Exam 8: The Internet

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-2 Brenda is a college student who enjoys downloading music, movies, and television shows from the Internet. She also uses the Internet for other entertainment, such as sports. Brenda also orders movies and television through the Internet via a(n) ____ provider, which allows users to download video for a fee.

____________________ is free or low-cost software that is supported by on-screen advertising.

In ____________________ connections, your computer dials up and connects to your ISP's computer only when needed.

Due to the issue of wireless carriers potentially running out of bandwidth available for customers, many of them have eliminated unlimited data plans and implemented mobile ____________________.

____ is a consortium of researchers, educators, and technology leaders from industry, government, and the international community that is dedicated to the development of revolutionary Internet technologies.

A(n) ____________________ site can be loosely defined as any site that enables individuals to connect and interact with other individuals.

____________________ is the term used for any software program that is installed without the user's knowledge and that secretly gathers information about the user and transmits it through his or her Internet connection.

Performance-based exams cannot be administered and taken online.

A(n) e-diary is a Web page that contains short, frequently updated entries in chronological order. _________________________

Businesses and ISPs typically archive e-mail messages that travel through their servers.

Technically, the Internet is the physical network, and the Web is the collection of Web pages accessible over the Internet.

Online auctions allow you to check your account balances, make electronic payments, view your transaction history, and more.

____________________ are Web sites designed specifically to help you find information on the Web.

The ____ is cited as a disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning by some educators.

The use of cookies provides no benefits to consumers.

One objective of the ____ project was to create a computer network that would allow researchers located in different places to communicate with each other.

Before using a dial-up access number to connect to the Internet, verify that it is a local telephone number; if it is not, you will incur long-distance charges.

Web logs are usually referred to as ____________________.

FTP programs block access to a computer from outside computers and enable each user to specify which programs on his or her computer are allowed to have access to the Internet. _________________________

Putting a(n) ____________________ before a word excludes that key term from a search.