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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. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






2. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






4. 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.






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






6. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






11. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






13. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






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






16. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






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






19. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






20. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






22. Also known as tagging






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






24. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






25. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






28. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






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






30. 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.)






31. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






32. Largest computer network in the world






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






34. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






39. 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 -






40. 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.






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






43. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






44. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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