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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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.






9. A location on the Web.






10. 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.






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






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






13. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






21. A social networking service






22. (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.






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






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






25. 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.)






26. 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.






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






28. The three parts of a search engine?






29. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






31. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






34. 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.)






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






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






37. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






42. 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 -






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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