| An ______ provides access to the Internet. The most widely used commercial ______s use telephone lines, cable, and/or wireless connections. Some of the best-known ______s are Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. [acronym] |
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| The ______ provides a multimedia interface to the numerous resources available on the Internet. |
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| a type of personal Web site where articles are regularly posted |
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| ______-ins are programs that are automatically started and operate as a part of your browser. |
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| a Web site specially designed to allow visitors to fill in missing information or correct inaccuracies |
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| ______ computing uses the Internet and the Web to shift many computer activities from a user’s computer to computers on the Internet. |
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| Facebook ______ are often used by businesses and public figures to promote ideas, products, and services. |
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| ______-based e-mail accounts require a special program known as an e-mail ______ to be installed on your computer. Examples include Windows Mail, Mozilla’s Thunderbird, and Apple’s Mail. |
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| Facebook ______ are communities of individuals who share common interest on Facebook. |
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| this appears first in a typical e-mail and includes addresses, subject, and attachments |
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| MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ are examples of ______ networking sites. |
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| ______ Reader from Adobe is a plug-in used for viewing and printing a variety of standard forms and other documents saved in a special format called PDF. |
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| programs that provide access to Web resources; i.e. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari |
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| ______ messaging allows two or more people to contact each other via direct, live communication. The most widely used ______ messaging services are AOL’s ______ Messenger (AIM), Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and Google Talk. |
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| the content portion of e-mail correspondence |
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| one of the first large-scale social networking sites |
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| an Internet-based medium for delivering music and movie files from the Internet to a computer |
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| A Facebook ______ is an individual’s Facebook page, which may include photos, lists of personal interests, contact information, and other personal information. |
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| the most popular microblogging site that enables you to add new content from your browser, instant messaging application, or even a mobile phone |
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| Google’s Gmail, Microsoft’s Hotmail, Yahoo!’s Yahoo!Mail |
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| ______ Media Player from Microsoft is a plug-in used for playing audio files, video files, and much more. |
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| the most widely used social networking site as of 2008 |
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| the largest network in the world that is made up of wires, cables, and satellites |
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| the premier business-oriented social networking site |
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| ______ use streaming technology in which audio and video files are continuously downloaded to your computer while you are listening to and/or viewing the file content. |
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| ______ from Apple is a plug-in used for playing audio and video files. |
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| ______ from Adobe is a plug-in used for playing Web-based games and viewing concerts and dynamic animations. |
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| provides additional information about a sender of an e-mail message, such as name, address, and telephone number |
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| ______ from RealNetworks is a plug-in used for playing audio and video files. |
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| ______ is by far the most popular Internet activity. |
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