Technology in Action Chapter 3 / G
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In the URL https://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled ".com" is the ________.
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top-level domain
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In the URL https://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled "http" is the ________.
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protocol
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A ________ is a personal journal posted on the Web.
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blog
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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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The unique address for a particular Web site is the ________.
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URL
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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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The "fathers" of the Internet are Vinton Cerf and ________.
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Robert Kahn
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Podcasts use which of the following technologies?
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RSS
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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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All of the following are features of the most popular Web browsers, EXCEPT ________.
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tacked browsing
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The name of the free Internet browser from Mozilla is ________.
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Firefox
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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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Web 2.0 is classified as the ________
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social Web
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________ use(s) continuous audio and video feeds.
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Webcasts
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________ is a universal chat service that lets you communicate with users on a variety of IM services regardless of the service they use.
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Trillian
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You can keep track of IM contacts by using a ________.
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buddy list
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Podcasts deliver their content using ________.
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Really Simple Syndication
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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, EXCEPT ________.
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dotted period
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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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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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A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a ________
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client
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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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In the URL https://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled "techinaction" is the ________.
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path
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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 Goggles
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Live Bookmarks is a feature in ________ that adds the technology of RSS feeds to bookmarks.
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Firefox
