Exam 8: The Internet

With their increased use and audiences, bloggers and the ____________________ (the complete collection of blogs on the Internet) are beginning to have increasing influence on businesses and politicians today.

A musician who posts his music video on YouTube is an example of a(n) ____ .

____ refers to any instruction delivered via the Web.

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 likes to download her music from a(n) ____ site and then transfer it to her portable digital media player so that she can listen to her music while she's away from her computer.

One of the most straightforward ways to improve the quality of the hits returned in a search is to use ____-essentially typing more than one keyword in a keyword search.

A(n) ____ is a collection of an individual's work accessible through a Web site.

Direct Internet connections are typically ____ connections.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-1 Anthony is passionate about politics and enjoys sharing and discussing his views with others over the Internet. Anthony regularly visits several popular political ____, which are Web pages designed to facilitate written discussions between people on specific subjects.

____ are businesses or other organizations that provide Internet access to others, typically for a fee.

One type of self-contained business application designed to work over the Internet or a company network is a(n) Internet service. _________________________

Twittering allows up to 256 characters. _________________________

A ____ limits the search to a particular search characteristic, such as the page title, URL, page text, top-level domain, or Web site.

Describe the process that search site databases typically go through to update their information on a regular basis.

____________________ speeds are slower than cable speeds and the speed of the connection degrades as the distance between the modem and the switching station gets closer to the three-mile limit.

A relatively new type of very fast direct connection available to homes and businesses in areas where there is fiber-optic cabling available all the way to the building is generically called ____.

The Internet we know today is the result of the evolution of ARPANET and the creation of the ____________________.

The primary infrastructure that makes up the ____ is typically owned by communications companies, such as telephone and cable companies.

____ is an online tool designed for delivering news articles, blogs, and other content regularly published to a Web site.

In its early years, the Internet was used primarily by the government, scientists, and educational institutions.

The most common type of Internet search is the ____.