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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






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






3. A popular open source browser software






4. Largest computer network in the world






5. 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.






6. Also known as tagging






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






8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






10. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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






16. 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.)






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






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






19. 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.






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).






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






22. 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.






23. 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.)






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






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






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






32. 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 -






33. 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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






49. 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






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