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






2. 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.






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






4. Also known as tagging






5. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






7. 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






8. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






10. 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.






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






12. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.)






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






17. The 's' at the end of https






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






19. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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.






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






32. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






34. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






39. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






40. 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.






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






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






43. Largest computer network in the world






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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.)






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