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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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1. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
business to consumer
search engine
256 Kbps or more
Facebook
2. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
server
false
flash player
social bookmark (tag)
3. A location on the Web.
.mil
Boolean operator
consumer to consumer
Web site
4. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
Satellite
social networking
Internet
5. 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.
instant messaging (IM)
top-level domain (TLD)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
breadcrumb trail
6. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
modem
social networking
Internet backbone
7. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web browser
digital subscriber line (DSL)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
8. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
breadcrumb list
internet backbone
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
9. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
aggregator
hyperlink
wiki
multimedia
10. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
blog
multimedia
social bookmark (tag)
11. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
cable
network interface card (NIC)
domain name
path (subdirectory)
12. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
internet backbone
satellite Internet
breadcrumb trail
Adobe Reader
13. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
Facebook
256 Kbps or more
7
live bookmark
14. 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.
internet backbone
host
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multimedia
15. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
streaming audio
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Boolean operator
top-level domain (TLD)
16. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
host
IP address
False
17. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
domain name
e-commerce (electric commerce)
chat room
streaming video
18. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
Web server
network interface card (NIC)
7
web server
19. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Web browser (browser)
host
blog
multiplayer online game
20. 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.
video log (vlog or video blog)
cable
spider
Boolean operator
21. Largest computer network in the world
domain name
data transfer rate
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet
22. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
business to consumer
23. The main or opening page of a Web site.
1.5
home page
RSS
Web site
24. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
streaming video
home page
subject directory
modem
25. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
client
spider
client/server network
top-level domain (TLD)
26. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
hyperlink
web server
plug-in (player)
top-level domain (TLD)
27. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
video log (vlog or video blog)
7
Express card slot (PC card slot)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
28. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
instant messaging (IM)
newsgroup
data transfer rate
business to consumer
29. 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.
instant messaging (IM)
False
newsgroup
Internet Protocol (IP)
30. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
1.5
business-to-consumer (B2C)
wiki
metasearch engine
31. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
Boolean operator
live bookmark
dial-up modem
instant messaging (IM)
32. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
network interface card (NIC)
social networking
path (subdirectory)
email clients
33. 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
home page
Web site
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
34. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
streaming audio
ARPANET
social bookmarking
35. 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
consumer to consumer
dial-up modem
business-to-consumer (B2C)
36. 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
hyperlink
Express card slot (PC card slot)
data transfer rate
37. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
aircard
asterisk
newsgroup
streaming audio
38. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
email clients
hyperlink
chat room
broadband
39. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
True
streaming video
40. 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
Satellite
streaming audio
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
41. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Web server
domain name
aggregator
42. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
search engine
business to consumer
wiki
dial-up connection
43. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
dial-up modem
client
keyword
44. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
server
Web browser (browser)
web server
False
45. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
1.5
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multiplayer online game
subject directory
46. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
satellite Internet
wiki
false
Satellite
47. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
aggregator
top-level domain (TLD)
multimedia
webcast
48. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
subject directory
social networking
podcast
Facebook
49. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
streaming video
business to consumer
social bookmarking
plug-in (player)
50. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
aircard
Internet Protocol (IP)
Internet
Facebook