Which of the Following Is True of the Term Internet

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the term Internet backbone?

• A) It refers to high-speed data lines provided by many firms all across the world that interconnect and collectively form the core of the Internet.
• B) It refers to broadband service provided via light-transmitting fiber-optic cables.
• C) It refers to the language used to compose Web pages.
• D) It refers to a situation when separate ISPs link their networks to swap traffic on the Internet.
• E) It refers to a system that connects end users to the Internet.

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Definitions:

Adaptation-Level Phenomenon

The tendency of humans to quickly adjust to and normalize new stimuli or changes, using them as a new benchmark or standard.

Subjective Well-Being

An individual's self-assessed happiness or satisfaction with life, including emotional and cognitive judgments.

Relative Deprivation

A perceived disadvantage by comparing oneself to others, feeling deprived of something others possess.

Suicides

Deliberately causing oneself to die.