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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Express card slot (PC card slot)
multiplayer online game
business to consumer
home page
2. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
cable
Internet backbone
breadcrumb list
3. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
dial-up connection
Internet
live bookmark
Adobe Reader
4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
7
chat room
breadcrumb trail
wiki
5. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
search engine
False
subject directory
6. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
path (subdirectory)
instant messaging (IM)
social bookmark (tag)
Web browser (browser)
7. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
flash player
dial-up connection
internet backbone
8. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
social networking
Web site
cable
9. The three parts of a search engine?
web browser
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Internet Protocol (IP)
7
10. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
business-to-business (B2B)
wiki
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
11. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
large-scale networking (LSN)
secure sockets layer
ARPANET
12. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
hyperlink
IP address
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
path (subdirectory)
13. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
social networking
subject directory
IP address
14. 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
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
path (subdirectory)
15. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
social networking
Web 2.0
16. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
dial-up connection
Web browser (browser)
live bookmark
social networking
17. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
multiplayer online game
e-mail (electronic mail)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
streaming video
18. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
instant messaging (IM)
Web server
blog
spider
19. 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.
breadcrumb list
chat room
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
top-level domain (TLD)
20. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
streaming audio
hyperlink
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
client
21. 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 -
satellite Internet
netiquette
Web site
domain name
22. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
netiquette
digital subscriber line (DSL)
spider
23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Internet Protocol (IP)
client
7
network interface card (NIC)
24. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
chat room
False
large-scale networking (LSN)
25. The main or opening page of a Web site.
breadcrumb trail
Boolean operator
video log
home page
26. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
internet backbone
social bookmarking
wiki
podcast
27. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Adobe Reader
large-scale networking (LSN)
top-level domain (TLD)
28. 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.
dial-up connection
Firefox
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
digital subscriber line (DSL)
29. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
7
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
search engine
social networking
30. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
asterisk
breadcrumb trail
podcast
e-mail client
31. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
1.5
web browser
podcast
False
32. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
asterisk
Internet Protocol (IP)
metasearch engine
wiki
33. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
wiki
webcast
Facebook
34. 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.
internet backbone
Internet Protocol (IP)
host
Satellite
35. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
wiki
top-level domain (TLD)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
36. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
aircard
flash player
Web server
37. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
Web browser (browser)
social bookmark (tag)
subject directory
38. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web 2.0
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
dial-up connection
39. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
live bookmark
.mil
Favorites
business-to-business (B2B)
40. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
streaming video
subject directory
social bookmarking
large-scale networking (LSN)
41. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
data transfer rate
dial-up connection
aggregator
hyperlink
42. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
aggregator
top-level domain (TLD)
blog
RSS
43. A social networking service
top-level domain (TLD)
Facebook
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web server
44. 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.)
bookmark
webcast
aggregator
Internet
45. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
newsgroup
social bookmark (tag)
bookmark
46. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
broadband
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
plug-in (player)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
47. A popular open source browser software
Firefox
Internet
Facebook
client
48. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
secure sockets layer
hyperlink
Internet Protocol (IP)
bookmark
49. 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)
domain name
social networking
ARPANET
webcast
50. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
client/server network
Boolean operator
network interface card (NIC)
social bookmarking