Intro to Computers Chapter 2

2.

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

3. What is the name for a small device that connects to a computer?

4. Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

5. Which of the following high-speed Internet connections use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals?

6. Which of the following communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed Internet connections via satellite?

7. Which of the following is NOT true of a Wi-Fi network?

8. Which of the following is a technology that provides high-speed Internet connection using the telephone network?

9. Which of the following is equal to approximately one million characters?

10. What is the approximate data usage for sending and receiving 100 messages with no attachments?

11.

Which of the following is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee?

13. Which of the following consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents?

14. What is the term for an electronic document on the web that can contain text, graphics, animation, audio (sound), and video?

15. Which of the following is a collection of related webpages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a web server?

16.

Which of the following is application software that allows users to access and view webpages?

17. Who is the creator of the World Wide Web?

18. Which of the following allows users to have multiple home pages that automatically display when the browser runs?

19. What is the descriptor for a filter that warns or blocks you from potentially fraudulent or suspicious websites?

20.

What kind of server is another computer that screens all your incoming and outgoing messages?

24. Which of the following is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting?

25. Which of the following is a website like the one in the accompanying figure that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location?

26. Which of the following is the development and maintenance of webpages?

32. Which of the following includes music, speech, or any other sound?

40. Which of the following is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows them to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room?

41.

Which of the following terms means that the people who are conversing on a computer are online at the same time?

42. For which of the following to work must both parties be online at the same time, and the receiver of a message be willing to accept messages?

54. An organization to which you belong is joining the W3C. What is the mission of the work you will undertake as a member?

55. What is the role of the W3C?

56. Which of the following identifies broadband Internet connections?

57.

If your friend is enjoying a cup of coffee in a trendy coffee shop and at the same time is surfing the web, which of the following is she using?

58. You want to make it possible for your smartphone to share its Internet access wirelessly with your friend's device. Which of the following will you use?

59. You are looking for the basic storage unit on a mobile device.

Which of the following represents a single character?

60. Your sister just started a company that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet for a small fee. Which of the following describes her company?

61. The major carriers of Internet network traffic are known collectively by what term?

62. To what does the term, traffic, refer to when used in conjunction with the Internet?

63. What is the purpose of an Internet Protocol address (IP address)?

67. You are using a website to check the ticket availability for your flight to Denmark. To what category does this website belong?

68. A DNS server is able to identify which of the following?

69. What is the World Wide Web?

70.

If your cousin wanted to view information from the World Wide Web, what application software would you tell her to be sure she has on her computer?

71. A website's home page is most analogous to which of the following?

72. You have just done some online banking. Which of the following could contain your account number?

73.

Which of the following allows users to have multiple home pages that automatically open when the browser starts?

74. You are looking for a browser that will run on your computer, which uses the Linux operating system. Which of the following is an option for you?

75. You are thinking about no longer using the default browser for your Mac and instead switching to a new one.

Which browser will you no longer be using if you do this?

76. A Uniform Resource Locator is the same as which of the following?

77. Which of the following is a component of a Uniform Resource Locator?

83. What is the difference between a wiki and a blog?

84. To what does the term, blogosphere, refer?

85. When a radio station broadcasts a live sporting event over the Web, what technology are they using?

87. When your friend is using a website that offers a variety of Internet services from a single convenient location, what type of website is she using?

88.

Which of the following are criteria for evaluating a website's content?

93. Which of the following is NOT a graphics format used on the web?

98. When two people are conversing over the Internet in real time, what do you know about them?