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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






15. Also known as tagging






16. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






17. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






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






20. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






27. The 's' at the end of https






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






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. A popular open source browser software






31. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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






33. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






34. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






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






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






37. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






38. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






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






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






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






50. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.







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