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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






2. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






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






5. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






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






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






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






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. 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






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






12. 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 -






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






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






15. (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.






16. 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.






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






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






19. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






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






21. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






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






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






35. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






36. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






37. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






38. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






40. 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






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






42. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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