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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Largest computer network in the world






9. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






16. 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.






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






18. A location on the Web.






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






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






21. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






22. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






23. 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.






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






25. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






27. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






28. 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.)






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






30. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






32. The 's' at the end of https






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






34. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






37. The main or opening page of a Web site.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






44. 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.)






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






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






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






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