Computer+Apps.+Class

= Quiz Yourself 2-1 Instructions: Find the true statement below. Then rewrite the remaining false statements so that they are true. 1. An access provider is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee. 2. An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet. 3. A domain name, such as [|www.google.com], is the text version of a IP address. 4. Satellite Internet service provides high-speed Internet access through the cable television network via satellite. 5. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) oversees research and sets guidelines and standards. =

= Quiz Yourself 2-2 Instructions: Find the true statement below. Then rewrite the remaining false statements so that they are true. 1. A blog is a Web site that uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect the interests, opinions, and personalities of the author and sometimes site visitors. 2. You cannot assume that all information on the Web is correct and accurate. 3. Audio and video files are compressed to reduce their file sizes. 4. Popular plug-in applications include iTunes, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player. 5. The more widely used web browsers for personal computers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Google Chrome. 6. To develop a Web page, you have to have s url 7. To improve your Web searches, use general nouns and put the least important terms last in the search text .=

= Quiz Yourself 2-3 Instructions: Find the true statement below. Then rewrite the remaining false statements so that they are true. 1. A chat room is a location on a server that permits users to chat with each other. 2. An e-mail address is the transmition of messages and files via a computer network. 3. consumer-to-consumer e-commerce occurs when one consumer sells directly to another, such as in an online auction. 4. FTP server is a computer that allows users to upload and/ download files using FTP. 5. Spam uses the Internet (instead of the public switched telephone network) to connect a calling party to one or more called parties. 6. Netiquette is the code of acceptable behaviors while on the Internet. 7. VoIP enables users to speak to other users over the Internet. =