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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






2. 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.)






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






4. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






6. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






7. (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.






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






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






10. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






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






12. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






24. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






25. 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






26. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






27. A popular open source browser software






28. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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)






34. 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 -






35. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






36. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






37. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






38. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






41. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






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






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






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






45. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






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






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