Test Bank Docx Communicating And Sharing The Social Web Ch.8

Visualizing Technology Complete, 9e (Geoghan)

Chapter 8 Communicating and Sharing: The Social Web

1) Which of the following is a method of synchronous online communication?

A) Instant messaging

B) Email

C) Forum

D) Newsgroup

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

2) A moderated chat room ensures that ________.

A) parental controls are in effect

B) all content is screened

C) only subscribers participate

D) no one under the age of 18 is online

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

3) ________ allows you to communicate with one or more people at a time.

A) Instant messaging

B) Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

C) User-generated content

D) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

4) ________ communication allows you to send a message that the receiver can access later.

A) Static

B) Dynamic

C) Asynchronous

D) Synchronous

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

5) ________ is an example of asynchronous communication.

A) Skype

B) Text messaging

C) Chat

D) VoIP

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

6) ________ technology is used for sending email messages.

A) Forward-and-push

B) Store-and-forward

C) Get-and-put

D) Push-and-pull

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

7) Which statement about email is false?

A) Copies of your email may exist on several servers even after the recipient deletes it.

B) Your employer may read your email at your work.

C) It cannot be accessed by hackers.

D) Email can be used for targeted marketing.

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

8) A distorted series of letters and numbers, called a ________, is used to ensure that you are a human and not a computer.

A) password

B) captcha

C) signature line

D) verification

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

9) When sending one email to everyone in your address book, you should use the ________ field to keep their addresses private.

A) To

B) Cc

C) Subject

D) Bcc

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

10) An email ________ is a block of text that is automatically put at the end of your messages.

A) closing

B) salutation

C) identifier

D) signature line

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

11) The collection of websites that enable users to create user-generated content, connect, network, and share is called social ________.

A) methods

B) channels

C) connections

D) media

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

12) All the information someone can find out about you by searching the web is called your ________.

A) avatar

B) folksonomy

C) tagged information

D) digital footprint

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

13) ________ is a social network that is designed for business connections.

A) Facebook

B) Twitter

C) LinkedIn

D) Yahoo!

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

14) In a virtual community, you can communicate with other people by using a(n) ________.

A) captcha

B) profile

C) alias

D) avatar

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

15) ________ is one of the largest online video-hosting sites in the world.

A) Flickr

B) OneDrive

C) Skype

D) YouTube

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

16) ________ is one of the largest online image-sharing sites in the world.

A) Flickr

B) OneDrive

C) Skype

D) LinkedIn

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

17) ________ recommends music to you based on your listening preferences.

A) SoundCloud

B) Pandora

C) Flickr

D) Amazon Prime Music

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

18) A ________ is similar to an online journal, in which you can write about anything you want to share.

A) bulletin

B) log

C) chronicle

D) blog

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

19) ________ is an example of a microblogging site that allows a limited number of characters in a post.

A) The Blogosphere

B) Blogger

C) Twitter

D) Flickr

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

20) Tweets are limited to ________ characters each.

A) 140

B) 280

C) 230

D) 340

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

21) Podcasts allow time ________, so you can listen on your own schedule.

A) lagging

B) shifting

C) delay

D) warping

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

22) You can subscribe to ________ feeds to stay up-to-date on podcasts and news feeds.

A) NSS

B) DNS

C) RSS

D) PSS

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

23) ________ raises money from multiple small investors rather than a few large ones.

A) Crowdresourcing

B) Crowdborrowing

C) Crowdfunding

D) Crowdsourcing

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

24) When you trust the collective opinion of a crowd of people rather than an expert, it is known as ________.

A) crowdresourcing

B) crowdsourcing

C) crowdsampling

D) crowdreferencing

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

25) Wikis are designed for ________, which is allowing people to contribute more than just posting a response.

A) collaboration

B) expert opinions

C) asynchronous communication

D) synchronous communication

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

26) You can use a social ________ site to save and share your favorite interests online.

A) news

B) media marketing

C) review

D) bookmarking

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

27) ________ sites let users evaluate hotels, movies, games, books, and other products and services.

A) Social bookmarking

B) Really Simple Syndication

C) Captcha

D) Social review

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

28) Which of the following is an example of a social news site?

