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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 computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
client
e-mail client
chat room
2. 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
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
IP address
multiplayer online game
3. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
wiki
multiplayer online game
hyperlink
4. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Internet
.mil
podcast
5. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
newsgroup
streaming audio
social bookmarking
bookmark
6. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
True
business-to-business (B2B)
aggregator
7. 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
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
dial-up modem
internet backbone
multimedia
8. 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.
hyperlink
newsgroup
Facebook
modem
9. A location on the Web.
7
Web site
social bookmark (tag)
social networking
10. 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.
Satellite
social networking
asterisk
subject directory
11. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
aircard
hyperlink
12. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet
multimedia
13. 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
data transfer rate
chat room
netiquette
14. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
True
15. 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.
false
secure sockets layer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
large-scale networking (LSN)
16. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
large-scale networking (LSN)
RSS
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
17. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
consumer to consumer
large-scale networking (LSN)
podcast
18. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet
RSS
hyperlink
19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
IP address
.mil
blog
client
20. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
cable
email clients
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
21. A social networking service
top-level domain (TLD)
breadcrumb list
True
Facebook
22. (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.
IP address
netiquette
broadband
keyword
23. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
Facebook
instant messaging (IM)
Boolean operator
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
24. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
IP address
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
top-level domain (TLD)
cable
25. 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.)
Internet
digital subscriber line (DSL)
server
bookmark
26. 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.
large-scale networking (LSN)
hyperlink
asterisk
True
27. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
keyword
hyperlink
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
large-scale networking (LSN)
28. The three parts of a search engine?
streaming audio
podcast
Satellite
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
29. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
streaming video
host
e-mail (electronic mail)
30. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
satellite Internet
server
business-to-business (B2B)
streaming video
31. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
1.5
multimedia
True
subject directory
32. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
Adobe Reader
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
e-mail (electronic mail)
network interface card (NIC)
33. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
aircard
asterisk
webcast
bookmark
34. 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.)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Favorites
video log (vlog or video blog)
Internet
35. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
IP address
.mil
Facebook
36. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
multiplayer online game
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
path (subdirectory)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
37. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
True
Adobe Reader
aircard
38. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
Internet backbone
webcast
satellite Internet
39. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
email clients
Firefox
subject directory
client
40. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
bookmark
256 Kbps or more
consumer to consumer
Facebook
41. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web browser
web server
network interface card (NIC)
e-mail (electronic mail)
42. 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
Facebook
social bookmark (tag)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
43. 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
True
blog
breadcrumb trail
Internet
44. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
business to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
broadband
RSS
45. 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
Web 2.0
chat room
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
46. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
.mil
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
IP address
social bookmarking
47. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
Web browser (browser)
video log (vlog or video blog)
email clients
48. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
Internet backbone
video log
Satellite
aggregator
49. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Boolean operator
1.5
spider
50. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
server
keyword
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)