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






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






3. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






4. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






19. 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.)






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






21. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






24. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






26. 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






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






28. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






35. 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.)






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






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






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






39. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






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






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






42. (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.






43. A popular open source browser software






44. 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.






45. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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.