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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






2. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






3. A location on the Web.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






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






27. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






28. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






29. 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.






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






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






32. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






33. 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 -






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






35. 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.)






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






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






38. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






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






47. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






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






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