Quiz 9: Usenet and Discussion Groups

These quizzes are your tools to determine whether you've learned the material – 
they aren't grades that go to the instructor.

True or false?
1. Mailing lists and newsgroups are the same thing.   True   False
2. Usenet and newsgroups are the same thing.   True   False
3. If you join a mailing list, you must participate in the mailings.   True   False
4. Newsgroup items are most commonly called articles.   True   False
5. Postings made to newsgroups remain public as long as the newsgroup is online.   True   False
6. Even without a newsgroup reader, you can always read newsgroups by going to www.deja.com.   True   False
7. Newsgroups are useful when you want to find the history of a discussion on a particular topic.   True   False
8. Anyone can start a newsgroup.   True   False
9. Anyone can start a mailing list.   True   False
10. If you join a mailing list and read the messages for a long time without participating, when you finally post this is known as "delurking."   True   False

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