A | B |
Every Domain name contains a top-level domain, which identifies the type of organization associated with the domain | True |
A news Website contains newsworthy material including stories and articles relating to current events, life, money, sports, and the weather | True |
A worldwide collection fo networks that links million of businesses, government agencies, educational instituitions, and individuals | Internet |
Many US government agencies have informational Websites providing information such as census data, tax codes, and the congressional budget | True |
Consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents | World Wide Web, WWW |
Consists of a protocol, domain name, and sometimes the path to a specific Web page or location on a web page | Web Address |
The internet got its roots on this network that became functional in 1969, linking scientists and the military to communicate on defense projects | ARPANET |
The process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet | Downloading |
A website that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location | Portal |
Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, & Mozilla are used by personal computers as what | Web Browser |
Text links ususally are not underlined and are in the same color as other text on the Web page | False |
The method that the Internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses | Domain Name System, DNS |
A software program that finds websites and web pages | Search Engine |
A web page has a unique address called | URL |
A website that contains content that describes a cause, opinion or idea | Advocacy |
PDAs and cell phones use a special type of browser which is designed for their small screens and limited computing power | microbrowser |
To reduce the number of hits returned by a search engine, be less specific in the search | False |
Search engines are helpful in locating Web pages about certain topics or in locating specific pages for which a user does not know the exact Web address | True |
When a user specifies a domain name what translates the domain name into its associated IP address so data can route to the correct computer | DNS Server |
A computer that directly connect to a network | Host |
The more sophisticated the search engine combined with sophisticated search criteria, the slower the response and ineffective the search | False |
Clicking a link on a Web page causes the Web address associaed with the link to diplay on the screen | True |
A website that contains content that promotes or sells products or services | Business/Marketing Website |
A business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee | access provider |
Offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal taching and learning | Educational Website |
Assume that all information presented on the Web is correct and accurate | False |
Is maintained by a private individual or family who normally is not associated with any organization | Personal Website |
A larger business, such as AT&T, WorldNet, and Earthlink that provides Internet access in several major cities and towns | Regional/National ISP |
A single organization controls aditions, deletions, and changes to Websites, which means there is a central menu and catalog of Website content and addresses | False |
A collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server | Website |
A built-in connection to another related Web page or part of a Web page | Hyperlink, link |
A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet | IP address |
To find a web page the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase, called what in the search engine's text box | Keywords, search text |
Application software that allows users to access and view Web pages | browser, web browser |
When a web address is entered, a user sends, or pushes, infromation to a web server | False |
Few search engines have subject directories of Web sites | False |
A search engine displays a list of web page names or what that contain the search text | Hits |
Each hit in the list retured by a search engine has a link that, when clicked, displays the associated Website or Web page | True |
Refers to the first page that a Website displays | Home Page |
Internet ettiquette is called | Netiquette |