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TEST B
 
Write an essay contrasting a news magazine and a specialty magazine. Be sure to include what 
you perceive to be the advantages and disadvantages of each type of story. 

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CHAPTER 19: Reading Electronic Media 
TEST A
 
Answer the multiple-choice questions based on the content of the chapter. 
1. The Internet is an electronic system that 
A. is dependent on the World Wide Web to function. 
B. allows the World Wide Web to function. 
C. is only used by the United States Defense Department. 
2. The benefits of the Internet include 
A. creating documents online and sending messages to professors. 
B. accessing current sources for research and joining discussion groups in chat rooms. 
C. all of the above. 
3. Web pages can be compared to 
A. graphics. 
B. pages in a book. 
C. newsgroups. 
4. Formulating an e-mail message is similar to 
A. a formal letter. 
B. document files. 
C. a quick memo. 
5. A potential problem with utilizing electronic mail is that 
A. e-mail users can wake people in the middle of the night. 
B. confidentiality is not guaranteed. 
C. messages must make their way through an enormous network of computers. 

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6. The symbol @ in an e-mail address indicates 
A. the user ID. 
B. the institution where the e-mail account is housed. 
C. “about.” 
7. Messages are listed in the online mailbox 
A. in the order of importance. 
B. by the sender’s ID. 
C. in the order in which they were received. 
8. To what does CC refer in an e-mail message? 
A. an attachment
B. a copy sent to a third party. 
C. a computer crisis is at hand 
9. Why should a sender NOT utilize all capital letters? 
A. Caps signify yelling. 
B. Caps signify important matters. 
C. Caps should be used only in emergencies. 
10. The term “flaming” means 
A. deleting an e-mail you don’t want to receive before opening it. 
B. attacking a person via e-mail. 
C. “burning” e-mail files. 
11. If you wanted to know more about educational psychology via e-mail, you could subscribe to
A. a focus group. 
B. mindspring.com. 
C. a listserv.