Chapter 7 The Internet Exam Questions

Visualizing Technology Complete, 9e (Geoghan)

Chapter 7 The Internet

1) The Internet was originally created as a communication system for the ________.

A) Department of Education

B) Department of Defense

C) U.S. Congress

D) University System

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

2) What is not true about pop-up blockers?

A) They are triggered by cookies.

B) They prevent webpages from opening a new window.

C) They can be configured for different sites.

D) They can serve useful purposes.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

3) What was the ARPANET?

A) A project of the Department of Transportation

B) The origins of the Internet

C) A network of two computers

D) A network originally authorized by President Truman

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

4) What is the Internet backbone?

A) A company's main connection to the Internet

B) The system of satellites that carry the Internet's signals

C) The four original nodes of the Internet

D) A high-speed connection between networks

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

5) Which of the following is not true about the 5G network?

A) It transmits hundreds of times faster than 4G.

B) It uses a wide band of frequencies.

C) The "G" stands for "graphics" because it is designed for streaming videos.

D) It is equal to the speed of the broadband currently available to most consumers.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

6) When the Internet backbone was privatized, five large ________ Access Points made up the new backbone.

A) Ethernet

B) Fiber

C) Wireless

D) Network

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

7) Which broadband service are you likely to use if you live in a very remote area?

A) Cable

B) Satellite

C) DSL

D) Fiber

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

8) The least expensive form of Internet connection is ________.

A) DSL

B) cable

C) FTTH

D) dial-up

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

9) Wireless access points that are available in public spaces are called ________.

A) hyperlinks

B) Network Access Points

C) Internet protocols

D) hotspots

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

10) ________ is the authoring language that defines the structure of a webpage.

A) Hypertext

B) User-generated content (UGC)

C) TLD

D) HTML

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

11) Programs that interpret HTML to display webpages are called ________.

A) interpreters

B) translators

C) compilers

D) web browsers

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

12) Adding a browser ________ gives you quick access to the features of the application that installed it.

A) add-on

B) toolbar

C) plug-in

D) home page

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

13) ________ technologies use telephone lines to carry digital signals.

A) FTTH

B) DSL

C) FiOS

D) WiMAX

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

14) A third-party program, such as Adobe Flash Player, is considered to be a(n) ________.

A) toolbar

B) add-on

C) tab

D) plug-in

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

15) You would install a(n) ________ if you wanted to enable new capabilities in your web browser.

A) toolbar

B) add-on

C) plug-in

D) taskbar

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

16) In the URL http://www.irs.gov, http is the ________.

A) TLD

B) subdomain

C) domain name

D) protocol

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

17) In the URL http://www.irs.gov, irs is the ________.

A) TLD

B) protocol

C) subdomain

D) domain name

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

18) Today, the backbone of the Internet is composed of numerous Internet ________ Points around the world.

A) Exchange

B) Connection

C) Hyperlink

D) Relay

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

19) The FTP protocol is used to ________.

A) log in to a secure webpage

B) transfer files

C) surf the web

D) verify an email address

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

20) The s in https stands for ________.

A) sponsored

B) secure

C) system

D) service

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

21) 74.125.224.72 is an example of a(n) ________.

A) protocol

B) domain name

C) DNS

D) IP address

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

22) Which organization coordinates the Internet naming system?

A) FCC

B) WWW

C) W3C

D) ICANN

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

23) The ________ enables users to enter a friendly name like google.com instead of an address like 74.125.224.72.

A) IP

B) TLD

C) DNS

D) ISP

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

24) Which operator is used to return search results that include two specific words?

A) NOT

B) BUT

C) AND

D) OR

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

25) Wi-Fi that is made available in some cities and towns is known as ________ Wi-Fi.

A) broadband

B) regional

C) municipal

D) corporate

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

26) .com is an example of a(n) ________.

A) DNS

B) TLD

C) LTE

D) NAP

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

27) Which of the following is not a way in which bandwidth is measured?

A) Megabytes per second

B) Kilobits per second

C) Megabits per second

D) Gigabits per second

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

28) Broadband is considered any transmission speed over ________ Mbps.

A) 15

B) 20

C) 25

D) 30

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

29) Another name for the domain name is the ________.

A) top-level domain

B) second-level domain

C) protocol

D) resource

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

30) What type of high-speed network is normally set up in a person's home?

A) Hotspot

B) Municipal Wi-Fi

C) Satellite

D) Wi-Fi

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

31) Which of the following is true about ARPANET?

A) It connected four sites at first.

B) It took 20 years to develop.

C) It was developed by the Department of Education.

D) Its strength was its single, secure pathway.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

32) Having quick access to features in a browser is often done through a browser toolbar.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

33) ARPANET is the name first given to the Internet.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

34) The original use of the Internet was to conduct business between corporations and their customers.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

35) Internet2 is much faster than the Internet because it has a fiber optic backbone.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

36) Dial-up Internet access is the slowest type of Internet connection.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

37) The OR operator is used to return results that include either of two specific words.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

38) DSL is normally slower than cable Internet access.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

39) FTTH uses fiber-optic cables.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

40) The 4G cellular network standard includes WiMAX Mobile Internet technology.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

41) Satellite broadband service speeds are comparable to those of cable.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

42) It is recommended that you have more than one web browser installed on your computer.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

43) Mobile browsers are optimized to be viewed on small screens.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

44) TLDs often represent the type of website that is being visited.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

45) By using tabbed browsing, you can have multiple home pages.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

46) A browser plug-in is a third-party program, such as Adobe Reader.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

47) The top-level domain used by the government is .net.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

48) The United States government developed the naming system for the Internet.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

49) All the computers connected to the Internet are given a unique IP address.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

50) When you perform a search for the term aquarium from a computer in Kansas City, your results will most likely be different than if you perform the same search while you are in Seattle.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

51) Using the Boolean operator NOT means the results must include the first word but cannot include the second word.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

52) A search engine is essentially a large database of indexed webpages.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

53) Google has a search tool called Google Scholar that you can use for research.

