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Technology In Action
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it-skills
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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. (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
metasearch engine
streaming audio
business-to-consumer (B2C)
2. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
social networking
keyword
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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3. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
wiki
chat room
Boolean operator
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
4. 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.
large-scale networking (LSN)
hyperlink
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
domain name
5. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
webcast
RSS
podcast
e-commerce (electric commerce)
6. 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.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
business-to-consumer (B2C)
chat room
breadcrumb trail
7. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
large-scale networking (LSN)
Firefox
Internet backbone
live bookmark
8. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
business-to-consumer (B2C)
client
Adobe Reader
Favorites
9. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
host
top-level domain (TLD)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
10. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
netiquette
modem
breadcrumb list
e-mail (electronic mail)
11. Largest computer network in the world
subject directory
Internet
Internet backbone
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
12. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
Satellite
Web browser (browser)
256 Kbps or more
netiquette
13. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multiplayer online game
video log (vlog or video blog)
14. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
chat room
spider
15. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
breadcrumb trail
consumer to consumer
social bookmark (tag)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
16. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
multiplayer online game
.mil
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
plug-in (player)
17. 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
wiki
social networking
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
7
18. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Web 2.0
Web browser (browser)
Satellite
plug-in (player)
19. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
business to consumer
web server
web browser
hyperlink
20. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
webcast
True
flash player
streaming video
21. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
secure sockets layer
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
top-level domain (TLD)
e-mail client
22. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
social bookmarking
Facebook
podcast
client/server network
23. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
aggregator
secure sockets layer
social bookmark (tag)
network interface card (NIC)
24. Also known as tagging
1.5
multimedia
social bookmarking
search engine
25. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
flash player
podcast
Web site
26. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
IP address
Firefox
multimedia
broadband
27. 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
Web browser (browser)
chat room
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
large-scale networking (LSN)
28. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
1.5
client
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
.mil
29. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multiplayer online game
Web server
social networking
30. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
aircard
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
live bookmark
31. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Internet
Internet backbone
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
32. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
aircard
client
dial-up modem
33. A social networking service
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
ARPANET
Facebook
network interface card (NIC)
34. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
cable
multimedia
keyword
wiki
35. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Internet
client/server network
multiplayer online game
satellite Internet
36. 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 -
1.5
satellite Internet
e-commerce (electric commerce)
business to consumer
37. 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.)
bookmark
Facebook
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
38. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
Adobe Reader
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Satellite
39. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
blog
data transfer rate
podcast
social networking
40. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
blog
chat room
Facebook
business-to-consumer (B2C)
41. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
Internet
aggregator
spider
hyperlink
42. The 's' at the end of https
breadcrumb list
secure sockets layer
ARPANET
video log
43. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
webcast
home page
dial-up modem
web server
44. 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
video log
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multiplayer online game
Web browser (browser)
45. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Web browser (browser)
breadcrumb trail
business to consumer
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
46. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
large-scale networking (LSN)
False
business-to-business (B2B)
business to consumer
47. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
cable
Web browser (browser)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
48. A location on the Web.
256 Kbps or more
Web browser (browser)
webcast
Web site
49. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
metasearch engine
plug-in (player)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
50. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
wiki
e-mail (electronic mail)
wiki