CSIT: Chapter 3

b) online portfolio

Common online investing services include the ability to set up a(n) ____ that displays the status of the stocks you specify.

a) e-tailer

b) online portfolio

c) stock account

d) online recorder

d) Web 2.0

____ generally refers to applications and services that use the Web as a platform to deliver rich applications that enable people to collaborate, socialize, and share information online.

a) Web X

b) Web Y

c) Web 1.0

d) Web 2.0

b) Third-party

____ cookies are cookies placed on your hard drive by a company other than the one associated with the Web page that you are viewing—typically a Web advertising company.

a) Tagged

b) Third-party

c) Associate

d) Outsider

d) instant message and video chat

The program in the accompanying figure allows you to ____.

a) blog

b) upload databases to share with other users

c) search the Web

d) instant message and video chat

c) VOD

Brenda is a college student who enjoys downloading music, movies, and television shows from the Internet. She also uses the Internet for other entertainment, such as sports.

Brenda also orders movies and television through the Internet via a(n) ____ provider, which allows users to download video for a small fee.

a) blog

b) VoIP

c) VOD

d) RSS

a) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

____ is charged with such responsibilities as IP address allocation and domain name management.

a) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

b) National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

c) Web Consortium (W3C)

d) Internet Society (ISOC)

d) VoIP

Today, the standard term for placing telephone calls over any type of data network (including the Internet, as well as a LAN, WAN, or other type of data network) is ____.

a) DSL

b) BoF

c) ISDN

d) VoIP

b) BoF

____ is a new alternative for homes and businesses today in areas where there is fiber optic cabling available all the way to the building.

a) DSL

b) BoF

c) T1

d) ISDN

c) Application service providers (ASPs)

____ are companies that manage and distribute Web-based software services to customers over the Internet.

a) Internet service providers (ISPs)

b) Internet content providers

c) Application service providers (ASPs)

d) Online conferencing service providers

d) portal

The accompanying figure shows the MSN ____ Web page.

a) social networking

b) RSS

c) podcasting

d) portal