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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






5. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






7. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






10. A location on the Web.






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






12. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






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






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






16. The three parts of a search engine?






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






18. 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)






19. 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.)






20. A popular open source browser software






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






30. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






33. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






36. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






37. 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.)






38. A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends - and meet and connect with others through common interests - experiences - and friends.






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






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






41. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






50. 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