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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. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






12. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






13. 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.






14. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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






16. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






18. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






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






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






21. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






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






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






36. Largest computer network in the world






37. 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






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






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






40. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






41. 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 -






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






43. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






48. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






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