__________ services act as a middleman, allowing individuals to securely send
and receive money.
P2P
An application programmed to run on a specific platform is called a ____.
Native app
A web app is an app that you access instead of a web browser.
(T/F)
False
When using a Windows Internet browser, pressing _____ reloads a page.
F5
Advantages of web apps include _______.
- No need to install an app
- Collaboration with coworkers and friends
- Available anywhere with an Internet connection
Cookies that remain on your device indefinitely are called ______.
Persistent
Online fraud does not affect your credit score.
(T/F)
False
Digital coupon tools are available as browser extensions.
(T/F)
True
Which of the following is an example of B2C e-commerce?
Purchasing items online with a store credit card
What is consumer-to-consumer e-commerce?
Individuals selling to individuals online
B2B e-commerce relies increasingly on in-person sales calls to businesses.
(T/F)
False
You can use some social search tools to search multiple sites at once.
(T/F)
True
A search site is the same thing as a search engine.
(T/F)
False
Should you gather information from a website where no author information is
available?
No
You can use a browser to _____.
- Research information
- Work in web apps
, - Watch videos
A search operator is a _____.
Character, word, or symbol you can enter to narrow a search
Elements that have little or no effect on search results include ____.
- Stop words
- Capital letters
Recent top-level domains include _____.
- .aero
- .mobi
The ____ develops and disseminates protocols to maintain global web
compatibility.
W3C
A specialty search engine searches only websites that require a subscription.
(T/F)
False
Open websites typically include ____.
- Commercial sites
- Personal websites
Placing a dash before a term tells Google to search only for that word.
(T/F)
False
A sponsored link is defined as a _____.
Link from an advertiser to a product or service related to the search
Tier 1 networks provide the main travel routes for Internet data.
(T/F)
True
Helga runs a website on which she sells houseplants. She also earns through
pay-per-click advertising that allows search engines to show targeted ads on her
site. Which of these products are likely to be advertised on her website?
- Gardening gloves
- Terracotta planters
- Garden scissors
- Watering cans
Web spiders or crawlers search the Internet for new and updated webpages.
(T/F)
True
Google Scholar and Google News are examples of specialty search engines that
allow a person to access information sources of a particular category.
(T/F)
False