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

Planning for the Future of the Internet
Emerging Technology

True or False

Click on the correct response for each question below.



1

New technologies follow a cycle that includes (1) invention, (2) prototyping, (3) proof of concept, (4) productizing, and (5) manufacturing.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Bluetooth is an emerging standard for high-speed wireless communications.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Teledesic will have over 500 satellites to connect handheld phones and other electronic devices to telephone networks all over the world.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

IP telephony converges voice, video, and data into a common Internet Protocol.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Dell is developing a telephone markup language that will enable Web pages to contain telephony tags.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

As Internet telephone services emerge, traditional long distance telephone companies should see an increase in revenue.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Artificial Intelligence is an emerging technology that is still in its theoretical research stage.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Apple Speech Recognition enables the application developer to define how many words are active and to build custom vocabularies or language models.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Bots is Internet terminology for robots.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Because HDTV’s use digital signals, you will be able to use them to transmit and receive computer data and Web pages.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE




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