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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. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
social networking
top-level domain (TLD)
plug-in (player)
Web 2.0
2. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
dial-up connection
digital subscriber line (DSL)
subject directory
host
3. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Boolean operator
hyperlink
email clients
plug-in (player)
4. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Web browser (browser)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
newsgroup
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
5. 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
client
multiplayer online game
Internet
netiquette
6. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
256 Kbps or more
e-mail (electronic mail)
consumer to consumer
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
7. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
dial-up connection
multiplayer online game
True
8. (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.
social bookmarking
keyword
business-to-business (B2B)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
9. A part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the site's host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (Example: popsci.com)
aggregator
IP address
domain name
client
10. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
wiki
True
11. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
client
web browser
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
12. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
host
dial-up connection
Web browser (browser)
ARPANET
13. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
modem
aggregator
web server
14. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
wiki
e-mail client
social networking
streaming video
15. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
hyperlink
server
wiki
flash player
16. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
netiquette
hyperlink
wiki
multiplayer online game
17. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
network interface card (NIC)
subject directory
streaming audio
social bookmark (tag)
18. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
business-to-business (B2B)
modem
data transfer rate
19. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
business to consumer
Satellite
newsgroup
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
20. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
consumer to consumer
netiquette
aircard
social networking
21. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
social bookmark (tag)
Internet backbone
consumer to consumer
live bookmark
22. The 's' at the end of https
256 Kbps or more
secure sockets layer
breadcrumb list
multiplayer online game
23. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
data transfer rate
hyperlink
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
blog
24. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
wiki
streaming audio
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
25. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
search engine
Internet backbone
business to consumer
podcast
26. The main or opening page of a Web site.
business to consumer
home page
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
wiki
27. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
webcast
client
Internet
broadband
28. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
modem
business-to-consumer (B2C)
instant messaging (IM)
chat room
29. A popular open source browser software
aggregator
Firefox
hyperlink
RSS
30. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
multimedia
.mil
streaming audio
31. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
business to consumer
large-scale networking (LSN)
.mil
Internet Protocol (IP)
32. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
True
RSS
server
33. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
multiplayer online game
business to consumer
asterisk
Internet
34. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
webcast
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
business-to-business (B2B)
video log (vlog or video blog)
35. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
subject directory
cable
7
flash player
36. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
network interface card (NIC)
Facebook
plug-in (player)
37. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.
blog
Internet
server
newsgroup
38. 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
Web server
path (subdirectory)
secure sockets layer
True
39. 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.
host
video log (vlog or video blog)
Web 2.0
web server
40. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
e-mail (electronic mail)
webcast
Facebook
broadband
41. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
live bookmark
breadcrumb list
Web site
subject directory
42. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
podcast
Web browser (browser)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
43. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web browser (browser)
44. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
modem
bookmark
Adobe Reader
45. 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.)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Favorites
spider
netiquette
46. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
consumer to consumer
web browser
IP address
47. A location on the Web.
Internet
Facebook
Web site
subject directory
48. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
client
video log
streaming video
Express card slot (PC card slot)
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.
wiki
client/server network
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
breadcrumb list
50. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
plug-in (player)
path (subdirectory)
social bookmark (tag)
instant messaging (IM)