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






2. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






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






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






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






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






7. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






10. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






11. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






13. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






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






15. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






33. Also known as tagging






34. 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.






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






36. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






37. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






43. 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.)






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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