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The Napster service was an example of _________________networking on the Internet. |
| | A) | central server |
| | B) | P2P |
| | C) | compressed music |
| | D) | digital |
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The Internet was originally conceived of as |
| | A) | a mass medium. |
| | B) | a way for researchers to share data. |
| | C) | a method of interpersonal communication. |
| | D) | a form of entertainment. |
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________________ is a method for breaking up long messages into small pieces and transmitting them across a computer network. |
| | A) | The Internet |
| | B) | ARPAnet |
| | C) | Packet Switching |
| | D) | Central Switiching |
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In 1964, engineer Paul Baran was designing a communication system with the idea of |
| | A) | making it quicker than systems of the time. |
| | B) | having many computers connect through one large computer. |
| | C) | having the system survive a nuclear strike. |
| | D) | making each message highly secure and private. |
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__________was a network service company that later became AOL. |
| | A) | CompuServe |
| | B) | Prodigy |
| | C) | Quantum |
| | D) | Commodore |
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___________was the first nationwide computer network. |
| | A) | Internet |
| | B) | ARPAnet |
| | C) | SatNet |
| | D) | Mobile Radio Network |
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TCP/IP was designed for the purpose of |
| | A) | creating more stable networks. |
| | B) | making networks more commercially viable. |
| | C) | connecting incompatible networks. |
| | D) | changing radio based networks to satellite based networks. |
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_______________systems allow users to chat with each other in real time. |
| | A) | listserve |
| | B) | e-mail |
| | C) | newsgroup |
| | D) | IM |
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The term hypertext means |
| | A) | any material that is written on a listserv. |
| | B) | material containing links that allow a reader to move easily between sections and between documents. |
| | C) | text that is written in HTML language. |
| | D) | any method of sending text of graphics over the Internet to a web browser. |
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According to the text, one of the major strengths of the Internet is |
| | A) | the system was a central hub. |
| | B) | it started as a military and academic information system. |
| | C) | the basic technology is free. |
| | D) | many addresses can take users to a single document. |
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Mosaic, the first easy to use graphic web browser, was created by |
| | A) | the military. |
| | B) | Tim Berners-Lee. |
| | C) | a group of college students. |
| | D) | Marc Andreesen. |
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The narrowband service works best for |
| | A) | text-based web pages. |
| | B) | streaming audio. |
| | C) | streaming video. |
| | D) | online radio. |
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According to the text, which cites information from Steven Levy's book " Hackers," the "hacker ethic" means a belief |
| | A) | in the right to "digitally trespass" into institutional computers. |
| | B) | that " all information wants to be free" and computer users should be able to use their computers to their fullest potential |
| | C) | that information on computers should be accessible only to those who have hackers' technical ability. |
| | D) | both A and B. |
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According to the text, a hacker would consider one positive element of a listserv to be |
| | A) | that most of the contributors have the same opinion. |
| | B) | it helps to create a new kind of bureaucratic authority. |
| | C) | contributor can hide or makeup parts of their identities online. |
| | D) | people of similar age, races, and positions can share their opinions. |
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According to the text, news websites from traditional media are particularly effective when there is breaking news because |
| | A) | they can devote a lot of time to one particular story. |
| | B) | they can reach workers at their desks. |
| | C) | they can give editorial opinions on the news. |
| | D) | They can provide supplementary material to the news. |
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According to the text, Internet films are mostly |
| | A) | expensive to make. |
| | B) | avant-garde. |
| | C) | interactive. |
| | D) | too long to distribute in theaters. |
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The existence of weblogs on the Internet is direct evident of the idea that |
| | A) | the Internet is not a reliable source for research. |
| | B) | stories with multiple instances of reporting begin to appear more significant. |
| | C) | professional writers can find work writing for the Internet |
| | D) | any web users can gain attention by publishing his or her ideas |
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According to the text, one reason the World Wide Web is not easily accessible to much of the world is that |
| | A) | not enough of the material is written in English. |
| | B) | there are not enough phone lines in many countries for people there to log on. |
| | C) | people in many countries do not know about the existence of the Internet. |
| | D) | it was not designed to work in certain countries. |
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According to the text, the fundamental problem with trying to control the spread of information over the Internet is |
| | A) | doing so offends many consumers. |
| | B) | the Internet was specifically designed to overcome blocks and breakdowns. |
| | C) | if the flow of information is stopped on the Internet, users will find some other method of conveying it. |
| | D) | it interferes with online sales by companies such as Amazon. |
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Tiny files called cookies are usually designed to _________________, but they can also be used to identify and track visitors at a websites. |
| | A) | help web surfers move from one website to another. |
| | B) | help Internet visitors make a record of the sites they have visited. |
| | C) | assist users as they go through one website. |
| | D) | help users to find rival websites of similar content. |
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