Question 1

Users of the Internet are worried about their privacy.Explain the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the difference between opt-in and opt-out.

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The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights is a...

Question 2

Telephone over the Internet in which voice messages are transmitted in digital packets is

Accepted Answer

A)   IM.
B)   Web telephony.
C)   routing.
D)   VoIP.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In 1962,_____________ of the Rand Corporation proposed a packet-switching system that would allow the military to maintain command over its missiles and planes in the event of a nuclear attack.It is the basis of what we know today as the Internet.

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A)   John Mauchly
B)   Paul Allen
C)   Paul Baran
D)   Steve JobsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Sensing that the future of computing was in personal computers and that computers' power would reside not in their size but in the software that ran them,_____________ dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 and,with his friend _____________,founded Microsoft Corporation.

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A)   Steve Jobs;Stephen Wozniak
B)   Bill Gates;Paul Allen
C)   Paul Baran;Paul Allen
D)   Steven Bellovin;Vinton CerfE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) B

Question 5

The widening disparity between the communication technology haves and have-nots is referred to as

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A)   flat rate billing.
B)   the information gap.
C)   the information slow lane.
D)   the technology gap.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

The development of the _____________-with its small size,absence of heat,and low cost-made personal computers possible.

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A)   terminal
B)   microcomputer
C)   vacuum tube
D)   semiconductorE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

When people go online,the click streams they leave provide them with privacy protection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Resenting the positive posts of friends on social media is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   social isolation.
B)   peer pressure.
C)   Facebook envy.
D)   Facebook depressionE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The most well known and arguably the most effective ______ Web site is MoveOn.org.

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A)   commercial
B)   spam-free
C)   blogging
D)   activistE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Although some critics see the Internet as possibly harmful to the democratic process,more traditional media-radio,for example-were universally hailed as bringing more people into the political process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The lack of technological access among people of color,the poor,the disabled,and those living in rural areas is called the

Accepted Answer

A)   information gap.
B)   digital divide.
C)   information slow lane.
D)   technology gap.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In 2012,the Internet industry and federal government responded to users' fear for their
Personal privacy with ________________,voluntary guidelines asking sites to place a "do
Not track" button on their Web pages.

Accepted Answer

A)   network neutrality
B)   the Protect Intellectual Property Act
C)   the Stop Online Piracy Act
D)   the Consumer Privacy Bill of RightsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Facebook depression is not recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The "originator of the computer" is considered to be German Gottfried Leibnitz.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The intensity of the online world can sometimes trigger ____________ in teens.

Accepted Answer

A)   Facebook depression.
B)   social isolation.
C)   Facebook envy.
D)   fear of missing out.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Proponents of Internet freedom see its _____________ as providing protection for unpopular expression;proponents of greater Internet control see it as the Internet's greatest danger.

Accepted Answer

A)   anonymity
B)   reach
C)   breadth
D)   low costE) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 17

The first electronic digital computer,_____________,was developed by the British during World War II to help break the German's secret code.

Accepted Answer

A)   ENIAC
B)   UNIVAC
C)   Colossus
D)   ARPAE) All of the above
F) B) and D) C

Question 18

What does it mean to say that media are extensions of our bodies? Give an example.

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To say that media are extensions of our ...

Question 19

What are the Five Internet Freedoms? Briefly describe each.

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The Five Internet Freedoms are:

1. Free...

Question 20

The software that tells a computer how to work is called its

Accepted Answer

A)   microprocessor.
B)   MITS.
C)   WAN.
D)   operating system.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Users of the Internet are worried about their privacy.Explain the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the difference between opt-in and opt-out.

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In 1962,_____________ of the Rand Corporation proposed a packet-switching system that would allow the military to maintain command over its missiles and planes in the event of a nuclear attack.It is the basis of what we know today as the Internet.

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Sensing that the future of computing was in personal computers and that computers' power would reside not in their size but in the software that ran them,_____________ dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 and,with his friend _____________,founded Microsoft Corporation.

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The development of the _____________-with its small size,absence of heat,and low cost-made personal computers possible.

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When people go online,the click streams they leave provide them with privacy protection.

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Resenting the positive posts of friends on social media is known as

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The most well known and arguably the most effective ______ Web site is MoveOn.org.

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The lack of technological access among people of color,the poor,the disabled,and those living in rural areas is called the

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In 2012,the Internet industry and federal government responded to users' fear for their Personal privacy with ________________,voluntary guidelines asking sites to place a "do Not track" button on their Web pages.

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Facebook depression is not recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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The "originator of the computer" is considered to be German Gottfried Leibnitz.

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The intensity of the online world can sometimes trigger ____________ in teens.

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Proponents of Internet freedom see its _____________ as providing protection for unpopular expression;proponents of greater Internet control see it as the Internet's greatest danger.

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