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The Internet
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100
What are pieces of software designed and written to adversely affect your computer by altering the way it works without your knowledge or permission?
What are viruses?
100
You can use the internet for research, business, recreation or e-mail?
What is true.
100
What does the internet domain .net stand for?
What is network?
100
What is netiquette?
A set of rules for proper behavior among computer users on the internet when exchanging messages.
100
The mouse pointer changes shapes from an arrow to a hand when it is moved over what?
What is hyperlink?
200
Legal right of ownershop of published material.
What is Copyright?
200
SMTP is an example of an internet protocol.
What is True -- also HTTP and FTP.
200
What is the internet domain name for non-profit organizations?
What is .org?
200
The federal offense for duplicating or copying software illegally?
What is piracy?
200
How are most viruses contracted on a computer?
What is downloading pictures or files from the internet.
300
Standardized procedures developed to transmit files between computers on the Internet. (Hint: HTTP and FTP)
What is protocol?
300
You should never worry about validating a web site when you use it for a research project.
What is FALSE -- always make sure it is valid.
300
What domain would be the MOST likely to have the most valid information?
What is .edu (Education).
300
Name and describe the two CATEGORIES of computer viruses?
Benign = does no real damage to your computer; Malignant = attempts to inflict malicious damage to your computer.
300
What is the Federal Law that protects computer software?
What is the Copyright Act?
400
Define fair use.
What is the right to use short quotes and excerpts from copyrighted material such as e-mail messages.
400
A person who purchases a copy of software has the right to make one other copy of the software for archival purposes only.
What is TRUE.
400
An electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via a cable or communication line?
What is a modem?
400
What is software that displays graphics and text of a specified Internet site?
What is web browser.
400
What is a unique internet address called in this unit?
What is URL (uniform resource locator).
500
What are spiders?
Programs that look for information on the internet and retrieve it.
500
Soft copy is covered by copyright laws.
What is FALSE. Hard copy, e-mail messages and web pages are but not soft copy.
500
What do you need to have to install a single copy version of software on a LAN (local area network) to be used by multiple users?
What is a licensing agreement?
500
What is the portion of an e-mail address that follows the @ symbol known as?
What is domain name.
500
According to the class powerpoint -- what are three disadvantages of the internet?
Validity of the information; no physical access to others; who are you really dealing with?; accessable to anyone and everyone