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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
instant messaging (IM)
dial-up modem
aircard
e-mail client
2. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
breadcrumb trail
consumer to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
3. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
hyperlink
internet backbone
RSS
streaming audio
4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
modem
newsgroup
wiki
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
5. 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
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Internet
dial-up modem
business to consumer
6. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
flash player
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
social networking
ARPANET
7. The main or opening page of a Web site.
plug-in (player)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
home page
netiquette
8. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
asterisk
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
9. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
video log (vlog or video blog)
breadcrumb list
hyperlink
business to consumer
10. 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
ARPANET
false
large-scale networking (LSN)
multiplayer online game
11. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
business-to-business (B2B)
metasearch engine
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
12. 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.)
bookmark
subject directory
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
streaming video
13. 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)
satellite Internet
keyword
cable
domain name
14. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
streaming video
e-commerce (electric commerce)
metasearch engine
Internet
15. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
aggregator
client
multiplayer online game
Express card slot (PC card slot)
16. 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.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
webcast
data transfer rate
newsgroup
17. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Boolean operator
web browser
digital subscriber line (DSL)
host
18. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
video log
podcast
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
19. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
data transfer rate
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
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.
search engine
consumer to consumer
dial-up modem
Internet
21. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
IP address
subject directory
ARPANET
server
22. A popular open source browser software
newsgroup
domain name
Firefox
data transfer rate
23. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
.mil
podcast
secure sockets layer
Facebook
24. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
RSS
multimedia
256 Kbps or more
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
25. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
newsgroup
search engine
domain name
modem
26. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
client
data transfer rate
Internet backbone
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
27. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
business-to-consumer (B2C)
consumer to consumer
dial-up connection
path (subdirectory)
28. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Firefox
multiplayer online game
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
breadcrumb trail
29. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
secure sockets layer
Internet
flash player
large-scale networking (LSN)
30. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
business-to-business (B2B)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Adobe Reader
31. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
256 Kbps or more
streaming video
dial-up modem
netiquette
32. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
business to consumer
live bookmark
consumer to consumer
search engine
33. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
newsgroup
video log
cable
social networking
34. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
internet backbone
broadband
e-mail client
instant messaging (IM)
35. A social networking service
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
asterisk
secure sockets layer
Facebook
36. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
email clients
path (subdirectory)
large-scale networking (LSN)
37. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
bookmark
subject directory
instant messaging (IM)
cable
38. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
podcast
e-mail client
blog
plug-in (player)
39. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
video log
multiplayer online game
dial-up modem
False
40. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
asterisk
Satellite
Web server
41. 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.
breadcrumb list
Facebook
broadband
Internet Protocol (IP)
42. 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 -
satellite Internet
web server
server
social networking
43. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
streaming video
podcast
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
video log (vlog or video blog)
44. 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.
hyperlink
1.5
top-level domain (TLD)
host
45. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
plug-in (player)
video log
home page
network interface card (NIC)
46. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
internet backbone
e-mail (electronic mail)
video log
client/server network
47. Largest computer network in the world
256 Kbps or more
7
Internet
breadcrumb list
48. The three parts of a search engine?
True
plug-in (player)
business to consumer
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
49. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
netiquette
e-mail (electronic mail)
True
false
50. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
False
top-level domain (TLD)
search engine