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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






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






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






4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






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






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






7. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






9. The three parts of a search engine?






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






11. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






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






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






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






16. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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 -






22. 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.






23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






24. 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






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






26. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






28. 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.






29. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






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






31. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






32. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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






34. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.






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






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






37. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






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






39. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






42. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






43. A social networking service






44. 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.)






45. 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.






46. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






47. A popular open source browser software






48. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






49. 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)






50. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.