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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
social bookmarking
social bookmark (tag)
2. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
hyperlink
webcast
7
video log
3. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
dial-up modem
flash player
hyperlink
broadband
4. A type of specially coded text that - when clicked - enables a user to jump from one location - or Web page - to another within a Web site or to another Web site altogether.
hyperlink
top-level domain (TLD)
satellite Internet
social bookmarking
5. A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends - and meet and connect with others through common interests - experiences - and friends.
chat room
social networking
multimedia
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
6. 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.
podcast
e-mail (electronic mail)
breadcrumb list
wiki
7. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
subject directory
netiquette
home page
8. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
domain name
false
plug-in (player)
client/server network
9. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
host
Satellite
Boolean operator
Adobe Reader
10. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
internet backbone
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
email clients
11. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
video log
Firefox
aircard
aggregator
12. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
Facebook
breadcrumb trail
asterisk
13. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
1.5
client/server network
False
podcast
14. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
metasearch engine
Facebook
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
keyword
15. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
podcast
web browser
Boolean operator
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
16. 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.)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
bookmark
Web browser (browser)
e-mail client
17. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
breadcrumb list
consumer to consumer
spider
18. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Web 2.0
business-to-business (B2B)
19. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
multiplayer online game
host
webcast
20. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
social bookmark (tag)
aircard
streaming video
Boolean operator
21. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
blog
Internet backbone
Express card slot (PC card slot)
network interface card (NIC)
22. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
1.5
Firefox
Facebook
23. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
newsgroup
consumer to consumer
breadcrumb trail
live bookmark
24. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
hyperlink
broadband
social networking
25. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
.mil
web browser
Web server
aggregator
26. 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.
bookmark
subject directory
wiki
digital subscriber line (DSL)
27. 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
server
spider
dial-up modem
streaming video
28. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Internet
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
subject directory
29. 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
bookmark
e-commerce (electric commerce)
hyperlink
multiplayer online game
30. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
hyperlink
Satellite
Web site
31. The 's' at the end of https
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
secure sockets layer
wiki
7
32. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Internet Protocol (IP)
blog
Express card slot (PC card slot)
33. The main or opening page of a Web site.
search engine
home page
breadcrumb trail
Internet Protocol (IP)
34. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
subject directory
business to consumer
aircard
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
35. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
256 Kbps or more
business-to-consumer (B2C)
bookmark
ARPANET
36. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
data transfer rate
dial-up connection
webcast
social bookmarking
37. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multiplayer online game
blog
wiki
38. 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.
multiplayer online game
cable
digital subscriber line (DSL)
newsgroup
39. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
server
multiplayer online game
instant messaging (IM)
asterisk
40. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
instant messaging (IM)
1.5
subject directory
flash player
41. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
ARPANET
netiquette
large-scale networking (LSN)
42. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
bookmark
dial-up modem
43. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
internet backbone
breadcrumb list
False
plug-in (player)
44. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
server
multiplayer online game
hyperlink
e-commerce (electric commerce)
45. 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)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web server
domain name
Internet Protocol (IP)
46. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
social networking
path (subdirectory)
wiki
satellite Internet
47. 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.
Boolean operator
chat room
Web 2.0
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
48. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
business to consumer
Web 2.0
podcast
49. 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.)
chat room
network interface card (NIC)
Favorites
video log
50. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
Adobe Reader
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
256 Kbps or more
large-scale networking (LSN)