Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
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Who invented the Internet?
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). ARPANET begain as a four node network involving UCLA, Standford Research Institue, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
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How does the Internet work?
Server/Client network
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How do computers talk to each other?
Type the address of webpage, route to such as amazon's website, the internet backbones, amazon's server, return the requested data back through the different path, then web browser interprets the data and display it on the monitor.
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What ar ethe advantages of a Web-based e-mail account?
unlike client-based email which is accessible only from a computer on which the e-mail client is installed. Web-based email accounts make your e-mail accessible from any device that can access the internet.
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What are wikis used for?
Provide an excellent source for collaborative writing, both in and out of the classroom. such as online encylcopedia.
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What is a webcast and RSS?
RSS is simple syndrication, an XML based format that facilitiates the delivery of frequent content updates on web pages. Webcast is the broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet.
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What is the best way to mark a site so I can return to it later?
Bookmarks and Favriote
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Why don't I get the same results from all search engines?
Each search engine uses a unique formula or algorthim to formulate the search and create the resulting index of related sites. In addition, search engines differe in how they rank the search results.
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Which of the following statements about assessing Web site security is TRUE? A) A Web site's information policy ensures that confidential information is kept secure. B) The URL of a secure Web site should begin with"http://". C) A VeriSign seal always appears in the browser's status bar when viewing a secure Web site. D) A seal such as VeriSign cannot guarantee that a Web site is secure.
Gasp! What? You got D on your exam? How shame...
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When shopping online, which of the following is the best reason to use a credit card for purchases? A) Illegitimate sites cannot accept credit cards. B) Purchases are protected by U.S. federal consumer credit card protection laws. C) Only illegitimate Web sites accept alternate payment methods. D) Only credit card purchases generate printable order confirmations.
Of course, I got B on my exam. :-) ask me why? No, you tell me why..
300
________ is the e-commerce term for transactions that take place between businesses and other businesses.
B2B, what is that?
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When you do not know several of the letters in a term you are searching for, you can use the ________ wildcard to replace any number of characters.
*********************************************
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When using Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browsers, one indication that a Web site is secure would be the appearance of a _________.
Padlock in the status bar
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A seal from a company like ________ indicates a secure Web site.
VeriSign
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Which of the following is a popular example of a C2C site?
ebay! wait a min, what is C2C?
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The ________ browser feature shows pages users visited over a certain period of time.
Hurry up before my mom come home, delete your history list!!
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A ________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
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A metasearch engine is different than a regular search engine because it ________.
searches other search engines' databases
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Which of the following is NOT an approved top-level domain? .com, .gov, .htm, .edu?
.htm is not a website!
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A(n) ________ organizes the data in search engine programs into a large database.
Indexer
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What is the name of the e-mail service provided by Google?
Oh my! thats the easiest question ever! for the price of $500? Good deal. The answer is g-mail! like i said before.. contact me at monching@gmail.com -)
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Words used to help refine Internet searches, such as AND, NOT, and OR are called ________.
Boolean operators
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In a URL, two- or three-letter designations such as .com, .edu, or .uk are known as
Top-level domains
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Which of the following is a metasearch engine? a. Ask.com b. Altavista.com c. Yahoo.com d. About.com
Your parents will be very proud of you when you come home with an A on your exam! Good job!
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To search more effectively, you should __________. a.use multiple words in your search to help narrow the results b.use only one word to find sufficient results c.always begin with a subject-oriented search engine d.enclose your search terms in parentheses
Don't you want to get an A on your homework?
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