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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A popular open source browser software






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






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






14. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. The 's' at the end of https






22. A location on the Web.






23. 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.






24. 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 -






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






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






27. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






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






29. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






30. 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






31. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






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






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






34. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






35. 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.






36. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






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






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






42. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






43. The three parts of a search engine?






44. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






46. 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.






47. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






50. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).