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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
Web server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
spider
email clients
2. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
True
streaming video
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
aircard
3. 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
RSS
multiplayer online game
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
e-mail (electronic mail)
4. Largest computer network in the world
domain name
video log
Internet
asterisk
5. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
social bookmark (tag)
dial-up modem
e-mail client
business-to-business (B2B)
6. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
multimedia
1.5
Internet backbone
false
7. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
host
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
streaming video
8. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
ARPANET
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
server
chat room
9. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
bookmark
ARPANET
Boolean operator
dial-up modem
10. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
data transfer rate
client/server network
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
11. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
podcast
subject directory
wiki
client/server network
12. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
keyword
e-mail client
Satellite
13. 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
dial-up modem
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
breadcrumb trail
14. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
hyperlink
1.5
web browser
client
15. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.
top-level domain (TLD)
chat room
asterisk
Facebook
16. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
domain name
data transfer rate
social bookmark (tag)
web server
17. 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.
web browser
blog
digital subscriber line (DSL)
dial-up connection
18. 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
multiplayer online game
digital subscriber line (DSL)
satellite Internet
webcast
19. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
data transfer rate
consumer to consumer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
False
20. 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.)
keyword
Favorites
chat room
digital subscriber line (DSL)
21. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
client
plug-in (player)
Web browser (browser)
22. 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.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
path (subdirectory)
false
1.5
23. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
bookmark
path (subdirectory)
1.5
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
24. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
True
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social bookmark (tag)
25. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Internet
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
live bookmark
7
26. 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)
business to consumer
hyperlink
network interface card (NIC)
27. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
podcast
multiplayer online game
e-mail client
28. The three parts of a search engine?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
chat room
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
video log
29. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
top-level domain (TLD)
blog
7
Favorites
30. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
multimedia
.mil
31. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
spider
modem
live bookmark
32. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
aircard
True
33. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
business to consumer
email clients
34. A location on the Web.
host
Web site
256 Kbps or more
flash player
35. 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)
subject directory
false
domain name
network interface card (NIC)
36. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
streaming video
video log
podcast
37. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
breadcrumb trail
home page
flash player
38. A popular open source browser software
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Firefox
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
streaming audio
39. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
server
e-mail client
newsgroup
social bookmark (tag)
40. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
instant messaging (IM)
ARPANET
Satellite
41. 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.)
data transfer rate
bookmark
flash player
network interface card (NIC)
42. 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.
web browser
live bookmark
True
newsgroup
43. 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.
internet backbone
breadcrumb list
dial-up connection
dial-up modem
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).
client
Web server
broadband
digital subscriber line (DSL)
45. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
data transfer rate
e-commerce (electric commerce)
live bookmark
plug-in (player)
46. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
Web site
breadcrumb trail
video log
streaming video
47. 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.
network interface card (NIC)
wiki
social networking
bookmark
48. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
subject directory
streaming audio
digital subscriber line (DSL)
satellite Internet
49. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
Firefox
modem
True
instant messaging (IM)
50. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
server
video log (vlog or video blog)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)