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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
multiplayer online game
broadband
Favorites
2. A popular open source browser software
256 Kbps or more
Firefox
false
business-to-consumer (B2C)
3. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
modem
social bookmark (tag)
top-level domain (TLD)
4. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
false
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
5. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
Adobe Reader
dial-up modem
client/server network
hyperlink
6. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
1.5
path (subdirectory)
large-scale networking (LSN)
7. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
wiki
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
keyword
8. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.
secure sockets layer
social bookmark (tag)
chat room
Facebook
9. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
ARPANET
hyperlink
false
10. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.
spider
Web site
Satellite
satellite Internet
11. 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.)
Internet
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Web site
Favorites
12. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
live bookmark
social bookmark (tag)
aggregator
13. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
streaming audio
instant messaging (IM)
Internet backbone
network interface card (NIC)
14. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
plug-in (player)
hyperlink
e-mail client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
15. The three parts of a search engine?
aircard
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
16. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
chat room
subject directory
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
17. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
webcast
Internet
bookmark
18. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
Firefox
Express card slot (PC card slot)
data transfer rate
19. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
256 Kbps or more
network interface card (NIC)
blog
internet backbone
20. 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.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
host
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Internet
21. It can actually be safer to use your credit card online than in a traditional retail store because it eliminates the human factor from the equation. True or False
server
True
Web 2.0
multiplayer online game
22. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
video log (vlog or video blog)
wiki
23. 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.)
webcast
bookmark
false
netiquette
24. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
keyword
IP address
e-commerce (electric commerce)
25. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
True
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web browser
hyperlink
26. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
client/server network
satellite Internet
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business-to-consumer (B2C)
27. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
path (subdirectory)
IP address
streaming video
multimedia
28. 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
True
multiplayer online game
Internet
breadcrumb trail
29. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Adobe Reader
e-mail (electronic mail)
IP address
satellite Internet
30. 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 -
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
dial-up connection
network interface card (NIC)
satellite Internet
31. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
internet backbone
host
social networking
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
32. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
instant messaging (IM)
33. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
internet backbone
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
False
aircard
34. (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.
keyword
modem
blog
Firefox
35. 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
social bookmark (tag)
live bookmark
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
chat room
36. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
domain name
social networking
subject directory
37. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
email clients
path (subdirectory)
broadband
secure sockets layer
38. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
video log
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
top-level domain (TLD)
39. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
Web server
path (subdirectory)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
40. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
netiquette
256 Kbps or more
modem
Internet
41. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
dial-up connection
.mil
aircard
chat room
42. The 's' at the end of https
e-mail (electronic mail)
secure sockets layer
.mil
path (subdirectory)
43. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
home page
multiplayer online game
Facebook
video log (vlog or video blog)
44. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.
streaming audio
social networking
breadcrumb list
Adobe Reader
45. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
social bookmark (tag)
Facebook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
46. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
metasearch engine
web browser
live bookmark
video log
47. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social networking
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
subject directory
48. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
large-scale networking (LSN)
RSS
Firefox
social networking
49. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
newsgroup
Boolean operator
subject directory
50. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
internet backbone
hyperlink
digital subscriber line (DSL)