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Question 51

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An advocacy Web site ____.

A) contains content that promotes or sells products or services
B) offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning
C) contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea
D) is maintained by a private individual or family who normally is not associated with any organization

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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To browse the Web, you need a ____.

A) computer that is connected to the Internet and that has a Web browser
B) wireless modem
C) domain name
D) home network

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Outline the guidelines for evaluating a Web site.

A(n) ____ is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 You've just moved to a new community and are investigating options in terms of online service providers where you are now living. . Which of the following is NOT true?

Computers cannot get a virus through e-mail.

Newsgroup members can post, or add, articles of their own.

Many Web sites use newsgroups instead of message boards because they are easier to use.

A(n) ____ name is the text version of an IP address.

As a user receives an e-mail message, an incoming mail server - operated by the user's Internet access provider - sends the messages directly to the user's computer.

____________________ refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality.

The author of a wiki is called a content aggregator.

Newsgroup members frequently post articles as a reply to another article - either to answer a question or to comment on material in the original article.

It is legal to download copyrighted music regardless of whether the song's copyright holder has granted permission for users to download and play the song.

Some Web servers can pull content from a user's computer at regular intervals or whenever updates are made to the site.

When viewing a Web page, pointing to, or positioning the pointer on, a link on the screen typically changes the shape of the pointer to a small ____.

To add an e-mail name and address to a mailing list, a user unsubscribes from it.

Figure 2-3 As shown in Figure 2-3, ____ is an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

____________________ is the development and maintenance of Web pages.

Fixed wireless Internet connections ____.