A) Facebook

B) Yelp

C) LinkedIn

D) Reddit

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

29) Using social media sites to sell services is called ________.

A) Short Message Service (SMS)

B) Social media marketing (SMM)

C) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

D) Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

30) When one business provides services for another, it is a type of e-commerce called ________.

A) C2B

B) C2C

C) B2B

D) B2C

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

31) When you buy a textbook online from Amazon.com, you are participating in ________ e-commerce.

A) B2B

B) C2A

C) A2C

D) B2C

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

32) ________ e-commerce allows anyone to sell or trade items online.

A) C2C

B) C2B

C) B2C

D) B2B

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

33) The tools that allow users to create content and have changed the way people communicate and collaborate on the web are known as ________.

A) Web Plus

B) Web 3.0

C) Web 2.0

D) Web Enabled

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

34) ________ is one of the most popular C2C websites.

A) eBay

B) Amazon

C) Google Checkout

D) PayPal

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

35) A Facebook ________ is used to promote an organization, a product, or a service.

A) Page

B) Account

C) profile

D) user

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

36) The # symbol used by Twitter is called a(n) ________.

A) hashtag

B) avatar

C) forum

D) digital footprint

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

37) ________ is used to make a website easier to find by both people and software and increases a webpage ranking in search engine results.

A) RSS

B) SMM

C) SEO

D) IM

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

38) Sharepoint is designed by ________.

A) Apple

B) Google

C) Amazon

D) Microsoft

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

39) In an email, the ________ is a block of text that is automatically put at the end of a message.

A) recipient

B) subject

C) signature line

D) footer

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

40) What is not true about Twitter?

A) Posts can be as long as you want.

B) Posts are called Tweets.

C) Twitter users have followers.

D) Hashtags allow your posts to be searchable.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

41) Asynchronous communication happens in real-time with two or more people online at the same time.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

42) VoIP uses the Internet to transmit calls instead of phone lines or cellular towers.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

43) Asynchronous online communication technology lets you send a message that the receiver can access later.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

44) One way to access email is to read it online through a webmail interface.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

45) The Subject line of an email message helps the recipient know what the message is going to be about.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

46) A captcha is a series of distorted letters and numbers that are difficult for automated software to read but relatively easy for humans to read.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

47) In a virtual world, you can select an avatar as a virtual body.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

48) A viral video is one that can infect your computer with malware.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

49) Twitter is an example of a microblogging site.

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Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

50) Social networks have changed TV watching from a passive experience to an active, social experience.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

51) Podcasts can be either radio-like or TV-like programs that are aired live on the Internet.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

52) You can only edit content on a wiki if you are the original author.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

53) Search engine optimization (SEO) is used to make a website easier to find.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

54) A social bookmarking site allows you to share your bookmarks with others online.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

55) Emojis are small images that represent facial expressions, common objects, and people and animals.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

56) You should be wary about entering your credit card number into a website whose URL does not begin with https.

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Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

57) If you are shopping at a website that is not well-known, you can protect your credit card information by using a third-party payment site such as PayPal.

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Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

58) A company releasing a new product could use a Facebook Page to promote its release.

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Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

59) Online chat services allow conversations with one person at a time.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

60) Crowdfunding focuses on large investors.

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Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

61) Text-based email programs still allow the display of emojis.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

62) One of the first forms of social media was the forum.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

63) World of Warcraft and The Elder Scrolls are examples of massively multiplayer online role-playing games.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

64) In social media, the concept of second screen refers to watching one social media site, like Facebook, on one screen and another social media site, like Twitter, on a second screen.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

65) Text messaging uses Short Message Service.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

66) Forums are considered a part of Web 2.0.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

67) User-generated content is any content created by anyone, whether that person is a professional or an amateur.

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Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

68) Most email programs can display the subject line without opening the email.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

69) You can make a phone call over the Internet using ________ instead of traditional phone lines.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

70) ________ communication takes place in real time.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

71) All the blogs on the web and the connections among them is known as the ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

72) Text messaging is an example of ________ communication.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

73) A(n) ________ is used to ensure that you are a human creating a new email account and not a computer.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

74) An Internet ________ is a funny image or catchphrase that is spread by Internet users across social media.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

75) You can use a(n) ________ block to automatically place your name at the end of each email message you send.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

76) SMS stands for ________ Message Service.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

77) Discussion or message boards are also known as ________.

