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tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.
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Crisis Mapping
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tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas.
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Social networking
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The gap between those who have easy access to the Internet and technology those who do not is known as the ________ divide.
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digital
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People are motivated to use their free time for altruistic purposes for all of these reasons EXCEPT ________.
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consumption
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_____ results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative acts.
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cognitive surplus
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Mastery is defined as ________.
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feeling confident and excited about learning new skills
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Autonomy is defined as ________.
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working without continual direction and control
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Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called ___.
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crowdfunding
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QR stands for ________.
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quick response
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________ solicits online input from consumers.
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crowd sourcing
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Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________.
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Collaborative consumption
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A popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is ________.
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Skype
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The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations
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literate
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________ provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do.
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Software
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Unwanted or junk e-mail is called ________.
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Spam
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All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT ________.
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knowing only how to use your computer for emails
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________ is a field of study focused on the management, processing and automatic retrieval of information.
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Informative technology
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The process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called data ________.
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mining
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Which of the following examples is the result of mining raw data to produce useful information?
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Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy
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Which of the following software can best be used to help create digital art?
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Adobe illustrator
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Faculty at universities often use course management software such as ________ so that students can communicate outside of class and have easy access to class materials
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Blackboard
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The goal of ________ technology research is to provide solutions to physical and health-related problems.
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biomedical
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Google Glass uses a projector that bounces a beam of light off a prism and projects the image directly on your ________.
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retina
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One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind.
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biomedical engineering
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________ is software which recognizes and simulates human emotions and responds as a human would.
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Affective computing
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Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer ________.
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forensics
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_______ is our normal sense of the world around us enhanced with digital information.
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Augmented reality
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Social networking
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is incorporated as part of political strategy by many politicians.)
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Web 2.0 has led to a shift from just consuming content toward
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producing content
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Examples of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing include
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KIckstarter and MobileVoice
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Being computer literate includes being able to
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all of the above
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Computer forensics
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analyzes computer systems to gather potential legal evidence
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The Khan Academy is
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a free technology tool used for education
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) Computers use ________ language consisting of 0s and 1s
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binary
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) In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight ________.
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bits
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Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
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Megabyte
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Apple's OS X and Microsoft Windows are examples of ________ software.
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operating system
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An Apple iPad and a Samsung Galaxy Tab are examples of ________ computers.
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tablet
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Which of the following computers is large, expensive and supports many simultaneous users and manages large amounts of data?
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Mainframe computer
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________ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car.
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Embedded
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A keyboard and mouse are examples of ________ devices
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input
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A(n) ________ is an input device that looks like a pen.
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stylus
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Each of these is a basic type of a touch screen, EXCEPT ________.
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reflective
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The number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as ________.
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Screen resolution
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The most common type of monitor is a(n) ________.
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liquid crystal display (LCD)
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Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers.
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nonimpact
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________ printers either melt a wax based ink on regular paper or by burning dots on specially coated paper.
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thermal
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The ________ contains the central electronic components of the computer.
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Motherboard
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A __ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.
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Network interface card
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________ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored.
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RAM
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RAM is a ________ storage location.
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volatile
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The area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is the ________.
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ROM
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A(n) ________ CPU has two processing paths, allowing it to process more than one instruction at a time.
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dual-core
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The area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is the ________.
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RAM
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Dropbox is an example of ________.
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cloud storage
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All of the following are names for a flash drive EXCEPT ________ drive
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hard
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Flash drives plug into a(n) ________.
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USB port
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Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?
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BD
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Which port is the most common port used to connect input and output devices.
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Universal serial bus (USB)
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A(n) ________ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system.
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port
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Which computer port transmits audio and video without the need for compression?
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HDMI
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All of the following are ways to avoid injuries when working on computers EXCEPT ________.
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placing a mnitor at least 12" from the eyes
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________ is concerned with the design and arrangement of machines and furniture to avoid uncomfortable or unsafe experiences.
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Ergonomics
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What is a terabyte
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one trillion bytes
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Which of the following is not an input device?
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a laser printer
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Monitor screens are made up of millions of tiny dots known as
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pixels
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Which of these is NOT located on the motherboard?
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DVD Drive
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Which of these is NOT an optical storage device?
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flash drive
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Ergonomics is an important consideration
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for all computing devices
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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 by the U.S. Department of Defense as a network that ________ in event of an attack
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would not be disrupted easily
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The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________.
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Tim Berners-Lee
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The "fathers" of the Internet are Vinton Cerf and ________.
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Robert Kahn
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Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web is a web _.
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browser
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The web is based on the ________ Protocol
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Hypertext Transfer
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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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The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known as all of the following EXCEPT ________.
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path
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A(n) ________ is installed on your computer, and when the program is opened, your e-mail is downloaded to your computer.
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email client
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________ is a professional, business-oriented social networking site
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LinkedIn
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Which of the following is NOT a social networking site?
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iTunes
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All of the following are tips for professional e-mail etiquette EXCEPT ________.
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use abbreviations such as "u," "r," and "BRB" to keep the e-mail message shorter
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Which of the following is NOT a proprietary instant messaging (IM) service?
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LinkedIn Messenger
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A ________ allows visitors to add, remove, or edit its content
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wiki
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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 ________ is a personal journal posted on the web
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blog
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Podcasts enable you to ________.
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deliver audio/video files via RSS
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A(n) ________ is usually a live broadcast of audio or video content.
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Webcast
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Silverlight, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are examples of software programs called ________.
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plug-ins
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) ________ media are continuously fed to your browser so you do not have to wait for the entire file to completely download before listening to or watching it.
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Streaming
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All of the following are types 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 ________ commerce.
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social
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Which of the following is NOT a precaution to take when shopping online?
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Pay with a debit card, not a credit card
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) The "s" in "https" stands for ________ socket layer
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secure
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A Microsoft ________ account allows you to store and share files in the cloud.
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OneDrive
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the most popular web browsers?
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Tacked browsing
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The browser feature which allows tabs to work independently from one another so if one crashes, the others may continue to work is known as ________.
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tab isolat6ion
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The unique address for a particular website is the ________.
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URL
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In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled ".com" is the ______.
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top-level domain
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In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled "surface" is the ________.
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subdirectory
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In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the portion labeled "http" is the ________.
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protocol
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Which of the following top-level domains identifies a degree-granting institution?
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.edu
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A(n) ________ is a navigation aid that shows the path you have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website.
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breadcrumb trail
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Which of the following is a feature of Live bookmarks?
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Adds RSS technology to bookmarks
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AND, OR, and NOT are examples of ________ operators.
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Boolean
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The Internet was created to provide:
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both A and B
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Which of the following describes an IP address?
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All of the above
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Which of the following is an installed e-mail client?
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Outlook
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What web browser feature would be particularly useful when using public computers?
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Privacy browsing
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In the URL http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog, which part is considered the path or subdirectory?
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/blog
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Search engines that search other search engines are called
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metasearch engine
