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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 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.)
search engine
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
bookmark
2. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
modem
IP address
Internet
web server
3. 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.
e-mail (electronic mail)
server
social networking
7
4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
large-scale networking (LSN)
cable
client/server network
wiki
5. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
email clients
live bookmark
asterisk
aggregator
6. 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.
Internet
Adobe Reader
256 Kbps or more
spider
7. 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 -
satellite Internet
social networking
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web site
8. A location on the Web.
Internet
asterisk
Web 2.0
Web site
9. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
RSS
True
metasearch engine
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
10. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
instant messaging (IM)
social bookmark (tag)
False
256 Kbps or more
11. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
dial-up modem
social networking
multiplayer online game
wiki
12. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Firefox
Internet Protocol (IP)
metasearch engine
False
13. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
aggregator
streaming audio
webcast
keyword
14. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
video log (vlog or video blog)
spider
dial-up connection
business-to-business (B2B)
15. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
web server
1.5
business-to-consumer (B2C)
16. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
video log (vlog or video blog)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
streaming audio
e-mail (electronic mail)
17. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
streaming audio
e-commerce (electric commerce)
modem
consumer to consumer
18. 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.
e-mail (electronic mail)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
e-mail client
19. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
hyperlink
business to consumer
multimedia
Internet backbone
20. (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.
keyword
streaming video
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
cable
21. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
data transfer rate
network interface card (NIC)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
22. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
.mil
multimedia
Internet backbone
23. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
keyword
video log
secure sockets layer
24. 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
spider
multiplayer online game
modem
streaming audio
25. 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
internet backbone
social networking
search engine
26. A popular open source browser software
social bookmarking
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
breadcrumb trail
Firefox
27. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
top-level domain (TLD)
True
secure sockets layer
28. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
client/server network
hyperlink
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
metasearch engine
29. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
keyword
Favorites
30. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
multiplayer online game
top-level domain (TLD)
secure sockets layer
31. A social networking service
video log
internet backbone
Facebook
netiquette
32. 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.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
breadcrumb list
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
keyword
33. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
client/server network
video log
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Internet backbone
34. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
top-level domain (TLD)
flash player
aircard
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
35. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
internet backbone
flash player
social bookmark (tag)
social bookmarking
36. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
spider
wiki
subject directory
e-mail client
37. The three parts of a search engine?
subject directory
path (subdirectory)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
web server
38. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
hyperlink
data transfer rate
social networking
top-level domain (TLD)
39. 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.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
chat room
e-commerce (electric commerce)
e-mail (electronic mail)
40. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
Web 2.0
false
True
Web site
41. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
dial-up connection
newsgroup
breadcrumb trail
streaming video
42. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Internet backbone
wiki
False
hyperlink
43. 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
live bookmark
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
client
44. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
multiplayer online game
chat room
Facebook
satellite Internet
45. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
Satellite
metasearch engine
Facebook
client/server network
46. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
Favorites
client
consumer to consumer
podcast
47. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
Boolean operator
modem
1.5
video log (vlog or video blog)
48. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Internet backbone
podcast
plug-in (player)
broadband
49. 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.
client/server network
streaming audio
newsgroup
network interface card (NIC)
50. 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.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet
server
top-level domain (TLD)