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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A feature in some browsers that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list. (Bookmarks are called Favorites in Microsoft Internet Explorer.)






2. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






3. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






4. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






5. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






6. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th






7. A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list in the browser's toolbar. (Called Bookmarks in some browsers.)






8. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






9. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ






10. A location on the Web.






11. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






12. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.






13. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






14. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.






15. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






16. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






17. A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and then returns a list of the Web sites on which those keywords are found.






18. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






19. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






20. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






21. A way to connect to the Internet using a small satellite dish - which is placed outside the home and is connected to a computer with coaxial cable. The satellite company then sends the data to a satellite orbiting the Earth. The satellite - in turn -






22. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






23. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






24. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






25. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






26. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






27. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






28. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






29. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






30. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






31. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






32. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






33. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ






34. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






35. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






36. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






37. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






38. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






39. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






40. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di






41. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






42. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






43. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






44. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






45. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






46. A popular open source browser software






47. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






48. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






49. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






50. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network