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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
plug-in (player)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
top-level domain (TLD)
social networking
2. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Web site
social networking
live bookmark
cable
3. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
dial-up modem
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
webcast
4. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
e-mail (electronic mail)
IP address
false
search engine
5. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
aggregator
streaming audio
social bookmark (tag)
keyword
6. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
blog
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Facebook
top-level domain (TLD)
7. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
netiquette
server
True
8. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
multimedia
plug-in (player)
data transfer rate
9. 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-mail client
host
spider
video log
10. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Web 2.0
large-scale networking (LSN)
wiki
11. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
multimedia
asterisk
Web 2.0
flash player
12. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
aircard
blog
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Web 2.0
13. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
web server
e-mail client
Facebook
7
14. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web 2.0
social bookmark (tag)
15. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-mail (electronic mail)
network interface card (NIC)
false
multiplayer online game
16. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
search engine
Facebook
False
17. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
secure sockets layer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
false
dial-up connection
18. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
live bookmark
secure sockets layer
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
19. 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
metasearch engine
Firefox
video log
multiplayer online game
20. 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.
email clients
social networking
search engine
1.5
21. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
home page
Internet backbone
social networking
social bookmarking
22. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
instant messaging (IM)
1.5
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-mail (electronic mail)
23. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
Facebook
Internet
IP address
plug-in (player)
24. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
hyperlink
podcast
web server
newsgroup
25. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
wiki
web server
aggregator
breadcrumb trail
26. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
bookmark
web browser
subject directory
27. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
hyperlink
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
server
True
28. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Internet backbone
live bookmark
29. 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
chat room
wiki
True
30. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
newsgroup
path (subdirectory)
secure sockets layer
dial-up connection
31. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
host
business-to-consumer (B2C)
broadband
multiplayer online game
32. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
video log
consumer to consumer
client
cable
33. A popular open source browser software
Boolean operator
.mil
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Firefox
34. A social networking service
social bookmarking
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
streaming audio
Facebook
35. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
aircard
Boolean operator
business-to-business (B2B)
36. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
newsgroup
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
social networking
video log (vlog or video blog)
37. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
home page
streaming video
top-level domain (TLD)
Web site
38. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Boolean operator
client
video log (vlog or video blog)
hyperlink
39. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
keyword
True
web browser
metasearch engine
40. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
podcast
flash player
cable
IP address
41. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
broadband
42. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
False
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business to consumer
dial-up modem
43. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Facebook
Web server
client/server network
44. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
multimedia
e-mail (electronic mail)
e-mail client
45. A location on the Web.
blog
keyword
Web site
server
46. A part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the site's host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (Example: popsci.com)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
domain name
aircard
Facebook
47. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Satellite
newsgroup
48. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
podcast
49. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
podcast
video log (vlog or video blog)
web server
subject directory
50. Also known as tagging
Favorites
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social bookmarking
1.5