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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






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






3. A location on the Web.






4. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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.






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






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






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






24. 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 -






25. (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.






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






27. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






29. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






30. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






32. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






33. The 's' at the end of https






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






35. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.






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






37. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






38. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






39. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






40. 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.






41. 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.)






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






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