Chapter 6 Test Items
Chapter 6 Multiple-choice Items
1. This U. S. Department of Defense network was an early version today’s Internet.
A) WWW
B) ARPANET
C) hypertext
D) intranet
2. This is a term for the trail that people leave behind as a result of their social media interactions.
A) digital footprint
B) online reputation
C) digital decisions
D) online selfie
3. This kind of software can prevent students from accessing certain sites, and can also block attempts by others to
gain access to their computers.
A) cookies
B) filtering
C) firewall
D) blockers
4. Which of the following is not one of the topics covered in a typical digital citizenship course?
A) Privacy and security
B) Searching and storing
C) Self-image and identify
D) Digital footprint and reputations
5. As a rule, it is better to avoid this in online communications, because it can be misinterpreted.
A) Selfies
B) Flaming
C) Sarcasm
D) Humor
6. In the following URL, what is the domain designator? http://www.ed.gov
A) http
B) www
C) ed
D) gov
7. Which of the following is an item one can use to navigate the web?
A) domain names
B) browser hands
C) QR codes
D) online organizer
8. Which of the following is a common syntax error in URLS?
A) confusing a hyphen with an underscore
B) using an incorrect domain name
C) misspelling the domain designator
D) confusing the URL with the page name
9. Google, Bing, and Yahoo are all examples of this online tool.
A) subject index
B) metacrawler
C) search engine
D) directory
10. This is a general name for online resources that allow people to contribute their own content, rather than just use
content submitted by others.
A) Web 2.0
B) social networking systems
B) microblogs
C) CMSs
11. Twitter is a popular example of which online tool?
A) blog
B) chatroom
C) microblog
D) wiki
12. Kickstarter and Indiegogo are examples of this kind of online resource.
A) photo-sharing community
B) crowdsourced wiki
C) social network
D) crowdfunding site
13. This is the Internet standard for how web pages are formatted and displayed.
A) CGI
B) VRML
C) PERL
D) HTML
14. This is a format usually used for drawn images, illustrations, clip art, or animations that are displayed online.
A) JPEG
B) GIF
C) FTP
D) PDF
Chapter 6 Short-Answer Items
1. This is the term for communications formats in which message are intended to be seen later, rather than
immediately.
2. This is a small piece of text placed on a hard drive by a web server; it is done for several purposes, one of which
is tracking one’s use of the Internet.
3. This is the practice of using technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.
4. Facebook is one example of these online locations in which users can design and upload their content and meet
and connect with friends from around the world.
5. This is the term for the quality people re$ect when they practice responsible, civil, safe,
and productive use of modern technologies.
6. This is the term for guidelines that govern civil, courteous behavior in online communications.
7. These systems, which are an online collection of web course design and delivery tools, have become the most
common means of designing and delivering web-based courses.
8. These are programs that use more than one search engine at the same time to locate items online.
9. This prefix on a Twitter message allows users to locate messages on topics of interest to them.
10. This is a form of online two-way interactive communication in which participants can see
and hear each other.
11. Recognized as an important quality for web developers, this is the term for being a
critical and ethical producer and consumer of media.
12. This kind of software is sometimes needed to get a web page from one’s computer to an
online server.
13. These are special programs that must be downloaded and used in order to see
multimedia features like videos and animation.
14. This is a term for applications programs that work on all platforms (e.g., both Apple and
Androi
D).
Chapter 6 Essay Items
1. Describe at least three of the skill areas that one must acquire over time in order to be an effective website
developer.
2. Name at least two of the three ways one can use site authorship to determine that a website’s information is
legitimate and reliable.
Chapter 6 Test Item Answer Key
Chapter 6 Multiple-choice Items
Chapter 6 Short-Answer Items
Chapter 6 Essay Items