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____________________ connections keep you continually connected to your provider and,therefore,continually connected to the Internet whenever your computer or other device being used to access the Internet is on.

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Instant messaging (IM)is the original industry term for the process of placing telephone calls over the Internet.

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Online music ____ allow you to purchase and then download music singles and albums to your computer,mobile phone,or portable digital media player.

Many news sites have searchable archives to look for past articles,although some require a fee to view back articles.

A(n)____________________ site can be loosely defined as any site that creates a community of individuals who can communicate with and/or share information with one another.

One type of self-contained business application designed to work over the Internet or a company network is a(n)Internet service.

Lack of feedback is a disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning.

The primary infrastructure that makes up the ____ is typically owned by communications companies,such as telephone and cable companies.

Businesses and ISPs typically archive e-mail messages that travel through their servers.

Online auctions are the most common way to buy items online from other individuals.

____ cookies are cookies placed on your hard drive by a company other than the one associated with the Web

Video content delivered at the user's request is called ____.

____,as it relates to the Internet,encompasses what information about individuals is available,how it is used,and by whom.

Web services companies are the enterprises that own or operate the paths or "roadways" along which Internet data travels,such as the Internet backbone and the communications networks connected to it.

Case 8-1 Anthony is passionate about politics and enjoys sharing and discussing his views with others over the Internet. -Anthony regularly visits several popular political ____, which are Web pages designed to facilitate written discussions between people on specific subjects.

Technically,the Internet is a physical network,and the Web is the collection of Web

What are the main characteristics of satellite Internet access?

____________________ technology enables one computing device to locate or identify the current status of another device.

A(n)____________________ is a special symbol that is used in conjunction with a part of a word to specify the pattern of the terms you want to search for.

Performance-based exams cannot be administered and taken online.