
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Spamming
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unsolicited commercial e-mailing
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True or False: Web 3.0, or the "semantic web," seeks to attach useful indexing labels to online content
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true
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According to the textbook, ISPs:
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provide users with connections to the internet
