Chapter Four Midterm Review

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True/False T Software allows users to interact with the

Internet to access information and services. T An e-mail message sent from New Your to Los

Angeles passes from the router to router until it reaches its destination.

F Like a dial-up connection, and unlike a cable modem, a DSL line provides an always-on connection.

F Satellite service is slower than a dial-up service but much faster than either cable modem or DSL.

Modified True/False T Short Message Service is a method of

sending short messages, no longer than 160 characters, between cell phones.

F Podcasts are Web sites created to express one or more individual’s views on a given topic. Blogs

T Doing business electronically over the Web and private networks is known as e-commerce.

F Client computers are typically powerful computers that can accommodate many simultaneous user requests. Server

Multiple Choice C A ____ uses the customer’s phone line, but there is no dialing up and users can use

the Internet and talk on the phone simultaneously. A. dial-up connection C. DSL connectionB. Cable modem connection D. TI connection D A(n) ____ is an element in an electronic document – a word, phrase or image – that

when clicked, opens a related document.A. URL C. IP addressB. Browser D. hyperlink C A(n) ____ is a valuable tool that enables you to find information on the Web by

specifying words that are key to a topic of interest.A. Router C. search engineB. Port D. URL D ____ is the process of working from locations away from the office by using

telecommunication technologies. A. VoIP C. Instant messagingB. Video conferencing D. Telecommuting D ____ is the only service with substantial setup and equipment costs; users can

expect to spend around $600 up front for installation.A. Dial- up C. CableB. DSL D. Satellite B Web pages are sometimes called ____.A. Blogs C. Web sitesB. HTML documents D. search engines

Completion

Conduction classes over the Web with no physical class meetings is called Distance Learning.