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






2. A social networking service






3. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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






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






6. The 's' at the end of https






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






8. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






17. A location on the Web.






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Largest computer network in the world






25. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






28. 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.)






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






30. 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.)






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






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






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






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






35. A popular open source browser software






36. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






37. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






38. (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.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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 -






47. 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.






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






49. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






50. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.