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






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






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






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






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






6. A popular open source browser software






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.)






14. A social networking service






15. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Also known as tagging






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






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






24. 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.






25. Largest computer network in the world






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






27. 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)






28. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






38. 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






39. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






41. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.)






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






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