Question 1

The Kindle Fire and iPad are examples of touchscreen _________________________.

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Question 2

_________________________ contain articles in chronological, journal-like form, often with reader comments and links to other articles on the Web.

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The answer of _________________________ contain articles in chronological, journal-like form,...

Question 3

Google is a subsidiary of YouTube.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Apple's voice-recognition software, Siri, is an example of the _________________________.

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Question 5

E-mail was one of the earliest services of the Internet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Facebook is an example of a(n) _____.

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The answer of Facebook is an example of a(n) _____....

Question 7

Why did AOL begin losing customers in the early 2000s?

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A)   It didn't provide instant messaging.
B)   It couldn't keep up with the advent of broadband Internet connections.
C)   It didn't screen out pornographic sites.
D)   It merged with Time Warner.
E)   It merged with Google.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The introduction of microprocessors, miniature circuits made of silicon, made personal computers possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Apple's response to which of the following established the new media economics?

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A)   Napster
B)   Facebook
C)   Google+
D)   AOL
E)   All of the options are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

What does the term digital divide refer to?

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A)   The ability of the rich to have access to the latest information technology while the poor do not
B)   The length of time it takes for messages to travel between two continents
C)   The competition between software companies
D)   The programming gap between using a Microsoft operating system and a system like Linux
E)   The difference in quality between an analog and a digital recordingF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Internet is not true?

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A)   One of the goals for its creation and early development was computer time-sharing.
B)   It is a hierarchical network where some have the power to kick others off the network.
C)   By 2015, about 89 percent of all U.S. adults were Internet users.
D)   The development of microprocessors and fiber-optic technology was necessary for the Internet to develop into a marketable medium.
E)   In its development stage, the Internet was primarily used by universities, government research labs, and corporations involved with high-tech products.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

According to the American Library Association, what are the limitations of trying to protect children from inappropriate material on the Internet?

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A)   It's annoying to have to disable the filters every time an adult wants to access that material.
B)   There is no way to filter out all illegal content but still allow access to constitutionally protected materials.
C)   Current filtering software doesn't block enough material.
D)   There isn't enough federal funding for all schools and libraries to have the filtering software.
E)   There are no limitations.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Yahoo!'s business method has been to make itself an all-purpose entry point, or _______, to the Internet

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A)   ISP
B)   algorithm
C)   Web browser
D)   portal
E)   search engineF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Name a group that worked to establish the early Internet. Explain the motivation for developing the Internet.

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One of the key groups that worked to est...

Question 15

By 2015, what percentage of American households moved from dial-up to faster broadband internet?

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A)   35 percent
B)   About 50 percent
C)   About 81 percent
D)   95 percent
E)   None of the options are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

_____ is a term that describes the gap between the information "haves" and "have-nots."

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The answer of _____ is a term that describes the...

Question 17

Briefly describe how digital communication has progressed from e-mail.

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Digital communication has progressed sig...

Question 18

By 2014, Bing had nearly 66 percent of the search engine market share.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Netscape overtook Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser in the late 1990s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Web navigation software packages such as Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer are known as _________________________.

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The answer of Web navigation software packages such as Firefox...

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Web navigation software packages such as Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer are known as _________________________.

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Facebook is an example of a(n) _____.

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Apple's voice-recognition software, Siri, is an example of the _________________________.

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Google is a subsidiary of YouTube.

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E-mail was one of the earliest services of the Internet.

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The Kindle Fire and iPad are examples of touchscreen _________________________.

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Netscape overtook Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser in the late 1990s.

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Why did AOL begin losing customers in the early 2000s?

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By 2014, Bing had nearly 66 percent of the search engine market share.

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According to the American Library Association, what are the limitations of trying to protect children from inappropriate material on the Internet?

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Yahoo!'s business method has been to make itself an all-purpose entry point, or _______, to the Internet

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_____ is a term that describes the gap between the information "haves" and "have-nots."

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Briefly describe how digital communication has progressed from e-mail.

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_________________________ contain articles in chronological, journal-like form, often with reader comments and links to other articles on the Web.

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What does the term digital divide refer to?

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