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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.)
false
Internet Protocol (IP)
domain name
Favorites
2. 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
Adobe Reader
wiki
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
3. A social networking service
RSS
Facebook
webcast
social networking
4. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
multiplayer online game
breadcrumb trail
social bookmark (tag)
.mil
5. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
network interface card (NIC)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
webcast
subject directory
6. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
metasearch engine
Boolean operator
network interface card (NIC)
hyperlink
7. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
broadband
plug-in (player)
IP address
8. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
dial-up connection
spider
subject directory
9. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
breadcrumb list
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
keyword
podcast
10. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
video log
e-mail (electronic mail)
modem
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
11. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
1.5
dial-up modem
web server
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
12. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Internet
Favorites
Express card slot (PC card slot)
wiki
13. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
.mil
bookmark
social bookmark (tag)
IP address
14. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
cable
streaming video
network interface card (NIC)
Satellite
15. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
e-mail client
keyword
search engine
plug-in (player)
16. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
newsgroup
business to consumer
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
search engine
17. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
.mil
search engine
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-mail client
18. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
.mil
e-mail client
business-to-consumer (B2C)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
19. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Boolean operator
keyword
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multiplayer online game
20. 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.
False
social networking
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
21. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
True
video log
server
22. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
breadcrumb list
consumer to consumer
flash player
home page
23. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
1.5
broadband
e-mail (electronic mail)
24. The 's' at the end of https
multiplayer online game
secure sockets layer
live bookmark
bookmark
25. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
social networking
cable
false
breadcrumb list
26. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
email clients
1.5
path (subdirectory)
subject directory
27. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
e-mail client
Facebook
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
IP address
28. 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 -
ARPANET
Web 2.0
satellite Internet
wiki
29. 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
plug-in (player)
large-scale networking (LSN)
True
client
30. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
cable
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Web browser (browser)
31. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
secure sockets layer
plug-in (player)
Internet Protocol (IP)
Web server
32. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
false
ARPANET
wiki
network interface card (NIC)
33. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
home page
social bookmark (tag)
client
broadband
34. 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
Satellite
social networking
web server
35. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
network interface card (NIC)
Internet backbone
Internet
True
36. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
True
social networking
video log (vlog or video blog)
RSS
37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
large-scale networking (LSN)
instant messaging (IM)
7
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
38. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
subject directory
top-level domain (TLD)
podcast
aggregator
39. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
false
host
Web site
40. 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.
hyperlink
dial-up connection
large-scale networking (LSN)
7
41. 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
metasearch engine
multiplayer online game
Express card slot (PC card slot)
subject directory
42. A location on the Web.
internet backbone
path (subdirectory)
Web site
social networking
43. Also known as tagging
web server
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
social bookmarking
consumer to consumer
44. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
netiquette
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
dial-up connection
top-level domain (TLD)
45. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
newsgroup
aggregator
live bookmark
wiki
46. 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.
spider
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
cable
47. 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
multiplayer online game
True
e-commerce (electric commerce)
dial-up modem
48. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
modem
True
49. A popular open source browser software
client
wiki
blog
Firefox
50. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
chat room
ARPANET
hyperlink
IP address