MIS Chapter 7

Question 1

What is the Internet?

Answer 1

A worldwide collection of millions of computers and networks.
A network of networks

Question 2

What is the Internet Backbone?

Answer 2

A foundation network linked with fiber optic cables supporting very high bandwidth

Question 3

How does the Web organize information?

Answer 3

Hypermedia

Question 4

What does Hypermedia include?

Answer 4

embedded references to audio, text, images, video or other documents.

Question 5

What are the embedded references in hypermedia documents known as?

Answer 5

Hypertext

Question 6

What does DNS do and what does it stand for?

Answer 6

Domain Name System
Converts domain names to IP addresses

Question 7

What is the language used to create Web pages?

Answer 7

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Question 8

What is Internet Telephony?

Answer 8

Using the Internet rather than telephones to exchange spoken conversions.

Question 9

What is a blog?

Answer 9

An online journal or newsletter that is frequently updated

Question 10

An audio file that is posted on the Web for users to download

Answer 10

Podcast