Chapter 2: The internet and World Wide Web
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___ are two of the more widely accessed internet services
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The Word Wide Web and e-mail
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The___ is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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Internet
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The internet has its roots in a networking project started by the Pentagon's___, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense
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ARPA
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The internet has its roots in___, a network that became functional in 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United States
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ARPANET
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___ oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet
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World Wide Web Consortium(W3C)
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Fixed Wireless Internet Connections___
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Fixed Wireless Internet Connections are?use an antenna to communicate with a tower, are high-speed, use radio signals
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Although it is an inexpensive way for users to connect to the Internet,___ is slow-speed technology.
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A dial-up connecion
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Until 1995, NSFnet handled the bulk of communications activity, or___, on the internet.
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Traffic
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___ takes place when the modem in a computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the internet
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Dial-up access
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A cable___ allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network
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Modem
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___ high-speed internet connections use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals
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Satellite
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A satellite ___ communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed internet connections via satellite.
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Modem
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What is not true about a Wi-Fi network
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A Wi-Fi's internet service can be dial-up access
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A satellite Internet service___.
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is a high-speed internet connection
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__ oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet.
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The W3C
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____ is a technology that provides high-speed internet connection using regular copper telephone lines.
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DSL
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A(n) ____ provider is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the internet for free or for a fee
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Service
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The components of a domain name are separated by ___,
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commons
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The___ consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents
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Web
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Each electronic document on the web is called a Web___, which can contain text, graphics, audio(sound), and video
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page
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A web ____ is a collection of related web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server
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site
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A(n)___ is application software that allows users to access and view web pages.
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browser
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Internet-enabled mobile devices such a s smartphones use a special type of browser, called a(n)___, which is designed for their small screens and limited computing power
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microbrowser
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Many search engines use a program, called a(n)____, to build and maintain lists of words found on Web sites
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portal
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A(n)___ is a web site that offers a variety of internet service from a single, convenient location
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portal
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The term___ refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality.
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Multimedia
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A(n)____ is a digital representation of non-text information such as a drawing, chart, or photograph.
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applet
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On a web page, a(n)___ is a small version of a larger graphic
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thumbnail
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includes music, speech, or any other sound
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Audio
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Podcasters register their podcasts with ____.
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Content Aggregators
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The__ format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of sound.
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MP3
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____ is the process of transferring data in a continuous even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting.
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Streaming
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To listen to an audio file on a computer, a user needs special software called a(n)
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Player
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___is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as three-dimensional (3-D) space
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VR
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The ___ defines a popular video compression standard.
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Moving Pictures Experts Group
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___ consists of full-motion images that are played back at various speeds
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Video
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A(n)___ is a program that extends that capability of a browser
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plug-in
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Web___ is the development and maintenance of Web Pages
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Publishing
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___is a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the internet,
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E-Commerce
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A customer(consumer) visits an online business through an electronic____, which contains product description, graphics, and a shopping cart
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storefront
