Mass Comm Speedback 11

Front 1

Which of the following is NOT a social implication of the Internet?
a) heavy Internet users suffer from Internet addiction and show signs of depression and isolation
b) the lack of gatekeepers can overload the system with unwanted or trivial messages
c) the Internet supplements the surveillance function of traditional mass media
d) Internet users can experience information overload

Back 1

a) heavy Internet users suffer from Internet addiction and show signs of depression and isolation

Front 2

The development of the modem allowed the computer's communication function to expand. (T/F)

Back 2

TRUE

Front 3

______________ are a type of software that enables individuals to search for content on the WWW.
-Browsers
-Web pages
-ARPANET links
-Supercomputers

Back 3

BROWSERS

Front 4

With _______ technology, information can be carried at many times the speed of a 56k dialup modem.
-broadband
-multiplexing
-broadwidth
-broadpipe

Back 4

BROADBAND

Front 5

If the internet has no gatekeepers...

Back 5

IT HAS NO CENSORSHIP

Front 6

Hypertext allows Internet users to link one electronic document to another. (T/F)

Back 6

TRUE

Front 7

The electronic address of an online item is its:
-TSPI
-domain
-MUD
-URL

Back 7

URL

Front 8

Online Service Providers offer their subscribers:
-exclusive information
-access to the Internet
-special features such as spam controls and chat
-all of the above

Back 8

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Front 9

E-mail is the most widely-used Internet resource because it is fast, reliable, extremely private, and free. (T/F)

Back 9

FALSE (not private)

Front 10

The world wide web is synonymous with the Internet. (T/F)

Back 10

FALSE