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Objective: 7.5 Discuss How to Evaluate the Credibility of Information Found on the Web

54) User-generated content refers to the fact that anyone can put content on the web.

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Objective: 7.5 Discuss How to Evaluate the Credibility of Information Found on the Web

55) If the website is well designed, then the information on the site is probably credible.

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Objective: 7.5 Discuss How to Evaluate the Credibility of Information Found on the Web

56) Chrome is the most popular web browser for people using Macs.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

57) You must use a search engine to search the Internet; you cannot search directly from the address bar.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

58) Cable Internet access uses the same wires for cable Internet and cable TV.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

59) Navigation buttons allow you to move back and forth between webpages you have visited.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

60) The World Wide Web and the Internet refer to the same network structure.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

61) Add-ons are designed to work with all browsers.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

62) Cookies are examples of add-ons.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

63) The Internet ________ is the high-speed connection between networks.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

64) You can make calls over the Internet using ________.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

65) ________ is text that contains links to other text and is used to navigate the web.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

66) Clicking a(n) ________ allows you to link to other information on the World Wide Web.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

67) A(n) ________ is a company that offers a connection to the Internet.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

68) ________ refers to a network's data transfer rate.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

69) DSL and cable are examples of a(n) ________ connection.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

70) FTTH stands for ________.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

71) A Wi-Fi ________ is a wireless access point that is available in many public locations.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

72) ________ are small text files placed on a computer when a website is visited.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

73) The language used to define the structure of a webpage is called ________.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

74) Google ________ is a popular web browser.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

75) The new Windows 10 browser is called Microsoft ________.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

76) A(n) ________ is the first page of a website or the webpage that appears when you first open your browser.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

77) Fiber Optic Service can be abbreviated as ________.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

78) URL stands for ________.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

79) DNS stands for ________.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

80) A(n) ________ engine searches other search engines.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

81) A(n) ________ consists of one or more webpages, all located in the same place.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

82) The ________ translates the website URL into an IP address because it is easier to remember the URL than a series of numbers.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

83) AND and OR are examples of ________ operators.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

84) Google ________ is a search tool that can be used to find articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions.

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Objective: 7.5 Discuss How to Evaluate the Credibility of Information Found on the Web

85) Content that is written by everyday users of the web is called ________ content.

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Objective: 7.5 Discuss How to Evaluate the Credibility of Information Found on the Web

86) Screen readers access ________, which is a description of an image on a webpage, to make a website more accessible.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

87) The browser that you set up as your ________ browser is what will open any links you select.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

88) When you want to remember a website, you can save it to your ________ folder.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

89) When searching the Internet, you will use the ________, to see what hits you acquired from your search.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

90) The ________ is designed for education, research, and collaboration.

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

91) 4G includes the WiMAX Mobile Internet and ________ technologies.

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

92) The ________ browsing feature allows a person to have multiple webpages open at the same time.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

93) Most information on the web is in the form of ________.

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

94) In the URL "http://apple.com", "apple" is considered the ________.

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Objective: 7.4 Demonstrate How to Navigate the Web

95) Match each of the following terms to its description:

I. Internet Exchange Points

II. ARPANET

III. Netscape Navigator

IV. Internet2

V. World Wide Web

A. dominant web browser in the 1990s

B. original Internet

C. compose the Internet backbone

D. one way that information moves on the Internet

E. designed for education, research, and collaboration

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Objective: 7.1 Recognize the Importance of the Internet

96) Match each of the following types of Internet connections to its description:

I. dial-up

II. broadband

III. DSL

IV. FTTH

V. satellite Internet access

A. uses telephone lines to carry digital signals

B. least expensive and slowest Internet connection

C. carries Internet, TV, and phone calls to your home over fiber-optic cable

D. requires a clear view of the southern sky

E. Internet service with a speed greater than 25 Mbps

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Objective: 7.2 Compare Types of Internet Connections

97) Match each of the following browser features to its description:

I. Tabbed browsing

II. Navigation buttons

III. Home page

IV. Favorites

V. Address bar

A. enables you to have multiple webpages open in tabs

B. allows you to save web addresses; also called bookmarks

C. contains the web address of the current webpage

D. first page of a website or the webpage that appears when a browser is first opened

E. allow you to move backward and forward through browsed webpages

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Objective: 7.3 Compare Popular Web Browsers

98) Match each of the following terms to its description:

I. Top-level domain

II. Internet service provider

III. LTE

IV. Domain Name System

V. HTML

A. enables you to use a name instead of an IP address

B. represents the type of website that is visited

C. language used to display information on the web

D. standard used by 4G cellular networks

E. a company offering Internet access

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Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

99) Match each of the following terms to its description:

I. add-on

II. plug-in

III. toolbar

IV. mobile browser

V. hotspot

A. optimized for small screens

B. wireless access point in a public location

C. created for a specific browser to expand features

D. gives quick access to features

E. third-party program to extend browser functionality

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Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

100) Match each of the following terms to its description:

I. uniform resource locator

II. Voice over Internet Protocol

III. LTE

IV. ARPANET

V. Network Access Point

A. the beginning of the Internet

B. website address

C. makes up the backbone of the Internet

D. technology for implementing 4G cellular service

E. used for making calls over the Internet

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Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter