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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






2. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






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






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






5. The three parts of a search engine?






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






7. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






8. 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






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






10. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






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






12. 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.






13. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






16. 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 -






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






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






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






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






28. A popular open source browser software






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






30. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






43. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






44. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






45. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






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