Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Blog

What is a blog?

• A type of website with regularly-published posts

• A video streaming platform

• An online shopping website

• A type of social media platform

Who typically maintains a blog?

• A large corporation

• A school district

• A single person or a small group of contributors

• A government agency

What is the estimated number of blogs out of nearly 2 billion total websites?

• 600 million

• 400 million

• 200 million

• 800 million

What do bloggers write about?

• Only fashion-related topics

• Only technology-related topics

• A wide variety of topics and interests

• Only food-related topics

What do blogging platforms like WordPress provide?

• A technical backend for bloggers to create their sites

• Only audio files for the blogs

• Only images for the blogs

• Only videos for the blogs

What do blogging platforms allow bloggers to do?

• Only engage with their audience

• Create their sites and engage with their audience

• Only write content

• Only moderate comments

What is a common practice for bloggers regarding updating their sites?

• Update several times a month

• Update once a year

• Update several times a day

• Update irregularly without a set schedule

What do comment sections on blogs require the blogger to do?

• Only delete comments

• Only read comments

• Only respond to comments

• Moderate the content of comments to prevent spam and other bad behavior

What is the act of writing and posting content to a blog known as?

• Vlogging

• Podcasting

• Socializing

• Blogging

What are people who write blogs known as?

• Editors

• Writers

• Authors

• Bloggers