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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 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






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






3. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






6. Largest computer network in the world






7. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






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






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






13. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






14. 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






15. 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.






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






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






18. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






19. 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 -






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






21. (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.






22. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






23. A location on the Web.






24. A social networking service






25. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






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






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






29. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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.






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






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






39. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. A popular open source browser software






50. 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.