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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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.






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






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






4. A social networking service






5. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






35. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






40. 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 -






41. A popular open source browser software






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






43. 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.)






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






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






46. (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.






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






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






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







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