JLMC Chapter 2
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What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?
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military communication
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The World Wid Web was developed in
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1980 by Tim Berners-Lee in Switzerland
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What is the difference between the Internet and the Web
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nothing
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The data-linking feature that allows Internet users to skip directly from a highlighted word to a related file in another computer system is called?
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HTML
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Content communities on the Web include which of the following?
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text, photos, and videos
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Second Life is an example of a(n)
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virtual social world
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Why did AOL begin losing customers in the early 2000s
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profitability of ISP declined with increase of broadband
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Which statement about the business model of Google is true?
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pg. 59
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What is spyware and what does it do?
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information-gathering software that is often secretly bundled with free download software. sends pop-up to enable unauthorized parties to collect personal or account information
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Which of the following best describes an "opt-in" Internet policy?
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allow choice of how personnel data is collected
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The law that grants sweeping powers to law-enforcement agencies to intercept individuals; online communications, including e-mail messages and browsing records is the ...?
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USA PATRIOT Act
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A form of Internet identity theft involving phone e-mail messages asking customers to update their credit card numbers, account passwords, and other personal information is called..?
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phishing
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What does the term digital divide refer to?
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the socioeconomic disparity between those who do and those who do not have access to digital technology and media, such as the Internet
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The Internet originated as a military and government project
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True
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ARPAnet is a browser
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False
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The Internet is hierarchically structured and centralized network
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True
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The introduction of microprocessors, miniature circuits made of silicon, made personal computers possible
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True
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In the 1990's AOL was the top Internet service provider in the US
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True
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Google+ is a social networking site that is designed to compete with Facebook
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True
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Facebook is the most popular social media site on the Internet
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True
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MMORPG stand for "massively multiplayer online role-playing game."
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True
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Amazon is the world's largest e-commerce store
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True
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Facebook uses profile information to deliver targeted and personalized ads to its users
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True
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Google is a subsidiary of YouTube
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False
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Most Web sites follow an "opt-in" data policy when collecting information from online consumers
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False
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The children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 requires schools and libraries that receive federal funds for Internet access to filter out obscene, pornographic, or harmful content websites
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True
