A personal area network (PAN) is a wireless network that connects information networking devices
within a small area, such as an office, home, or several floors of a building. - correct answer ✔✔False
A telecommunications protocol is any material substance that carries an electronic signal to support
communications between a sending and receiving device. - correct answer ✔✔False
In a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the markers are codes that tell the browser how to format the
text or graphics that will be displayed. - correct answer ✔✔False
A client is any computer on a network that sends messages requesting services from the servers on the
network. - correct answer ✔✔True
_____ is a good site to develop your professional network. - correct answer ✔✔LinkedIn
_____ refers to a computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet
service and accessed with a Web browser. - correct answer ✔✔Cloud Computing
Businesses and organizations that manage a local area network (LAN) connect to the Internet via a Web
browser. - correct answer ✔✔False
Like other programs, Java software can run only on specific types of computers. - correct answer
✔✔False
Organizations that are concerned about the security of their data should not use public cloud computing.
- correct answer ✔✔True
The United States has high Internet penetration among its population constituting the majority of people
online. - correct answer ✔✔False
Video content can be placed on the Internet using the same approach as a blog. - correct answer
✔✔True
, Liesel is an entrepreneur, and she'd like to publish a website for her small business. Liesel ____________.
- correct answer ✔✔can use hosting services
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a leading standards-setting organization
whose IEEE network standards are the basis for many telecommunications devices and services. - correct
answer ✔✔True
The fiber-optic cables that span the globe over land and under sea make up the Internet _____. - correct
answer ✔✔backbone
Domain names must always have at least _____ parts, with each part separated by a dot (period). -
correct answer ✔✔two
A _____ is a telecommunications network that connects users and their computers in a geographical
area that spans a campus or a city. - correct answer ✔✔metropolitan area network (MAN)
A virtual private network (VPN) supports a secure, encrypted connection between a company's
employees and remote users through a third-party service provider. - correct answer ✔✔True
The area covered by one or more interconnected wireless access points is commonly called a(n) _____. -
correct answer ✔✔hot spot
_____ is a process for driving traffic to a Web site by using techniques that improve the site's ranking in
search results. - correct answer ✔✔Search engine optimization
Social journalism or citizen journalism ________. - correct answer ✔✔may not be as reliable as
mainstream media sources
When you are looking for a 'hotspot', you are searching for _____. - correct answer ✔✔a wireless access
point
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