Internet and Society Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Internet and Society explores the profound impact of the internet on social structures, communication, culture, and public life. The course examines how digital technologies are reshaping the way individuals interact, form communities, and access information, as well as the implications for privacy, ethics, and democracy. By analyzing case studies and contemporary issues, students gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges presented by the digital age, including topics such as digital identities, online activism, surveillance, and global connectivity.
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New Perspectives on the Internet Comprehensive 9th Edition by Gary P. Schneider
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Chapter 1: Browser Basics
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Q1) When computer networks are connected to each other, the system is called a(n) <u>interconnected</u> network. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The very first time Internet Explorer starts, only the Navigation bar is displayed in the program window.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) HTML is a(n) ____________________ language used to format documents containing text and images so they can be viewed in a Web browser
Answer: programming
Q4) A URL is a ____-part addressing scheme.
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Basic Communication on the Internet: Email
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Q1) In the figure above, the area labeled "1" indicates the ____.
A) message's primary recipients
B) attachment filename and size
C) message topic
D) recipients receiving a blind courtesy copy
Answer: A
Q2) In Hotmail, click the Contacts link to open the All contacts page. Then, click the ____ link on the Hotmail menu bar to open the New contact page.
A) Contacts
B) Friends
C) New
D) Open
Answer: C
Q3) The ____ contains the actual message content.
A) salutation
B) message header
C) message body
D) signature
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Searching the Web
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Q1) Boolean algebra uses ___.
A) numbers
B) mathematical operators
C) logical relationships
D) statistics
Answer: C
Q2) Sometimes a search engine will include stop words in its search if you include them as part of a phrase enclosed in ____.
A) asterisks
B) Boolean AND statements
C) quotes
D) parentheses
Answer: C
Q3) Using the same query at different search engines often gives different search results because ____.
A) each search engine may contain different Web pages in its database
B) each search engine may use different rules to evaluate search expressions
C) both a. and b.
D) none of the above; all search engines give the same results
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Information Resources on the Web
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Q1) The ____ site, which is named for the main character in a famous Herman Melville short story, was converted into a privately held corporate site in 1999.
A) Bartleby.com
B) Google Books
C) Project Gutenberg
D) Alibaba
Q2) The "Wayback Machine" can be found at the ____ Web site.
A) U.S. Library of Congress
B) Bartleby
C) LibrarySpot
D) Internet Archive
Q3) On a Web page, intellectual property includes ____.
A) images on the page
B) text on the page
C) the design of the page itself
D) all of the above
Q4) ____________________ are software extensions that add functionality to your Web browser, such as the ability to play a specific type of audio or video format.
Q5) Failure to cite source material that you use is called ____________________.
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Chapter 5: User-Generated Content on the Internet
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Q1) You need to visit the YouTube Web site to view its content.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most Usenet groups are moderated.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An example of VoIP is ____.
A) Twitter
B) Facebook
C) Chrome
D) Skype
Q4) Google ____ is one resource that categorizes blogs for searching.
A) Blog Search
B) Search
C) Blog Find
D) Find
Q5) In 2011, Google launched its own social network called Google Chrome.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Briefly describe the phenomenon known as Web 2.0.
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Chapter 6: Internet Security
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Q1) A company can defend its Web server from DoS attacks by adding a DoS ____________________ to monitor communication between the Web server and the router that connects it to the Internet.
Q2) The ____ firewall software program offers a free version.
A) ZoneAlarm
B) WalledOff
C) Defend & Protect
D) DMZ
Q3) people who write programs or manipulate technologies to obtain unauthorized access to computers
Q4) ____ encryption uses a single key that both the sender and receiver know.
A) Private-key
B) Public-key
C) Asymmetric
D) Man-in-the-Middle
Q5) What do DoS and DDoS stand for? Please describe each type of security attack?
Q6) The process of using a key to reverse encrypted text is called ____________________.
Q7) Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX programs are all considered <u>proactive content</u>. _________________________
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Chapter 7: Wireless Networking
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Q1) Martha is a big fan of text-messaging. While usually she's used it for personal messages, she can see many advantages for text messaging in the workplace. She learns that it became available when SMS was introduced in ____ wireless networks.
A) 1G
B) 2G
C) 2.5G
D) 3G
Q2) <u>3G</u> wireless technology is expected to bring network connection speeds of up to 100 Mbps.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the accompanying figure, Box "B." would correctly show a range of up to ____ feet.
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 900
Q4) In the accompanying figure, "C." represents WiMAX ____________________.
Q5) Infrared technology uses ____________________ to carry data.
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Chapter 8: Creating Effective Web Pages
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Q1) According to the text, <u>Microsoft's</u> Flash Player is installed on the majority of desktop computers connected to the Internet. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q2) The default font for Web pages is ____.
A) Times New Roman
B) Comic Sans
C) Century Gothic
D) Verdana
Q3) An absolute path specifies a file's location with absolute precision; there is no reference to the current file.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Enhancements, called ____, allow a Web browser to perform tasks it was not originally designed to perform.
Q5) Dreamweaver generates code that is compatible with XHTML 1.0.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ____ graphics have the following filename extensions: .ai, .wmf, .cdr, and .dxf.
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Chapter 9: Electronic Commerce
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Q1) hold a buyer's payment until they are satisfied that an item is as described
A)terms of service
B)sales channel
C)TRUSTe
D)reintermediation
E)localization
F)disintermediation
G)assurance provider
H)pure dot-com
I)clickstream
J)subscription
K)escrow services
L)target marketing
Q2) The Autobytel Web site allows a customer to purchase a new car without ____.
A) paying local excise tax
B) negotiating its price with a salesperson
C) needing a credit check
D) any of the above
Q3) The most common form of e-commerce is ____________________, which refers to selling physical products on the Web.
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