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Internet Literacy, 3/e
Fred T Hofstetter, University of Delaware

Understanding the Internet
Definitions

True or False

Click on the correct response for each question below.



1

The Internet is a worldwide connection of more than 109 million computers that use the Internet Protocol to communicate.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

The Internet Protocol (IP) was invented for the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Listserv is an acronym for "list server" and is built on top of the e-mail protocol.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

When a member of a listserv group sends a message to the listserv, everyone in the group receives a copy in their e-mail.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Chat is a form of real-time communication, which enables people to converse with one another over the Internet.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Newsgroups are moderated by journalists and contain the top news stories each day.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Videoconferencing allows people to conduct face-to-face meetings over long distances.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

FTP is an acronym that stands for File Transfer Protocol.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Multimedia streaming is best used for non-copyrighted material since the recipient can easily reproduce it.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Linking to the Web means to move from one Web site to another.
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A)TRUE
B)FALSE




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