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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
search engine
asterisk
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
breadcrumb trail
2. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
web browser
ARPANET
blog
RSS
3. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Web server
4. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
False
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
5. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
dial-up modem
chat room
top-level domain (TLD)
multimedia
6. A social networking service
Facebook
metasearch engine
search engine
RSS
7. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
hyperlink
streaming video
video log
8. 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.
breadcrumb list
chat room
Web site
instant messaging (IM)
9. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
breadcrumb list
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Web 2.0
podcast
10. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
newsgroup
client
video log (vlog or video blog)
dial-up modem
11. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
cable
broadband
aggregator
True
12. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
path (subdirectory)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Facebook
social bookmarking
13. 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.
breadcrumb trail
hyperlink
bookmark
business-to-consumer (B2C)
14. The 's' at the end of https
Internet
podcast
secure sockets layer
flash player
15. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
multiplayer online game
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
e-mail client
subject directory
16. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
client/server network
True
business to consumer
Favorites
17. 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.
spider
social networking
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
subject directory
18. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
domain name
Facebook
blog
web browser
19. 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.
internet backbone
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
.mil
keyword
20. A popular open source browser software
Internet Protocol (IP)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Firefox
Satellite
21. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
podcast
hyperlink
false
22. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
social networking
hyperlink
podcast
1.5
23. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
IP address
plug-in (player)
metasearch engine
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
24. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
modem
consumer to consumer
Web 2.0
25. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
1.5
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
search engine
top-level domain (TLD)
26. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network
large-scale networking (LSN)
multiplayer online game
spider
social networking
27. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
spider
secure sockets layer
client
28. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
Favorites
internet backbone
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet
29. (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.
keyword
streaming audio
web server
false
30. 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
wiki
social bookmarking
multiplayer online game
ARPANET
31. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
podcast
video log (vlog or video blog)
home page
32. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
breadcrumb trail
aircard
netiquette
satellite Internet
33. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
social bookmarking
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
client
network interface card (NIC)
34. 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.
web browser
client/server network
chat room
multiplayer online game
35. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
newsgroup
multimedia
Web 2.0
36. 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.
social networking
video log
hyperlink
metasearch engine
37. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
Satellite
Web browser (browser)
server
True
38. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
dial-up modem
breadcrumb trail
large-scale networking (LSN)
data transfer rate
39. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
RSS
256 Kbps or more
top-level domain (TLD)
40. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
client/server network
host
e-mail (electronic mail)
41. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
multiplayer online game
false
RSS
email clients
42. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Facebook
wiki
256 Kbps or more
cable
43. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
consumer to consumer
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Internet
e-mail client
44. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Favorites
internet backbone
home page
wiki
45. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
wiki
path (subdirectory)
Internet backbone
46. 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.)
asterisk
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
blog
Favorites
47. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
domain name
wiki
7
social bookmarking
48. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
Internet backbone
live bookmark
Satellite
consumer to consumer
49. 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.
Internet
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
host
video log
50. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
email clients
webcast
Facebook
aircard