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41 Cards in this Set
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____ that provide Web access and little else are available from several vendors.
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Netbooks
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The most popular Web server software today is ____.
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Apache
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____ implies that the Web page you design with the Web development software will look the same when published on the Web.
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WYSIWYG
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Major telecommunications (telecom) companies that connect their networks so that users on all the networks can share information over the Internet are referred to as ____.
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NSPs
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In 1969, once the groundwork was laid for successful communications between networks, ____ began growing rapidly.
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ARPANET
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In the URL http://www.cengage.com.coursetechnology/index.html, http is the ____.
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Protocol
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The Web ____ fulfills Web page requests from Web clients and the computers that run such software.
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server
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A(n) ____ is an element in an electronic document—a word, a phrase, or an image—that when clicked opens a related document.
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hyperlink
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The ____ Web knows all, and delivers the information you need before you even ask for it.
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semantic
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Web sites that support ____ feeds include the New York Times, Google News, Quotes of the Day, CNET News, Scientific American, and thousands of other popular and obscure sources
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SSH
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Many cell phone companies offer Internet access over their networks at speeds up to ____.
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6 Mbps
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A(n) ____ is a text-based game that makes up for its lack of graphics with diverse and immersive game play
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MUD
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Web browsers communicate with Web servers using the ____ protocol.
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HTTP
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____ is an object-oriented programming language that enables software engineers to create programs that run on any computer platform
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JAVA
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Data ____ travel over the Internet from router to router until reaching their destinations.
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packets
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Sometimes Web applications can be integrated into a(n) ____ to offer greater value to users.
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mashup
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In the URL http://www.cengage.com.coursetechnology/index.html, cengage.com is the ____.
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domain name
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To provide a consistent design and appearance across multiple pages on a Web site, Web designers use a technology called ____.
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Cascading Style Sheets
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In a(n) ____ network architecture, one computer or program makes a service request from another computer or program, which provides the service.
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client/server
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____ numbers help servers organize the data packets that they manage, sending packets to the correct software for service.
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Port
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A hacking technique sometimes called ____ replaces IP addresses in the DNS with the IP addresses of fraudulent Web sites designed to spread malware.
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pharming
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The next-generation Internet called ____ promises increased data transfer rates and improved reliability.
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Internet2
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An offshoot of Internet2 that some call Internet3, but is officially named the ____, is a cross-country, high-speed, fiber-optic network in the U.S. dedicated to research in high-speed networking applications in science, engineering, and medicine.
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NLR
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Most search engines use an automated approach that scours the Web with ____ that follow all Web links in an attempt to catalog every Web page by topic.
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spiders
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____ is a popular and powerful new Web development platform used to create rich Internet applications (RIAs) such as Google Docs and Google Maps.
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Ajax
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A computer ____ is a collection of computing devices connected together to share resources such as files, software, processors, storage, and printers.
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network
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Because people are more comfortable dealing with names than numbers, IP addresses are assigned associated ____.
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domain names
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When the ARPANET project was officially concluded, “the Internet” was turned over to the public in the early ____.
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1990s
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XHTML is being replaced by ____.
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HTML5
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____ is the primary markup language used to specify the formatting of a Web page.
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HTML
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Hackers can gain access to computer systems through the use of ____.
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port numbers
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Using a form of ____ communication requires all participants to be engaged in communication at the same time.
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synchronous
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A ____ computer is typically a powerful computer that can accommodate many simultaneous user requests.
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server
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The concept of ____ communications is the ability to communicate with anyone through a variety of formats from anywhere at any time.
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pervasive
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The protocol ____ defines how information travels across the Internet.
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TCP/IP
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The Internet uses ____ that allow(s) different types of networks to communicate.
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Protocols
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____ controls communication between Web clients and servers.
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HTTP
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A database of all domain names and IP addresses used on the Internet is maintained in a(n) ____.
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Domain Name System
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When a system combines voice, video, and data communications into one interface, it is referred to as ____ communications.
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unified
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In a program it calls ____, MIT offers all of its courses free online.
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OpenCourseWare
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Thanks to ____ files, a Web site can recognize you and cater to your individual tastes each time you visit.
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cookie
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