Jlmc 101 Chapter 2 Exam Q's

Front 1

The internet originated as a military and government project

Back 1

True

Front 2

ARPAnet is a browser

Back 2

False

Front 3

The Internet is a hierarchically structured and centralized network

Back 3

False

Front 4

The introduction of microprocessors, miniature circuits made of silicon, made personal computers possible

Back 4

true

Front 5

In the 1990s, AOL was the top Internet service provider in the US

Back 5

true

Front 6

Google + is a social networking site that is designed to compete with Facebook

Back 6

True

Front 7

Facebook is the most popular social media site on the Internet

Back 7

True

Front 8

MMORPG stands for "massively multiplayer online role-playing game"

Back 8

True

Front 9

Amazon is the world's largest e-commerce store

Back 9

True

Front 10

Facebook uses profile information to deliver targeted and personalized ads to its users

Back 10

True

Front 11

Google is a subsidiary of YouTube

Back 11

False

Front 12

Most Web sites follow an "opt-in" data policy when collecting information from online

Back 12

True

Front 13

The Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 requires schools and libraries that receive federal funds for Internet access to filter out obscene, pornographic, or harmful content from websites

Back 13

True

Front 14

What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?

Back 14

Military and academic research, military communications network

Front 15

The World Wide Web was developed in

Back 15

the late 1980s

Front 16

What is the difference between the Internet and the Web?

Back 16

internet- vast network designed to link and carry information worldwide

the Web- data-linking system for organizing and standardizing information on the Internet, links to other information

Front 17

The data-linking feature that allows Internet users to skip directly from a highlighted word to a related file in another computer system is called

Back 17

HTML

Front 18

Content communities on the Web include which of the following?

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Text, photos, videos meant to be shared (Youtube, Vimeo, FanFiction.net, Flickr, Photobucket)

Front 19

Second Life is an example of a

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MMORPG

Front 20

Which one of the following is an example of media convergence?

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Watching TV shows on tablets, live tweeting, etc,

Front 21

Why did AOL begin losing customers in the early 2000s?

Back 21

Technological shortcomings in broadband

Front 22

Which statement about the business model of Google is true?

Back 22

Google makes majority of money from pay-per click advertisements

Front 23

What is spyware and what does it do?

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Software with secretive codes that enable commercial firms to "spy" on users and gain access to their computers

Front 24

Which of the following best describes an "opt-in" Internet policy?

Back 24

A policy where consumers give consent before data is collected

Front 25

The law that grants sweeping powers to law-enforcement agencies to intercept individuals online communications, including e-mail messages and browsing records is the

Back 25

USA Patriot Act

Front 26

A form of Internet identity theft involving phony e-mail messages asking customers to update their credit card numbers, account passwords, and other personal information is called

Back 26

phishing

Front 27

What does the term digital divide refer to?

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the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology, and those that don't or have restricted access.