What Is the Term for Characters, Such as :) or

question 141

Multiple Choice

What is the term for characters, such as :) or :( , used to express emotion in an email message or newsgroup article?

• A)spam
• B)FAQs
• C)emoticons
• D)flames

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Definitions:

Stand-alone Mainframes

Powerful, single computers primarily used by large organizations for bulk data processing, such as census, industry and consumer statistics, and financial transaction processing.

Stand-alone PCs

Personal computers designed to operate independently without the need for connection to a network or other external resources.

Stand-alone PCs

Computers that operate independently without being connected to a network or other computers.

Utility Computing

A service provision model in which computing resources, such as processing power and storage, are rented on an as-needed basis.