Discovering Computers Ch 1-2

Despite their larger size, national ISPs usually offer ____ services and have a ______ technical support staff than regional ISPs.

In a search engine, parentheses are used to combine hits that include specific words with those that only include one word from a list. (true/false)

What is the purpose of an Internet Protocol address (IP address)?

The goal of ARPANET was to build a network that allowed scientists at different physical locations to share information and work together on military and scientific projects. (true/false)

(T/F) Large files on FTP sites often are uncompressed (unzipped) to reduce storage space and download time

(T/F) The difference between a wiki and a site like the one in the accompanying figure is that users cannot modify original posts on an wiki.

allows users to have multiple home pages that automatically open when the browser starts

Many pages use a program to build and maintain lists of words found on Web sites. What is the term for that program?

When a user starts a computer, portions of the operating system are copied from the computer's hard disk into memory (T/F)

C++ (example of)

small and have limited hardware because they are components in larger products

term for a list of Web page names that contain the search text

what devices can be used to record and retrieve data, instructions, and/or information for future use on a computer

What does HTML5 support in a Web browser provide

(T/F) a TCP server is an Internet server that usually is associated with an Internet access provider.

the seven categories of computers

a hard drive often functions as a source of input because they transfer items from storage to memory.

process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet

The major carriers of Internet network traffic are known collectively by what term?

most major corporations use for business activities

serves as an interface between the user, application software, and the computer's