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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network






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






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






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






10. 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.)






11. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






29. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






32. 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.






33. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






40. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A location on the Web.






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






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






50. 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 -