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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. The 's' at the end of https






4. Largest computer network in the world






5. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






6. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






7. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






8. 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






9. 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.






10. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






11. A location on the Web.






12. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






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






15. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






16. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






18. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






19. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






20. 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.)






21. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






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






24. 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.






25. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






27. 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)






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






29. 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.






30. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






31. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






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






33. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






34. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






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






36. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






38. 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.)






39. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






40. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






41. 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.






42. The three parts of a search engine?






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






44. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






45. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






47. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






48. 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






49. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






50. 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