Exam 2: The Internet and World Wide Web

Most e-mail programs allow users to create a(n) ____________________, which contains a list of names and e-mail addresses.

Widely used Web browsers for personal computers include all of the following except ____.

Some people use the phrase, ____ the Web, to refer to the activity of using links to explore the Web.

Businesses seldom provide goods or services to other businesses, so little e-commerce takes place between businesses.

According to netiquette, Internet users should assume all material is accurate and up-to-date.

Some operating systems include an instant messenger.

To remind you visually that you have clicked a link, a text link often changes size after it is clicked.

A(n) ____________________ consists of an original newsgroup article and all subsequent related replies.

____ is the process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.

Explain what a chat room is and what IM is.

When a user sends an e-mail message, an outgoing mail server that is operated by the user's Internet access provider determines how to route the message through the Internet and then sends the message.

A more common usage of the term, ____ page, refers to the first page that a Web site displays.

To listen to an audio file on a computer, a user needs special software called a(n) ____________________.

____ is the latest version of a communications technology used by some incoming mail servers.

A newsreader enables users to access a newsgroup to read previously entered messages, called ____.

To activate a link on a Web page, a user clicks it, that is, points to the link and then ____.

Links on a Web page allow users to obtain information in a linear way.

The ____ defines a popular video compression standard.

____________________ takes place when the modem in a computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the Internet.

In a Web address, the ____, is a set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the Internet.