Reading Test 1 Spring, 2004 Name: Jennifer Rudd
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All answers are based on the reading assignments. Use short answers or single word.
1. What are the names of the two major web browsers?
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator
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2. What does it means when data is cached?
It is stored temporarily in your computer’s memory.
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3. What is the URL of Valdosta State University homepage?
www.valdosta.edu____________________________________________________________________
4. What is the “glue” of the web, according to the author?
Hypertext and hyperlinks
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5. What kind of computer language are web pages written on?
HTML or Hypertext Markup Language
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6. What type of organization is it when its URL has an extension of “coop”?
Cooperatives
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7. What does “ICANN” stand for?
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
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8. When a domain name ends at “HK”, which country is the web site originated?
Hong Kong
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9. Besides starting an URL with “http://”, name one other ?
ftp____________________________________________________________________
10. What is http stand for?
_hypertext transfer protocol
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11. Name three of the most popular search engine.
Yahoo, Google and Alta Vista
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12. Name the search engine that uses natural language query technology.
ASK Jeeves
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13. Name the three operators in Boolean logic?
And, or, not____________________________________________________________________
14. How do we “Phrase Search”?
Use search terms containing more than one word in a specific order by enclosing the words in quotation marks ____________________________________________________________________
15. There are five question you should ask when evaluating information on the web, name all five.
Who is the Author, ___________________________________________________________________
Who is the Publisher
What is the point of view
Are there references to other sources
How current is the information
16. What is the only ftp site the author mentioned?
Download.com____________________________________________________________________
17. Some search engines allow “+” and “-“, in front of search words. Explain with an example.
(+) symbol preceding a word requires the word be present in documents.
(-) symbol ensures the word not be present
Examples: (+ fraud) would be included in the documents.
Examples: (- election) would not be present in the documents
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18. What are the differences of “search engine” and “meta-search engine”?
Search engines search each directory and index individually. Meta-search engines search multiple engines at one time giving you more results ____________________________________________________________________
19. Create a domain name for yourself that follows the technical restrictions? Search the web, be sure that the domain name you created is NOT already taken. Write the full path.
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20. Describe how to change the “home” page, the first page every time the browser runs. Use Internet Explorer.
Go to Tools; Click Internet Options. A box will come up. Type in the name of the website that you want. Then click apply. ____________________________________________________________________
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