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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






22. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






29. 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






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






31. The 's' at the end of https






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






33. The main or opening page of a Web site.






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.)






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