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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






18. The three parts of a search engine?






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






20. The main or opening page of a Web site.






21. 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






22. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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.)






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






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






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






35. Largest computer network in the world






36. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






37. 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)






38. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






43. A location on the Web.






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






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






46. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






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






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






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






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






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