Working with Words
MULTIPLE CHOICE Circle the letter next to the answer that best completes the sentence.
1 | The acronym ISP stands for _______________.
(a) Internet Source Protection (b) Internet Service Protection (c) Internet Service Provider (d) International Standards Provisions
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2 | A modem is _______________.
(a) a gizmo in or attached to a computer that a phone line or cable connects to (b) a modern mode of computing (c) a host computer (d) a network
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3 | The symbol in an e-mail address that tells you it is an e-mail address rather than a Web site is _______________.
(a) $ (b) a dot (c) @ (d) http://
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4 | When a user clicks the "Send" button to send an e-mail message, the message _______________.
(a) goes to the sender's ISP server first (b) goes to the recipient's ISP server first (c) goes directly into the recipient's computer (d) none of the above
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5 | Which of the following is an example of a domain name?
(a) .net (b) harrylumpkin.net (c) harrylumpkin (d) http://www.harrylumpkin.net
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6 | Which of the following is an example of a domain name extension?
(a) .net (b) harrylumpkin.net (c) harrylumpkin (d) http://www.harrylumpkin.net
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7 | Which of the following is an example of a Universal Resource Locator?
(a) .net (b) harrylumpkin.net (c) harrylumpkin (d) http://www.harrylumpkin.net
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8 | A link on a Web page _______________.
(a) takes users to the page or part of a page being linked to (b) lets that page read all the information on the user's computer (c) is always indicated by an image of a little chain (d) none of the above
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FIND THE MISFIT In each group, underline the word or phrase that does not belong with the others. Then state why it doesn't belong.
1 | modem, software, equipment, connection
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2 | extension, domain name, link, URL
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3 | AOL, ISP, URL, server
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4 | e-mail, @, send, URL
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5 | server, computer, user, host
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6 | dot com, http://, .edu, extension
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7 | Web address, e-mail address, URL, Universal Resource Locator
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8 | Web, spider, Internet, World Wide Web
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USING YOUR WORDS Use each of the following words or phrases in a sentence that demonstrates that you understand the meaning of the word or phrase.
1: | ISP
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2: | server
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3: | modem
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4: | T1 line
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5: | URL
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6: | extension
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7: | ISP
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8: | domain name
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9: | http://www.cnn.com
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10: | link
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