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Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

78) ________ enables you to send a photo or short video message to someone, but once the message is opened, it is viewable for a brief amount of time and then disappears.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

79) ________ is a Microsoft technology that enables employees in an organization to access information across organizational and geographic boundaries.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

80) ________ content is content created by people who are not professional writers or photographers.

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

81) The millions of blogs are known collectively as the ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

82) RSS stands for Really ________ Syndication.

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

83) Business conducted on the web is known as ________.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

84) SMM stands for social media ________.

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Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

85) The ________ protocol encrypts information before it is sent across the Internet.

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

86) When using Twitter, a word or phrase preceded by a # symbol is called a(n) ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.7 Compare Social Media and Other Online Technologies Used in Business

87) Seeking the collective wisdom of a group of people is known as ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.5 Discuss How Wikis and Other Social Media Sites Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd

88) Another name for a person's online identity is a digital ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

89) The terms ________ and IM are often used interchangeably.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.1 Compare Different Forms of Synchronous Online Communication

90) iTunes as an example of a podcast ________.

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.4 Locate User-Generated Content

91) Websites that use Secure Sockets Layer security begin with the protocol ________.

Diff: 3

Objective: 8.6 Explain the Influence of Social Media on E-Commerce

92) In an email, the ________ line gives the recipient an idea of what the email is about.

Diff: 1

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

93) A(n) ________ video is a video that becomes extremely popular because of recommendations and social sharing.

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Objective: 8.3 Discuss the Impact of Social Media in Society

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

I. VoIP

II. IM

III. asynchronous

IV. synchronous

V. avatar

A. communication that does not require participants to be online at the same time

B. real-time communication between two or more participants over the Internet

C. allows you to make phone calls over the Internet

D. any communication method that occurs in real time

E. virtual body used to interact online

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

95) Match each of the following parts of an email message to its description:

I. Cc

II. Bcc

III. To

IV. signature line

V. subject line

A. field normally used to send an email to someone

B. field used to include someone on the email who is not the main recipient

C. block of text automatically added to the end of an email message

D. describes the content of an email message

E. field used to keep the recipients' email addresses private

Diff: 2

Objective: 8.2 Compare Different Forms of Asynchronous Online Communication

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

I. hashtag

II. viral

III. social sharing site

IV. wiki

V. microblog

A. a word or phrase preceded by a # and used to organize and make tweets searchable

B. allows users to work together to create an article on a topic

C. blogging format limited to a small number of characters

D. allows anyone to create and share media

E. video that is extremely popular

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

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

I. social news site

II. podcast

III. social bookmarking site

IV. social media marketing

V. social review site

A. allows users to share their favorite sites with others online

B. interactive media where users can contribute to the news

C. uses social media to sell products

D. digital media file of a prerecorded radio- or TV-like show

E. allows users to post opinions about products and services

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

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

I. chat room

II. email

III. MMS

IV. message board

V. SMM

A. uses store-and-forward technology

B. where people who do not know each other, but have similar interests, can discuss topics

C. participants post comments and questions and other participants respond

D. used to send brief electronic messages between mobile devices

E. allows messages to include images or videos

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

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

I. MMORPG

II. SSL

III. SEO

IV. RSS

V. SSM

A. makes a website easier to find by both people and software and increases its search engine ranking

B. enables you to simultaneously play a game online with many people

C. format used for distributing web feeds that frequently change

D. using social media sites to sell products and services

E. encrypts information before it is sent across the Internet

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter

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

I. crowdsourcing

II. crowdfunding

III. blogosphere

IV. Web 2.0

V. discussion board

A. all the blogs on the web and the connections among them

B. collective opinion of a group of people rather than the individual opinion of an expert

C. enables users to be creators, and not just consumers, of content

D. also known as a forum

E. raises money from multiple small investors rather than a few large investors

Diff: 3

Objective: Multiple objectives in the chapter