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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. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






3. (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.






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






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






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






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






8. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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 -






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






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






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






23. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di






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






25. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






27. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






32. The 's' at the end of https






33. 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.)






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






35. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






36. The three parts of a search engine?






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






38. A location on the Web.






39. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






44. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






49. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






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