Why Bother?

| A Web site that allows anyone to add or edit content is called a ________. | | | | podcast | | | multiuser site | | | weblog | | | wiki | |

Question 2 | 2 points | Save | | The text version of a Web site's Internet address is called the ________. | | | | | | | | home page | | | IP address | | | protocol | | | Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | | | | | |

Question 3 | 2 points | Save | | In the URL http://www.prenhall.com, the portion labeled .com is the ________. | | | | | | | | top-level domain | | | protocol | | | domain name | | | host | | | | | |

Question 4 | 2 points | Save | | Podcasts enable you to ________. | | | | | | | | edit video files over the Web | | | communicate with friends in real time | | | post journal entries on the Web | | | broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s | | | | | |

Question 5 | 2 points | Save | | Adobe Reader, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are all examples of special software programs called ________. | | | | | | | | browsers | | | plug-ins | | | aggregators | | | podders | | | | | |

Question 6 | 2 points | Save | | The agency that first began funding the Internet was called the ________. | | | | | | | | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network | | | Science Research Projects Agency | | | Advanced Research Computing Agency | | | National Science Foundation | | | | | |

Question 7 | 2 points | Save | | All of the following are ways to communicate on the Internet EXCEPT: | | | | | | | | blogs. | | | social networks. | | | hyperlinks. | | | e-mail. | | | | | |

Question 8 | 2 points | Save | | The Internet backbone refers to ________. | | | |