Computer applications mod 2

Tasks involved in managing the web include

administering policy related to Internet namespaces

A news aggregator is a service that

disseminates syndicated content from many online sources

Social curation sites are geared toward creating and posting original content.

false

In order to use a web app, you must first install it on your device.

no

Web apps take up valuable storage space on your device.

no

As a best practice, always navigate to sensitive accounts through links in email messages you receive.

no

Why is business-to-consumer e-commerce convenient?

Shoppers can purchase online any time they want.

Online marketplaces often charge a transaction fee or a commission.

yes

Business-to-business marketplaces aggregate multiple

product lines

A(n) _________ stores your account information so you can make payments from your smartphone.

digital wallet

Nadeen runs a website on vegan lifestyle. She wants to spread the word and make more people visit her site to read her recipes and articles. What should she do? Select all that apply.

A. She must post new content on her website regularly.

B. She must increase the number of pay-per-click advertisements on her website.

C. She must regularly respond to user comments and questions.

D. She must use a secure payment gateway.

1. she must post new content on her website regularly

2. she must increase the number of pay per click advertisements on her website

3. she must regularly respond to user comments and questions

To find any information on the Internet, we enter specific keywords into a search engine. What happens next?

A. The search engine looks up the required data from the giant database that has all the information stored and organized into an index.

B. Web spiders start to look up required information across webpages and display it as soon as it is found.

C. Web spiders dig out thousands of results and arrange the most relevant ones on the top.

D. The giant database gets indexed and organized based on the search keywords, and as soon as the process completes the results get displayed.

A. The search engine looks up the required data from the giant database that has all the information stored and organized into an index.

If you are paraphrasing rather than quoting information from an online source, you do not need to credit the source.

false

You must always purchase a paid subscription to use scholarly search sites.

false

A MOOC is a(n) _____.

A. distance learning class that requires a Master's degree to enroll

B. online class that's open to thousands of students from anywhere

C. tool for conducting online tests

D. bit

online class that's open to thousands of students from anywhere

To quickly compare two terms in a search, include ___ between the terms.

A. *

B. vs

C. .site

D. about

vs

To search for in-depth science content, visit _____.

A. Google Trends

B. Google Scholar

C. Pixabay

D. Microsoft Academic

b,d

Throttling refers to the practice of ______.

A. increasing speeds of certain high-data users at peak hours

B. reducing speeds of certain high-data users at peak hours

C. allotting a specific amount of data usage

D. allotting an unlimited amount of data usage

reducing speeds of certain high-data users at peak hours

Fast-checking claims on a site helps you evaluate ___.

a. credibility

b.support

c.reasonableness

d.accuracy

d

When deciding whether an online source is reliable, consider the currency to determine:

A. how much it costs to view the content.

B. where the content was created.

C. whether the content is interesting.

D. when the content was posted or updated.

d

Intellectual property has negligible financial value.

false

Creative Commons licenses do not combine multiple rights.

false

(True or False) The web is a global collection of millions of computers linked together to share information worldwide.

false

Most web designers provide content so that it adapts appropriately to the size of the display on any device using ____________ web design.

responsive

Each webpage is assigned an address that identifies the location of the page on the Internet, called a(n)

a. Internet Protocol (IP)

b. uniform resource locator (URL)

c. top-level domain (TLD)

URL

An ISP is a company that ____________.

a. manages and assigns top-level domains

b. promotes net neutrality

c. manages C2C e-commerce

d. sells Internet access

sells Internet access

A(n) ____________ website gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.

a. content aggregator

b. media sharing

c. entertainment

d. search engine

content aggregator

Which of the following indicates an encrypted website connection?

a. https in the URL

b. http in the URL

c. The message "secure website" in the address bar

a.https in the URL

Which of the following best describes business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce purchases?

a. The consumer is the decision maker.

b. Pricing can vary based on level of service.

c. Customers bid on items being sold by other customers.

d. Customers can pick up the purchased item in a physical store.

b. Pricing can vary based on level of service.

A business-to-consumer (B2C) website tracks the items you place in a shopping cart using

a. a digital wallet

b. the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol

c. crawlers

d. cookies

cookies

Who or what creates the index for a web directory?

a. A human editor

b. A digital spider

c. A wiki

a

Bandwidth refers to the ____________.

a. capacity of a communication channel

b. speed of an Internet search

c. size of a search directory

capacity of a communication channel

In the CARS checklist, the A stands for ____________.

a. accessibility

b. adaptability

c. accuracy

c