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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
aggregator
streaming video
Web browser (browser)
2. 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 -
satellite Internet
1.5
Boolean operator
Web 2.0
3. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web browser
Facebook
Boolean operator
4. 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
multiplayer online game
Internet backbone
e-mail client
network interface card (NIC)
5. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
instant messaging (IM)
podcast
top-level domain (TLD)
dial-up modem
6. 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)
Adobe Reader
domain name
Facebook
keyword
7. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
dial-up modem
satellite Internet
8. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
chat room
newsgroup
256 Kbps or more
web browser
9. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
web browser
Adobe Reader
Facebook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
10. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
aggregator
video log (vlog or video blog)
multiplayer online game
path (subdirectory)
11. (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.
keyword
aggregator
1.5
network interface card (NIC)
12. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Facebook
streaming audio
e-mail (electronic mail)
video log
13. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
keyword
breadcrumb trail
video log (vlog or video blog)
14. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
instant messaging (IM)
plug-in (player)
True
15. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
hyperlink
satellite Internet
breadcrumb list
16. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
True
web browser
network interface card (NIC)
business to consumer
17. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
aggregator
multimedia
Adobe Reader
ARPANET
18. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
hyperlink
wiki
subject directory
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
19. 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
business-to-business (B2B)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
dial-up modem
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
20. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
e-mail (electronic mail)
Web 2.0
21. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
video log
1.5
e-mail client
breadcrumb list
22. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
multimedia
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
data transfer rate
23. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
.mil
Web browser (browser)
Web site
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
24. The three parts of a search engine?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
chat room
social networking
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
25. 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.
home page
host
hyperlink
newsgroup
26. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
secure sockets layer
Express card slot (PC card slot)
True
web browser
27. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
wiki
Web server
7
client
28. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Facebook
Web server
streaming audio
search engine
29. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
web browser
True
home page
30. 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
false
digital subscriber line (DSL)
True
path (subdirectory)
31. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
bookmark
social networking
Satellite
Adobe Reader
32. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
Internet Protocol (IP)
subject directory
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
false
33. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
video log (vlog or video blog)
video log
Facebook
streaming video
34. Also known as tagging
path (subdirectory)
home page
subject directory
social bookmarking
35. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
e-mail client
IP address
chat room
36. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
plug-in (player)
social bookmarking
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
37. A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and then returns a list of the Web sites on which those keywords are found.
asterisk
network interface card (NIC)
search engine
breadcrumb trail
38. 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.
satellite Internet
chat room
breadcrumb list
social bookmarking
39. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
Internet backbone
streaming video
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
40. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
netiquette
e-mail client
network interface card (NIC)
IP address
41. A popular open source browser software
video log (vlog or video blog)
domain name
social networking
Firefox
42. 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.)
path (subdirectory)
Internet
Favorites
Web browser (browser)
43. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
broadband
e-mail client
satellite Internet
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
44. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
streaming video
Express card slot (PC card slot)
dial-up modem
podcast
45. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
top-level domain (TLD)
network interface card (NIC)
Internet backbone
e-mail (electronic mail)
46. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
wiki
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
e-commerce (electric commerce)
e-mail client
47. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
client/server network
path (subdirectory)
e-mail (electronic mail)
broadband
48. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
consumer to consumer
blog
large-scale networking (LSN)
host
49. 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
multiplayer online game
Web browser (browser)
Internet backbone
multimedia
50. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.
secure sockets layer
hyperlink
newsgroup
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)