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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 process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Web browser (browser)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer to consumer
hyperlink
2. 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.)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
e-mail (electronic mail)
top-level domain (TLD)
bookmark
3. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web browser
Adobe Reader
cable
4. 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.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
newsgroup
search engine
breadcrumb list
5. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
podcast
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Firefox
6. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
social bookmarking
dial-up modem
7. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
e-mail (electronic mail)
subject directory
1.5
secure sockets layer
8. 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)
ARPANET
RSS
blog
9. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
True
host
10. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
video log (vlog or video blog)
path (subdirectory)
1.5
aircard
11. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
secure sockets layer
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
e-mail client
live bookmark
12. 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.
search engine
video log
metasearch engine
multiplayer online game
13. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
home page
social bookmark (tag)
satellite Internet
14. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Adobe Reader
business-to-business (B2B)
business to consumer
video log
15. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
server
7
aggregator
Web site
16. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
webcast
secure sockets layer
e-commerce (electric commerce)
17. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
live bookmark
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
server
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
18. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
metasearch engine
Internet
wiki
Adobe Reader
19. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Facebook
secure sockets layer
business-to-consumer (B2C)
20. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
subject directory
internet backbone
streaming audio
netiquette
21. The main or opening page of a Web site.
keyword
home page
Internet backbone
wiki
22. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network
e-commerce (electric commerce)
chat room
large-scale networking (LSN)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
23. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
host
Web server
24. A popular open source browser software
streaming video
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Firefox
Internet
25. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
satellite Internet
blog
web browser
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
26. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
email clients
256 Kbps or more
e-mail client
27. 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.)
client
server
subject directory
Favorites
28. 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
Web site
blog
broadband
29. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
video log (vlog or video blog)
podcast
live bookmark
30. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
home page
subject directory
search engine
netiquette
31. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
Boolean operator
1.5
aggregator
IP address
32. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
video log (vlog or video blog)
subject directory
asterisk
wiki
33. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
wiki
Web site
Web browser (browser)
cable
34. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
consumer to consumer
multiplayer online game
dial-up connection
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
35. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
modem
streaming video
asterisk
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
36. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
plug-in (player)
Facebook
internet backbone
37. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
modem
e-mail client
client/server network
social networking
38. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
dial-up connection
path (subdirectory)
multimedia
39. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Web 2.0
breadcrumb trail
modem
40. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
Internet backbone
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
dial-up modem
aircard
41. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
email clients
True
Satellite
spider
42. 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
domain name
True
subject directory
host
43. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
e-mail (electronic mail)
domain name
44. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
email clients
Web 2.0
Satellite
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
45. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
search engine
Boolean operator
cable
Express card slot (PC card slot)
46. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
breadcrumb trail
IP address
business-to-consumer (B2C)
47. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
email clients
multiplayer online game
asterisk
48. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
home page
live bookmark
network interface card (NIC)
dial-up connection
49. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
web browser
streaming video
video log
multimedia
50. 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 client
social networking
business-to-consumer (B2C)
social bookmarking